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Jesper Parnevik

Sweden · born , Botkyrka, Sweden

6Ryder Cup points from 11 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 4-3-4 · 6 points (54.5%)
  • Singles 0-2-1 · Foursomes 2-0-2 · Four-ball 2-1-1
  • Best major finish runner-up, 1994 Open and 1997 Open
  • Open top 10s 1998 (T4), 1999 (T10), 2001 (T9)

Near misses

  1. 1994 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · runner-up to Nick Price · 269
  2. 1997 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · runner-up to Justin Leonard · 275
  3. 1998 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T4 · 282 (+2)
  4. 1999 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T10 · 295 (+11)
  5. 2001 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T9 · 279 (-5)

Ryder Cup

3 Cups, 11 matches: 4 won, 3 lost, 4 halved, 6 points. Foursomes 2-0-2, four-ball 2-1-1, singles 0-2-1.

  1. 1997 Valderrama Golf Club Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 1-1-2, 2 points · captain's pick
  2. 1999 The Country Club (Championship/Composite Course) Europe · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 3-1-1, 3.5 points · captain's pick
  3. 2002 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) Europe · Europe won 15.5–12.5 · 0-1-1, 0.5 points · captain's pick

Rivals

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Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Nick Price's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1997 The Open

    Runner-up to Justin Leonard · 275.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1997.

    Career line, 1994–2002

    The Open
    1994 The Open: runner-up to Nick Price1997 The Open: runner-up to Justin Leonard1998 The Open: finished T41999 The Open: finished T102001 The Open: finished T9
    Ryder Cup
    1997 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-1-21999 Ryder Cup (Europe): 3-1-12002 Ryder Cup (Europe): 0-1-1
    19941996199820002002

    8 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Jesper Parnevik was born in 1965 in Botkyrka, Sweden. Parnevik's best major finish was second, at the 1994 Open and the 1997 Open. Parnevik played in 3 Ryder Cups for Europe (1997, 1999, 2002), winning 4, losing 3 and halving 4 of 11 matches for 6 points.

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    The record

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1994 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · runner-up to Nick Price · 269
    2. 1997 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · runner-up to Justin Leonard · 275
    3. 1998 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T4 · 282 (+2)
    4. 1999 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T10 · 295 (+11)
    5. 2001 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T9 · 279 (-5)

    Ryder Cup

    Parnevik played 3 Ryder Cups for Europe: 11 matches, 4 won, 3 lost, 4 halved, 6 points (54.5% of those available). By format: foursomes 2-0-2, four-ball 2-1-1, singles 0-2-1 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1997 Valderrama Golf Club Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 1-1-2, 2 points · captain's pick
    2. 1999 The Country Club (Championship/Composite Course) Europe · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 3-1-1, 3.5 points · captain's pick
    3. 2002 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) Europe · Europe won 15.5–12.5 · 0-1-1, 0.5 points · captain's pick

    Partners, with matches played together: Sergio García (4), Ignacio Garrido (2), Per-Ulrik Johansson (1), Niclas Fasth (1).

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Jesper Parnevik
    3. R&A 1998
    4. R&A 1999
    5. R&A 2001
    6. GC: 1997 ryder cup
    7. SI Vault 1997 — link no longer works (checked October 17, 2026): https://vault.si.com/vault/1997/08/25/you-da-man-lee-janzen-made-tom-kites-job-as-captain-a-little-easier-by-proving-with-his-play-at-winged-foot-that-he-belonged-on-the-ryder-cup-team
    8. Wikipedia: 1997 Ryder Cup
    9. GC: 1999 ryder cup
    10. Wikipedia: 1999 Ryder Cup
    11. CBS News 1999
    12. Golf Channel
    13. GC: 2002 ryder cup
    14. SI Vault 2001 — link no longer works (checked October 17, 2026): https://vault.si.com/vault/2001/08/27/tough-calls-picking-the-ryder-cup-wild-cards-was-a-difficult-job-but-somebody-namely-curtis-strange-had-to-do-it
    15. Deseret News 2001
    16. Wikipedia: 2002 Ryder Cup