Background
He was born in Chile and was adopted by a Swedish family when three months old.
He was born in Chile and was adopted by a Swedish family when three months old.
Sjöholm opted to play college golf in the United States, spending four years at Georgia State University, where he was one of the most successful golfers in their history. He turned professional in 2008, and joined the Challenge Tour in Europe, where he played for the following three seasons. He was runner up at the 2008 SWALEC Wales Challenge and the Allianz Golf Open de Lyon and Roma Golf Open in 2010.
In 2010, he had six top-five finishes on the Challenge Tour, the most of any player, and graduated to the European Tour in twelfth place, where he played for the next three seasons.
His best performances were a fourth place in the 2012 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and a tie for third in the 2011 Sicilian Open, which saw him rise to 228th on the Official World Golf Ranking. 2007 Club Glove Intercollegiate.