| Sebastian Söderberg | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Jan Sebastian Söderberg |
| Born | (1990-09-19)19 September 1990 (age 35) Eksjö, Sweden |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb; 13.2 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Career | |
| College | Coastal Carolina University |
| Turned professional | 2013 |
| Current tour | European Tour |
| Former tours | Challenge Tour Nordic Golf League |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Highestranking | 86 (21 July 2024)[1] (as of 23 November 2025) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Challenge Tour | 2 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T68: 2024 |
| U.S. Open | T53: 2022 |
| The Open Championship | 70th: 2025 |
Jan Sebastian Söderberg (born 19 September 1990) is a Swedishprofessional golfer.
Söderberg was born inEksjö inSmåland,Sweden, but grew up playing golf atDelsjö Golf Club inGothenburg on the west coast of the country. He won four junior tournaments in the Gothenburg area.
He was part of the Swedish team winning the 2008European Boys' Team Championship at Bled Golf Club,Slovenia.[2] He also represented Sweden twice at theEuropean Amateur Team Championship.[3]
Söderberg played college golf atCoastal Carolina University inConway, South Carolina from 2009 to 2013, where he won twice.[4]
His best World Amateur Golf Ranking was 51st.[5]
Söderberg turned professional in August 2013 and won twice on theNordic Golf League the following month.[6][7]
In 2014, he played all three stages of the European Tour qualifying school, finishing 39th. This earned him membership of the Challenge Tour for 2015.
Söderberg then played on theEuropean Tour andChallenge Tour in 2015. In 2016, he won the inaugural event of the2016 Challenge Tour season, theBarclays Kenya Open.[8]
In June 2016, through sectional qualifying in England, he qualified for his first major championship entry, theU.S. Open atOakmont Country Club inPennsylvania, where he missed the cut by two strokes.
In a high-quality field at the 2019Omega European Masters in September at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club,Switzerland, on the European Tour, Söderberg found himself in a five-man playoff for the title after shooting a 14-under 266 score over 72 holes. One of Söderberg's competitors was the newly-crownedPGA TourFedEx Cup ChampionRory McIlroy, who made five birdies in his last seven holes to catch the leaders. On the first extra hole, the par 4 18th, Söderberg claimed the biggest title of his career by making an eight-feet birdie putt. McIlroy andKalle Samooja both had birdie-putts from shorter distances, but missed.[9] The win in Switzerland earned Söderberg a first prize of €416,000, an exemption through the end of the2021 European Tour season and moved him to a career-best (at that time) 107th on theOfficial World Golf Ranking. He finished the2019 season 52nd on theRace to Dubai rankings.
In January 2020, Söderberg set a record for playing the fastest round on theEuropean Tour. Teeing off first with a local marker and his caddie in the final round of theOmega Dubai Desert Classic, he decided to attempt it and shot a round of 75; a better score than 30 golfers who played at normal pace. Söderberg played in 96 minutes, beating the previous record of 119 minutes set byThomas Pieters.[10]
In 2021, Söderberg finished tied second in two tournaments in Spain back to back. He was joint runner-up withMin Woo Lee at the 2021Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters, three strokes behindMatt Fitzpatrick. The following week he finished one stroke behindJeff Winther at theMallorca Golf Open. He ended the season 61st in the Race to Dubai.
Söderberg again came close to adding a second European Tour title at the 2022British Masters atThe Belfry. He entered the final round six strokes off the lead but emerged from the chasing pack to set the clubhouse target at nine under. However,Thorbjørn Olesen of Denmark produced an eagle-birdie finish to deny him a second title, and ultimately finished solo second.[11]
In 2022, Söderberg received Elit Sign number 149 by theSwedish Golf Federation based onworld ranking achievements.
In May 2024, Söderberg held a three-shot lead after 36 holes at theVolvo China Open, which was shortened to 54 holes due to inclement weather. He was tied for the lead on the final hole, but made double bogey to finish tied-third, two strokes behindAdrián Otaegui.[12] The following month, Söderberg held an eight-shot lead after 54 holes at theVolvo Car Scandinavian Mixed. He shot 77 in the final round, including a double bogey on the 18th hole, to finish runner-up, one stroke behindLinn Grant.[13]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Sep2019 | Omega European Masters | −14 (64-70-66-66=266) | Playoff |  Lorenzo Gagli, Rory McIlroy, Andrés Romero, Kalle Samooja |
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | Omega European Masters | Lorenzo Gagli,Rory McIlroy,Andrés Romero,Kalle Samooja | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Mar2016 | Barclays Kenya Open | −18 (67-68-68-67=270) | 3 strokes |  Romain Langasque |
| 2 | 15 Jul2018 | Italian Challenge | −17 (64-67-71-65=267) | 1 stroke |  Eirik Tage Johansen |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Sep2013 | Willis Masters | −11 (69-69-67=205) | Playoff | Oskar Henningsson |
| 2 | 20 Sep 2013 | Actona PGA Championship | −9 (64-67-70=201) | Playoff |  Daniel Løkke |
| 3 | 26 Feb2018 | Lumine Lakes Open | −16 (68-64-66=198) | 4 strokes | Mark Haastrup |
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||
| U.S. Open | CUT | ||
| The Open Championship | |||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||
| PGA Championship | T68 | ||||||
| U.S. Open | T53 | ||||||
| The Open Championship | NT | 70 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due to theCOVID-19 pandemic
| Tournament | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Championship | |
| Match Play | NT1 |
| Invitational | 77 |
| Champions | NT1 |
1Cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
Amateur