Algot Kleen

Algot Kleen
Personal information
Born (2002-06-18) 18 June 2002
Fiskebäckskil, Sweden
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Sporting nationality Sweden
Career
CollegeEast Tennessee State University
Louisiana State University
Turned professional2025
Current tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
Achievements and awards
Southern Conference
Freshman of the Year		2022
Southeastern Conference
Newcomer of the Year		2025

Algot Kleen (born 18 June 2002) is a Swedish professional golfer. He won the 2024 European Amateur Team Championship.

Early life

Kleen plays out of Skaftö Golf Club in Fiskebäckskil, on the small Swedish west coast island Skaftö with 1,400 inhabitants. His coach was Mikael Kinhult, father of professional golfers Marcus Kinhult and Frida Kinhult.[1]

Amateur career

Kleen joined the Swedish national team and was part of the Swedish team earning bronze at the 2019 European Boys' Team Championship at Golf de Chantilly in France where Sweden won the bronze game against Ireland 4–3 after Kleen beat Max Kennedy 6 and 5.[2] He was on the winning 2024 European Amateur Team Championship team in Italy, with Sweden beating the Netherlands 3–2 in the final.[3]

Individually, he was runner-up at the Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship in 2019 and 2021, and lost a playoff for the 2021 Katrineholm Open, a Nordic Golf League event.[4][5]

Kleen attended East Tennessee State University from 2021 to 2024, and played with the East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's golf team, where he was Southern Conference Freshman of the Year and won twice.[6] For his senior year he transferred to Louisiana State University and the LSU Tigers golf team, where he was Southeastern Conference Newcomer of the Year.[7]

Kleen ranked 9th in the PGA Tour University class of 2025, earning him Korn Ferry Tour membership.[8][9] He reached a career best 23rd on the World Amateur Golf Ranking.[10]

Professional career

Kleen turned professional after graduating in May 2025, and made his pro debut at the European Tour's Soudal Open, where he made the cut and shot a final round 67, the 5th best score of the day.[11]

Amateur wins

  • 2016 Skandia Tour Regional #3 Västergötland
  • 2017 Skandia Tour Future #4 Göteborg
  • 2018 Delsjö Junior Open, Teen Tour Future #5
  • 2023 Puerto Rico Classic, Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational
  • 2024 Visit Knoxville Collegiate

Source:[10][12]

Team appearances

Amateur

Sources:[2][10][13]

References

  1. ^ "Skaftö – årets juniorklubb". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b "European Boys' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  3. ^ "National Team Roster: Algot Kleen". Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  4. ^ Leighfield, Jonny (30 September 2024). "Algot Kleen Facts: 12 Things You Didn't Know About The Swedish Golfer". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  5. ^ Nilsson, Stellan (10 July 2021). "Dramatisk slutrunda när Rönneblad spelade bäst av alla". Katrineholms-Kuriren. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Men's Golf Roster:Algot Kleen". East Tennessee State University. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Men's Golf Roster: Algot Kleen". LSU Athletics. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  8. ^ "PGA Tour University Ranking". PGA Tour. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  9. ^ "LSU Golfer Algot Kleen Moves Up To No. 9 In PGA Tour University Rankings". LSU Sports. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  10. ^ a b c "Algot Kleen". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  11. ^ Strömberg, Martin (21 May 2025). "Kleen gör proffsdebut i Belgien". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Algot Kleen". Golfdata. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  13. ^ Strömberg, Martin (13 July 2024). "EM-guld till herrlandslaget, Besegrade Nederländerna i dramatisk final" [European Amateur Team Championship gold to the men's national team, Bet the Netherlands in dramatic final]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 May 2025.
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