Chris Hanell
| Chris Hanell | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Christopher Hanell |
| Born | 30 May 1973 Västervik, Sweden |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | Arizona State University |
| Turned professional | 1997 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1999 |
Christopher Hanell (born 30 May 1973) is a Swedish professional golfer.
Hanell was born in Västervik. He attended Arizona State University in the United States and was part of the winning NCAA Division I championship team in 1996. He won two individual collegiate titles: the 1994 Taylor Made/Big Island Intercollegiate and the 1996 Golf Digest Collegiate. He was three-time All-American (1994, 1996, 1997) and an Academic All-American in 1997. He won the Golf Week and Golfstat Player of the Year awards in 1997
Hanell turned professional in 1997 and gained his European Tour card in 1998 after finishing 13th on the European Challenge Tour money list. He claimed his first European Tour victory at the 2004 Madeira Island Open and has a best finish of 62nd place on the European Tour Order of Merit in both 1999, his rookie season, and 2004. He retired in 2008 after spending 10 years on the European Tour.
Professional wins (2)
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Mar 2004 | Madeira Island Open (co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour) |
–4 (73-67-73-71=284) | 1 stroke | Steven Jeppesen,  Brad Kennedy, Rob Rashell
|
Other wins (1)
- 1996 Gefle Open (Telia Tour)
Team appearances
Amateur
- British Boys: 1990
- European Boys: 1990 (winners)
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1991
- European Youth: 1994
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1994
- European Championship: 1995
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 1996
External links
- Christopher Hanell at the European Tour official site