Jarmo Sandelin

Jarmo Sandelin
Jarmo Sandelin
Personal information
Full name	Jarmo Sakari Sandelin
Born	10 May 1967 (age 57); Imatra, Finland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationality	Sweden
Residence	Monaco
Spouse	Linda Sandelin
Children	Lukas, Douglas, Axel
Career
Turned professional	1987
Former tour(s)	European Tour; PGA Tour
Professional wins	8
Highest ranking	59 (11 July 1999)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	5
Challenge Tour	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	T24: 2000
U.S. Open	CUT: 2000
The Open Championship	T31: 2000
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton; Rookie of the Year
Sir Henry Cotton; Rookie of the Year	1995

Jarmo Sakari Sandelin (born 10 May 1967) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Sandelin was born in Imatra, Finland but grew up in Sweden, and is now a Swedish citizen. He turned professional in 1987 and despite several visits to qualifying school, did not win a place on the European Tour until 1995 when he graduated from the second tier Challenge Tour by finishing in 9th place on the end of season rankings in 1994. He won the Turespana Open De Canaria during his début season as he finished in 21st place on the Order of Merit and was named the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year.^[2]

In 1996, Sandelin played on the United States-based PGA Tour, but made just one cut from 14 tournament starts during the season. He returned to Europe towards the end of the year with immediate success, winning the Madeira Island Open.^[3] He has won a total of five tournaments on the European Tour and his best season was 1999, when he won the Spanish and German Opens and finished 9th on the Order of Merit. He also made his only Ryder Cup appearance that year, but was only selected to play in the singles and lost his match.

Sandelin suffered a loss of form after the turn of the century which culminated in a return to qualifying school in 2005. Having employed a coach for the first time in his career,^[4] he regained his European Tour card immediately.^[5] He has managed to maintain his playing status since, although sometimes by the narrowest of margins. In 2007 he edged out Lee Slattery for the last automatic card for 2008 by just €77.^[6]

Professional wins

European Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	12 Feb 1995	Turespana Open De Canaria	–6 (74-72-66-70=282)	1 stroke	Seve Ballesteros, Paul Eales
2	31 Mar 1996	Madeira Island Open	–9 (72-67-71-69=279)	1 stroke	Paul Affleck
3	25 Apr 1999	Peugeot Open de España	–21 (66-66-66-69=269)	4 strokes	Ignacio Garrido, Miguel Ángel Jiménez Paul McGinley
4	13 Jun 1999	German Open	–14 (69-64-73-68=274)	Playoff	Retief Goosen
5	25 Nov 2001	BMW Asian Open^	–10 (72-66-72-68=278)	1 stroke	José María Olazábal, Thongchai Jaidee

^ Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Challenge Tour wins (1)

1994 Challenge Novotel

Other wins (2)

1993 Finnish PGA Championship
1998 Open Novotel Perrier (with Olle Karlsson)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	WD
The Open Championship	T79	DNP	DNP	DNP	65	T31	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T24	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = Missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Sweden): 1995, 1996, 1999
World Cup (representing Sweden): 1995, 1996, 1999
Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1999
Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2000 (winners)

References

^ "Week 28 1999 Ending 11 Jul 1999" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
^ Glover, Tim (20 June 1999). "First Night – Jarmo Sandelin: The maverick of the fairways". London: The Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
^ "In Your Face". Sports Illustrated. 20 September 1999. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
^ "Sandelin finds hope at School". Irish Times. 10 November 2005. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
^ "Whitehouse seals Tour School win". BBC Sport. 15 November 2005. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
^ "Little and Finch celebrate on a tension packed day". PGA European Tour. 28 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Official website
Official blog
Jarmo Sandelin at the European Tour official site
Jarmo Sandelin at the PGA Tour official site
Jarmo Sandelin at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

[w199928-1] "Week 28 1999 Ending 11 Jul 1999" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[2] Glover, Tim (20 June 1999). "First Night – Jarmo Sandelin: The maverick of the fairways". London: The Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2009.

[3] "In Your Face". Sports Illustrated. 20 September 1999. Retrieved 4 August 2009.

[4] "Sandelin finds hope at School". Irish Times. 10 November 2005. Retrieved 4 August 2009.

[5] "Whitehouse seals Tour School win". BBC Sport. 15 November 2005. Retrieved 4 August 2009.

[6] "Little and Finch celebrate on a tension packed day". PGA European Tour. 28 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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