Joakim Grönhagen
Joakim Grönhagen | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | Stockholm, Sweden | 25 October 1972||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||
Residence | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 1993 | ||
Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour | ||
Professional wins | 6 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
Challenge Tour | 4 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Joakim Grönhagen (born 25 October 1972) is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the Challenge Tour and European Tour.
Career
Grönhagen became the first Swede to win the Challenge Tour Rankings in 1993, ahead of Henrik Stenson (2000) and Johan Edfors (2003). He played 121 tournaments on the Challenge Tour 1992–2001, amassing four wins and four runner-up finishes. In 1992, he was runner-up at the Siab Open,[1] then in 1993 he won the Challenge Tour rankings after winning three tournaments (Club Med Open, Bank Austria Open, Challenge Novotel) and finishing runner-up at Corfin Charity Challenge.[2] In 1994, he narrowly missed out on two victories, losing the Swedish Matchplay Championship final to Per Nyman 1 up,[3] and losing a playoff at the Volvo Finnish Open to Mikael Piltz.[4]
Grönhagen played on the 1995 European Tour with best finish T25 at Volvo Scandinavian Masters, ending up 138th in the season rankings.[5]
After retiring from tour, Grönhagen became a golf instructor,[6] coaching Simon Forsström and HRH Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland.[7]
Professional wins (6)
Challenge Tour wins (4)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 29 Mar 1993 | Club Med Open | −10 (71-68-70-69=278) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 4 Jul 1993 | Bank Austria Open | −10 (69-72-70-67=278) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
3 | 26 Sep 1993 | Challenge Novotel | −12 (68-69-70-69=276) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
4 | 3 Jul 1994 | Västerås Open | −7 (67-65-68=200) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
Nordic Golf League wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 25 Apr 2001 | Titleist Open | E (71-73-72=216) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 20 May 2001 | Kinnaborg Open | −4 (66-70=136) | Playoff | ![]() |
Source:[8]
See also
References
- ^ "1992 Siab Open". European Tour. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "1993 Corfin Charity Challenge". European Tour. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "1994 SM Matachplay". European Tour. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "1994 Volvo Finnish Open". European Tour. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Joakim Grönhagen". European Tour. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "AIK plockade medaljer i SM-golfen" (in Swedish). Solna Direct. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Prinsens tränare nöjd inför pro-am:en" (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "2001 Titleist Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
External links
- Joakim Grönhagen at the European Tour official site
- Joakim Grönhagen at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)