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CAREER: Played in 45 career tournaments while at Minnesota named All-Big Ten First Team as a junior named an Honorable Mention All-American following his sophomore season collected eight top-10 finishes in his career, including a tie for second finish at the Ping/Golfweek Preview (9/23/07) finished career with a 74.39 stroke average, just missing the top-10 all-time in Gopher history.
2008-09 SENIOR SEASON: Played in all 11 of the team’s events during the season counted scores in 30 of his 33 rounds finished second on the team with a 74.15 stroke average collected two top-10 and five top-20 finishes shot an even- par score of 216 (72-72-72) and finished seventh at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate, his best 54-hole score of the season tied for third at the Adams Cup of Newport with a 54-hole total of 217 (+1) low round of the fall season was a 2-under par 70 in the opening round of the Adams Cup.
SUMMER 2008 AMATEUR PLAY: Shot a 4-under par 68 at TPC Twin Cities and finished in a tie for third place in the local U.S. Open qualifier to advance to the sectional qualifier finished in a three-way tie for fifth place at the U.S. Amateur Section Qualifier but did not advance after losing in a sudden -death playoff.
2007-08 JUNIOR SEASON: All-Big Ten First Team played in 10 of 11 team tournaments for the Gophers finished second on the team in stroke average at 73.54 played 11 of 33 rounds during the season at or under par, the second higest on the team qualified for the 2008 NCAA Central Regional finished in a tie for 41st after carding a 54-hole score of 13-over 226 (77-75-74) led the Gophers at the Big Ten Championships with a 72-hole total of 5-over 293 and finished in a tie for fifth it was one of four top-10 finishes on the season carded an even-par total of 216 to take third at the Gopher Invitational tied for second at the Ping/Golfweek Preview (211/-5) tied for 10th at the Windon Memorial (212/-1).
SUMMER 2007 AMATEUR PLAY: Represented Sweden and tied for 30th at the 2007 European Amateur Championship (291/+3) placed third (top amateur) at the Lyckorna Scratch and 18th (fifth amateur) at the Skyways open while playing on the Swedish minitour shot 219 (+3) at the Scratch Players Championship in Modesto, Calif., but did not make the 54-hole cut led his Swedish club team to a second place finish at the Swedish Club Team Championships.
2006-07 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Honorable mention All-American played in 10 of 13 tournaments finished fourth on the team in stroke average (75.03) led the Gophers at the NCAA Championships, carding a 1-under 279 and tying for 15th it was one of three top-20 finishes on the season also tied for 11th at the Gopher Invitational (225/+9) and 12th at the U.S. Intercollegiate (213/+3) posted a 2-under 68 in the first round of the U.S. Intercollegiate tied for 21st at the Big Ten Championships (305/+21) carded a season-low 67 (-3) during the final round of the NCAA Championships to help secure a top 10 finish for the Gophers it was one of five rounds of par or better on the year.
SUMMER 2006 AMATEUR PLAY: One of six players to be selected by the Swedish Golf Federation to represent Sweden at the 2006 European Team Championships finished 41st after rounds of 75-72-75-71 (+1) played the secional qualifying (last stage) for the US Open played on the Swedish mini tour and Scandinavian mini tour (Telia Tour) First amateur and 3rd overall in Dala Open (mini tour) third amateur and 8th overall in SPM Open (mini tour)after 67-66-73 third amateur and 35th overall in Husqvarna Open (Telia Tour) after 69-67-73 fourth amateur and 6th overall in Δlvkarleby Open (mini tour) after 71-70 fourth amateur and 43rd overall in Salem Open (Telia tour) after 71-77-73 31st in last qualifying stage for the Scandinavian Masters (European Tour) shot a course record 65 (-7) at Norrtelje Golfklubb.
2005-06 FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in every spring event recorded two top-10 finishes finished tied for 70th at the NCAA Championships (299/+11) tied for a career best seventh at the Augusta State Invitational (215/-1) the 215 was a career best three-round score career low round was a 69 in the third round of the Puerto Rico Classic tied for 10th at the Fossum Invitational (217/+1) tied for 35th at the Big Ten Championships (307/+23) tied for 63rd at the Central Regional (226/+13) finished tied for 38th in the Gopher Invitational shot rounds of 80-75-77=232 (+16) fired five rounds under par and 25 of his 32 career rounds were sub-75.
SUMMER 2005 AMATEUR PLAY: Finished 12th at U.S. Open Qualifying was the runner-up to teammate Mike Fiedler at the Krugel Invitational was 21st at the Minnesota State Amateur and 41st at the Minnesota State Open was the first alternate for U.S. Amateur qualifying finishing fifth finished third at the Lyle Crane Championship Matchplay.
HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Blackberg Gymnasium junior Club Champion three times, runner up twice recorded six top 10 finishes on the Swedish teen tour and two top five finishes started playing for my home club elite team at age 14 picked by Stockholm’s Golf Federation to a talent group consisting of 15 and 16 year olds at age 15 lowest score as a junior was a 65 (-7).
PERSONAL: Son of Hans-Eric Almstrom and Anna Carin Uhlander born 2/21/84 majoring in sport management.
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