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.
Early life and amateur career Gillberg got his first golf club when he turned one, and was coached by his father, a teaching pro at Askersund Golf Club. He won several titles on the junior Skandia Tour and finished 4th at Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship in 2015, and 4th again in 2016, three strokes behind winner Jesper Svensson.
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.
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.
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.
Amateur wins 2009 Skandia Tour Närke #2 2010 Skandia Cup Riksfinal 2012 Juniorslaget 2013 Skandia Tour Riks #3 Stockholm 2015 McDonald's Junior Cup 2018 South African Stroke Play Championship
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Professional wins (7) Nordic Golf League wins (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up118 May 2019TanumStrand Fjällbacka Open−15 (67-67-67=201)3 strokes Gustav Adell, Niklas Nørgaard27 Sep 2019SM Match19 holes Christopher Feldborg Nielsen325 May 2023Gamla Fredrikstad Open−11 (66-69-70=205)1 stroke Bjarki Pétursson46 Sep 2024SM Match (2)20 holes Simon Hovdal (a)519 Sep 2024Great Northern Challenge−14 (65-69-68=202)2 strokes Adam Guedra, Bjørn La Cour Søborg
Swedish Future Series wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up127 Aug 2018Kårsta Open - Oakley Tour(as an amateur)−16 (66-62=128)6 strokes Andreas Grönkvist, Kristoffer Karlsson 222 Apr 2019Tomelilla Open−6 (70-68=138)4 strokes Christopher Sahlström
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Team appearances Amateur European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande (representing Sweden): 2017, 2018 Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2018 Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 2018 European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2018
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