Jesper Parnevik

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Jesper Bo Parnevik (born March 7, 1965) is a Swedish professional golfer. He is the son of the Swedish entertainer Bo Parnevik.

Parnevik was born in Stockholm, Sweden. His place in the pantheon of golf stars stems from both his playing achievements and his distinctive and eccentric taste in clothes and fashion.

His on-course trademark was the upturned bill on his baseball cap. This became so much his trademark that, when he played on the European Ryder Cup team, he received a customized team cap with the Ryder Cup logo on the bottom of the bill instead of the front, so that it could be seen when he turned up the bill. He has since stopped wearing the flipped-bill hat, and now wears other types of eccentric hats. His flamboyant fashion sense, featuring disco-style purple trousers and other golf apparel designed by Johan Lindeberg, has been politely described as "eclectic," and he's been known to change outfits at the halfway stage of a round of tournament golf. As of 2006, one of his new trademark on-course fashion statements is a necktie worn under a vest.

He is also famous for eating volcanic dust as a dietary supplement. [1]

Parnevik turned professional in 1986 and scored four wins in his early years on the European Tour. Based in Florida, he joined the PGA TOUR in the mid-90s, subsequently winning five events. His playing career also includes three Ryder Cup appearances - in 1997, 1999, and 2002. He has twice been a runner-up in The Open, in 1994 and 1997. His career best world ranking of seventh, which he attained on 14 May 2000, was the highest world ranking achieved by a Swedish golfer until Henrik Stenson reached the top five in February 2007. ^[1]

He is also credited with introducing fellow professional golfer Tiger Woods to Swedish model Elin Nordegren (previously employed as a nanny by Parnevik) who Woods would eventually marry.

Parnevik's nickname on tour is Spaceman, he resides in Jupiter, Florida, USA.

Contents 1 European Tour wins (4) 2 PGA Tour wins (5) 3 Team appearances 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

European Tour wins (4)

• 1993 Bell's Scottish Open
• 1995 Volvo Scandinavian Masters
• 1996 Trophée Lancôme
• 1998 Volvo Scandinavian Masters

PGA Tour wins (5)

• 1998 (1) Phoenix Open
• 1999 (1) Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic
• 2000 (2) Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, GTE Byron Nelson Classic
• 2001 (1) Honda Classic

Team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 1984, 1986
• St. Andrews Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 1986

Professional

• Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1997 (winners), 1999, 2002 (winners)
• Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Sweden): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997
• World Cup (representing Sweden): 1994, 95
• Europcar Cup: 1988 (winners)

See also

• Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

References

1. ^ HENRIK STENSON WINS THE WGC-ACCENTURE MATCH PLAY AND REACHES WORLD NUMBER 5, Offical World Golf Ranking site, 26 February, 2007.

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