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Oliver Gillberg (born 18 October 1996) is a Swedish professional golfer and Challenge Tour player. He won the Swedish Matchplay Championship twice, in 2019 and 2024.
In 2016, he joined the Nordic Golf League while still an amateur, where he recorded six top-12 finishes, including a runner-up at the Finnish Open at Åland Golf Club. In 2017, he finished 4th individually at the European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande.
In 2018, Gillberg won the South African Stroke Play Championship at Pecanwood Golf Estate, a stroke ahead of Matt Saulez and two ahead of Wilco Nienaber.
He appeared for Sweden at the 2018 Eisenhower Trophy in Ireland, and at the 2018 European Amateur Team Championship in Germany alongside David Nyfjäll, Pontus Nyholm, Jesper Svensson, Tim Widing and Ludvig Åberg, where they led the strokeplay ahead of England but lost in the quarterfinal to eventual winners Finland.
Gillberg rose to a career-high of 7th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, and topped the European Amateur Golf Ranking.
He was runner-up at the 2023 Swedish PGA Championship, and won the Swedish Matchplay Championship twice, in 2019 at Österåker Golf Club and in 2024 at Rya Golf Club.
After five top-3 finishes, he ended the 2024 Nordic Golf League season 6th in the Order of Merit and graduated to the Challenge Tour for 2025.
In his first 2025 Challenge Tour start, at the Challenge de España, Gillberg shared the halfway lead with Luis Masaveu and ultimately tied for 8th.
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Professional career
Gillberg turned professional in late 2018, and won twice on the Nordic Golf League in 2019, to finish 3rd in the 2019 Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit.
Amateur wins
Professional wins (7)
Nordic Golf League wins (5)
1 18 May 2019 TanumStrand Fjällbacka Open −15 (67-67-67=201) 3 strokes Gustav Adell, Niklas Nørgaard 2 7 Sep 2019 SM Match 19 holes Christopher Feldborg Nielsen 3 25 May 2023 Gamla Fredrikstad Open −11 (66-69-70=205) 1 stroke Bjarki Pétursson 4 6 Sep 2024 SM Match (2) 20 holes Simon Hovdal (a) 5 19 Sep 2024 Great Northern Challenge −14 (65-69-68=202) 2 strokes Adam Guedra, Bjørn La Cour Søborg
Swedish Future Series wins (2)
1 27 Aug 2018 Kårsta Open - Oakley Tour
(as an amateur)−16 (66-62=128) 6 strokes Andreas Grönkvist, Kristoffer Karlsson 2 22 Apr 2019 Tomelilla Open −6 (70-68=138) 4 strokes Christopher Sahlström
Team appearances
Amateur
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