Johan Tumba


Johan Tumba (June 1, 1964) is a Swedish golfer. biography

Tumba is the son of ice hockey player and scratch golfer Sven Johansson, who came from Tumba and was called Sven Tumba by everyone. Sven is the founder of the SAS Masters. Tumba himself is known for his long runs, but his pits are too bad to make good results. Tumba was part of a generation of golfers from Sweden, where golf has become more popular with his father. He played on the European PGA Tour until he was denied the right to play in 1992 for ten years. Play ban

On January 29, 1992, he was spoken in Wentworth by a PGA commission on the accusation that he would have changed the score on his scorecard on Quietwaters, Essex after the second round of pre-qualification for the Tourschool. As a result, he finished a round and ended up in 25th place, giving him a 1992 tour map.

Tumba played the second round with Ian Roper who read the report in the Golf Weekly and the attached score. He called Tournament Director Andy McAfee, who asked him to put this in writing.

Tumba went to court and was allowed to play a few tournaments until the final ruling. He played the last Volvo Open on the Ugolino. which was won by Anders Forsbrand. he lost the profession. It did not help Johan Tumba to be accused of fake play in 1981 at the age of 17 after placing his ball a few meters closer to the green during a tournament in Karlstadt. He then had to add two counts to his score afterwards. Sources

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