Carl Suneson

Carl Suneson
Carl Suneson
Personal information
Full name	Carl José Suneson
Born	22 July 1967 (age 57); Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Sporting nationality	Spain
Residence	Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain
Career
College	Oklahoma State University
Turned professional	1990
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour; Challenge Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Challenge Tour	6 (Tied-4th all-time)
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T64: 1996
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour; Rankings winner
Challenge Tour; Rankings winner	1999

Carl José Suneson (born 22 July 1967) is a Spanish professional golfer. He won the 2007 Open de Saint-Omer, his only European Tour success.

Early life and amateur career

Suneson was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria to a Swedish father and an English mother. He represented England in amateur competition, and attended Oklahoma State University in the United States, but in 1996 he took Spanish citizenship.

Professional career

Suneson turned professional in 1990. He has played extensively on the European Tour and the second tier Challenge Tour. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit through 2008 is 48th in 1996, but he has often had difficulty holding onto his tour card. He has been successful at qualifying school on several occasions, but has dropped down to the Challenge Tour more than once, where he finished on top of the season ending rankings in 1999, also finishing second in 2005.

Suneson had to wait 18 years, until his 256th start before he finally claimed his first European Tour title at the 2007 Open de Saint-Omer.^[1] Played during the same week as the U.S. Open, the tournament was dual ranking event with the Challenge Tour, and brought his tally of wins on that tour to six.

Since 2017 Suneson has played a number of events on the European Senior Tour. In January 2020 Seneson gained a place on the 2020 European Senior Tour through Q-school. He gained the fifth and final qualifying place after a three-man playoff, making a birdie at the first extra hole.^[2]

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	17 Jun 2007	Open de Saint-Omer¹	−8 (67-70-70-69=276)	3 strokes	François Calmels, Peter Fowler, Marcus Higley

¹Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour wins (6)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other Challenge Tour (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	6 Aug 1995	Rolex Pro-Am	−16 (66-70-69-67=272)	1 stroke	Simon Burnell
2	2 May 1999	Comunitat Valenciana Challenge de España	−8 (73-68-71-68=280)	2 strokes	Manuel Moreno
3	18 Jul 1999	Rolex Trophy (2)	−20 (68-68-67-65=268)	6 strokes	Adam Mednick
4	8 Aug 1999	Beazer Homes Challenge Tour Championship	−16 (68-68-70-66=272)	8 strokes	Bradley Dredge, Maarten Lafeber, Benoît Teilleria
5	22 Oct 2005	Apulia San Domenico Grand Final	−15 (69-71-65-68=273)	1 stroke	Daniel Vancsik, Marc Warren
6	17 Jun 2007	Open de Saint-Omer¹	−8 (67-70-70-69=276)	3 strokes	François Calmels, Peter Fowler, Marcus Higley