Paul Friedlander
Personal information
Bornc.1970
Sporting nationality Eswatini
Career
CollegeOral Roberts University
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Sunshine Tour2

Paul Friedlander (born 1970–71) is a Eswatini professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career

Friedlander is from Swaziland (since 2018 renamed to Eswatini).[1]

Friedlander attended college at Waterford Kamhlaba World College and at Oral Roberts University in the United States.[2] In 1993, he played for Meadowbrook Country Club in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.[3] Friedlander had a successful college career. He won the 1992 Elkins Lake Fall Classic,[4] was medalist at the 1993 Oklahoma State Amateur tournament,[5] and won the 1994 UALR Intercollegiate.[6]

Professional career

In the mid-1990s, Friedlander turned pro. He won the 1995 IDC Development Classic in South Africa by 8 strokes, as that year he played for the Royal Swazi Sun Golf Club.[7][8] The following year, Friedlander finished runner-up to James Kingston at the Bushveld Classic. In 1996, he also won the Asian Tour's Gadgil Western Dubai Creek Open.[9] In 1998, Friedlander won the Stenham Royal Swazi Sun Open, an official event on the Sunshine Tour in his home country of Swaziland.

Despite these victories Friedlander did not have much else success, rarely recording other top ten finishes.[10] In February 1999, frustrated after years of "wallowing in mediocrity," he announced his retirement from tournament golf at the age of 28.[11]

Friedlander is now a businessman. As of 2015, he was Swaki Group Chief Executive and worked as an executive for Galito's Flame Grilled Chicken.[2]

Personal life

Friedlander is Jewish.[12]

Professional wins (3)

Asian PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 19 Oct 1996 Gadgil Western Dubai Creek Open −8 (69-70-69-72=280) 4 strokes Myanmar Kyi Hla Han, South Africa Craig Kamps

Southern Africa Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 2 Sep 1995 IDC Development Classic −11 (64-68-72-69=273) 8 strokes South Africa Neale Gandy
2 28 Feb 1998 Stenham Royal Swazi Sun Open −15 (65-69-67=201) Playoff United States Scott Dunlap

Awards and honors

In 2014, Friedlander was inducted into the South Africa Golf Hall of Fame.[13]

References

  1. ^ "October 18, 1996: Friedlander lifts Dubai Open". gulfnews.com.
  2. ^ a b "Swazi Businessman Friedlander Takes Galitos To Los Angeles". Footprint to Africa. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Hard Work's All Gravy". Oklahoman.com. 8 June 1993.
  4. ^ "Sam Houston hosts men/women at Elkins Lake Golf Classic". GoBearkats.com. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Hard Work's All Gravy". Oklahoman.com. 8 June 1993. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  6. ^ "ORU Golf Record Book ORU Men's Golf Records (as of 4/28/14)" (PDF). Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Order of Merit - 1994/95 FNB Tour". www.sunshinetour.info.
  8. ^ "1995/96 First National Bank Tour IDC Development Classic". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  9. ^ "October 18, 1996: Friedlander lifts Dubai Open". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Paul Friedlander". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Paul Friedlander". New York Daily News. 21 February 1999. p. 104 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  12. ^ O'Kane, Dan. "ORU Golfer Friedlander Tops Match Play Qualifier". Tulsa World. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  13. ^ / "Southern Africa Golf Hall of Fame". www.golfhalloffame.co.za. ((cite web)): Check |url= value (help)

External links

Paul Friedlander at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

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