Joakim Grönhagen
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Joakim Grönhagen | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Stockholm, Sweden | 25 October 1972
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
Sporting nationality | Sweden |
Residence | Stockholm, Sweden |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1993 |
Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
Professional wins | 3 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Challenge Tour | 1 |
Other | 2 |
Joakim Grönhagen (born 25 October 1972) is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the Challenge Tour and European Tour.
Career
[edit]Grönhagen played 121 tournaments on the Challenge Tour 1992–2001, including one win. In 1992, he was runner-up at the Siab Open.[1] In 1994, he narrowly missed out on two victories, losing the Swedish Matchplay Championship final to Per Nyman 1 up,[2] and losing a playoff at the Volvo Finnish Open to Mikael Piltz.[3]
Grönhagen played on the 1995 European Tour with best finish T25 at Volvo Scandinavian Masters, ending up 138th in the season rankings.[4]
After retiring from tour, Grönhagen became a golf instructor,[5] coaching Simon Forsström and HRH Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland.[6]
Professional wins (3)
[edit]Challenge Tour wins (1)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 3 Jul 1994 | Västerås Open | −7 (67-65-68=200) | 1 stroke | Thomas Nilsson, Kalle Väinölä |
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1994 | Volvo Finnish Open | Mikael Piltz | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
Nordic Golf League wins (2)
[edit]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 | Fredrik Berglund (a) |
2 | 20 May 2001 | Kinnaborg Open | −4 (66-70=136) | Playoff | Viktor Gustavsson |
Source:[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1992 Siab Open". 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
[edit]- Joakim Grönhagen at the European Tour official site
- Joakim Grönhagen at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)