Pontus Leijon
Per Henrik Pontus Leijon (born 27 October 1978) is a Swedish professional golfer and former Challenge Tour player. 

Career
Leijon was a promising junior golfer and represented Örkelljunga Golf Club. He won the 1998 Swedish Junior Matchplay Championship at Lyckorna Golf Club and joined the Swedish Golf Tour in 1999. He turned professional in 2001, and attended European Tour Qualifying School from 2002. 

His breakthrough came in 2006, when he was runner-up at the Winter Series #3 in Portugal and Hansabanka Baltic Open in Latvia, before winning the Aller Masters in Denmark and the Telia Tour Final at Rya Golf Club. He topped the Nordic Golf League Order of Merit to graduate to the Challenge Tour. His best finish as a rookie on the Challenge Tour was a tie for 8th at the NÖ Open in Austria. He finished 95th in the rankings to keep playing in 2008.

Leijon was runner-up to Jonas Blixt at Lyckorna Scratch in 2008, and he won the 2010 Titleist Trophy at La Manga Club in Spain. In 2012, he recorded several runner-up finishes, including at the Söderby Masters and Finnish Open. He also lost a playoff to Johan Carlsson at the Nordea Tour Championship, to finish fourth in the Nordic Golf League Order of Merit and again earn promotion to the Challenge Tour. 

He retired from tour after the 2013 Black Mountain Invitational in Thailand.

Personal life
Leijon competed as Pontus Ericsson until he married fellow professional golfer Hanna-Sofia Leijon to settle in Kungsbacka Municipality near Gothenburg.

Amateur wins
1998 Swedish Junior Matchplay Championship
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Professional wins (3)
Nordic Golf League wins (2)
No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up19 Aug 2006Aller Masters−19 (66-65-66=197)4 strokes Jaakko Mäkitalo217 Mar 2010Titleist Trophy−8 (73-66-72=211)1 stroke Mårten Milling

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)
No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up16 Oct 2006Telia Tour Final−11 (65-68-69=202)4 strokes Fredrik Hammarberg,  Robert Wahlin

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Category:Swedish male golfers
Category:Golfers from Gothenburg
Category:People from Örkelljunga
Category:1978 births
Category:Living people