Made a great start to 2010 by winning the Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy - the perfect way to forget a frustrating 2009 which was plagued by a debilitating eye problem. Having enjoyed the most successful season of his career in 2008, when he became the first Swedish player to capture the Harry Vardon Trophy as Europe’s Number One, he did not play a competitive stroke play event between the European Open in May 2009 and the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in October after suffering from blurred vision caused by fluid behind the retina in his left eye. Won twice in 2008 to top the Order of Merit and ensure a second successive Ryder Cup appearance before closing the year in style by partnering Henrik Stenson to a Swedish success the Omega Mission Hills World Cup. His outstanding 2008 season bears testimony to the decision he took, in 2003, to make a fresh start after years of feeling frustrated with life both on and off the course. His work with Swedish coach, Annchristine Lundström, has helped enormously and he credits her for the help she has given him in starting to take personal leadership. The son of a green keeper, he hails from Katrineholm in Sweden but is now resident in Monaco.