Mats Lanner

Mats Åke Lanner (born 5 March 1961) is a Swedish professional golfer, who formerly played on the European Tour.

Lanner was close to qualify for one of twelve spots in the European Ryder Cup team, as the first Swedish player ever, that year.

Lanner was a member of the winning Swedish team at the 1991 Dunhill Cup at the Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland.

Lanner got the opportunity to turn professional in the fall of 1981, when he received sponsorship from Jan-Ove Johansson, the founder of Albatross Golf Club, through the company Swedish Sports Promotion, later forming the team Club Vagabond, consisting of four young Swedish golf professionals.

In September 1984, when Lanner also had lost his playing rights on the European Tour, he won pro tournaments in Sweden on three straight weeks and earned the possibility to restart his career.

Lanner's son Tobias (born 1997) has played as an amateur on the Swedish professional mini-tour Future Series.