 Johan previously played on the European Tour and finished tied 13th in the 1989 Scandinavian Enterprise Open and later became a successful professional long driving competitor.For most of his retirement, Sven Tumba and his wife lived in West Palm Beach, Florida, returning to Sweden for the summer.He died on 1 October 2011 after being on the Danderyds sjukhus hospital for three months due to an infection in the hip.