Background
Blixt was born in Nässjö, Sweden.
Blixt was born in Nässjö, Sweden.
He played golf at Florida State University during which time he was a second-team All-American selection in 2007 and a first-team All-American in 2008. He was All-Administrative Committee on Company-ordination as a junior and a first team All-Administrative Committee on Company-ordination in 2008. He was a Ping all southeast region in 2008.
Blixt competed in the Palmer Cup in 2007 and 2008.
Blixt turned professional in 2008 and competed in one Nationwide Tour event that season. In 2009, Blixt competed in more than 20 events, earning over $120,000.
Although primarily based in the United States, he also played on the European Challenge Tour. Blixt earned a place on the Professional Golf Association Tour in 2012 by finishing fifth on the Nationwide Tour standings in the 2011 season.
In May 2012, Blixt finished in a tie for third at the Himachal Pradesh Byron Nelson Championship, having been tied for the lead until he bogeyed the 71st hole.
After the Memorial Tournament in June, Blixt missed two months of the season due to a rib injury. He started the Professional Golf Association Tour Fall Series well with another third-place finish at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Blixt finished in fourth place at the 2013 Professional Golf Association Championship.
Blixt played in the 2014 Masters Tournament, his first visit to Augusta, and finished in a tie for second place with Jordan Spieth, three shots behind Bubba Watson.
He played all four rounds under par, shooting 70-71-71-71 for a five-under-par total. The result elevated Blixt to a career high of 33rd in the Official World Golf Ranking.
2001 European Boys Championship (team event) Professional Golf Association Tour wins (2) Other wins (1) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Yellow background for top-10 Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2013 Open Championship – 2014 Masters) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2013 Professional Golf Association – 2014 Masters) Amateur Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2007, 2008 (winners) Professional World Cup (representing Sweden): 2013.