Joel Sjöholm
| Joel Sjöholm | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Born | 21 February 1985 Santiago, Chile |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Career | |
| College | Georgia State University |
| Turned professional | 2008 |
| Current tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour (2011–13) |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
Joel Sjöholm (born 21 February 1985) is a Swedish professional golfer. He was born in Chile and was adopted by a Swedish family when three months old.[1] In 2017 he won the Italian Challenge Open, his first win on the Challenge Tour.
Career
Sjöholm opted to play college golf in the United States, spending four years at Georgia State University, where he was one of the most successful golfers in their history. He won two individual intercollegiate titles, was named a third team all-American in 2007, and ended his college career in 2008 ranked fifth nationally.[2] He finished second in the 2007 individual European Amateur Championship in Germany, losing in a three-hole playoff.[3]
He turned professional in 2008, and joined the Challenge Tour in Europe, where he played for the following three seasons. He was runner up at the 2008 SWALEC Wales Challenge and the Allianz Golf Open de Lyon and Roma Golf Open in 2010.
In 2010, he had six top-five finishes on the Challenge Tour, the most of any player, and graduated to the European Tour in twelfth place, where he played for the next three seasons. His best performances were a fourth place in the 2012 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and a tie for third in the 2011 Sicilian Open, which saw him rise to 228th on the Official World Golf Ranking.[4]
During the 2019 Challenge Tour season, he finished tied second at the Challenge de España and second at the Made in Denmark Challenge, finishing the season 23rd on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit Road To Mallorca.[5]
On 1 December 2019 (2020 season) he finished lone 2nd at the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club, Malelane, South Africa, the event co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour, beaten only by Pablo Larrazábal, who birdied three of the last four holes to win by a shot.[6]
Amateur wins
- 2007 Rosén Open (Skaftö, Sweden),[7] Club Glove Intercollegiate
- 2008 John Hayt Intercollegiate
Professional wins (1)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Jul 2017 | Italian Challenge Open | −24 (67-62-66-65=260) | 4 strokes |  Chase Koepka,  Bradley Neil
|
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | SWALEC Wales Challenge |  Michael McGeady
|
Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2010 | Roma Golf Open |  Andreas Hartø
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2003[8]
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2006[9]
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2007
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2008 (winners)
See also
References
- ^ 19th Hole Report
- ^ Joel Sjoholm - Georgia State Athletics
- ^ EM-silver till Sjöholm (in Swedish) Svensk Golf magazine, p. 117
- ^ "Joel Sjöholm". OWGR. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Joel Sjöholm – Results". European Tour.
- ^ "Alfred Dunhill Championship – Results". European Tour.
- ^ http://www.golfdata.se/guide/Profil_startsida.asp?nr=13492
- ^ "Golf - Den Stora Sporten'" [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation 100 Years. p. 201.
- ^ "European Youths Team Championship". European Golf Association.
External links
- Joel Sjöholm at the European Tour official site
- Joel Sjöholm at the Official World Golf Ranking official site