Joakim Grönhagen

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Joakim Grönhagen
Personal information
Born (1972-10-25) 25 October 1972 (age 49)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceStockholm, Sweden
Career
Turned professional1993
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour4
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour
Rankings winner		1993

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
1 29 Mar 1993 Club Med Open −10 (71-68-70-69=278) 2 strokes England
2 4 Jul 1993 Bank Austria Open −10 (69-72-70-67=278) 1 stroke Northern Ireland , France Jean-François Remésy
3 26 Sep 1993 Challenge Novotel −12 (68-69-70-69=276) 1 stroke France
4 3 Jul 1994 Västerås Open1 −7 (67-65-68=200) 1 stroke Sweden , Finland Kalle Väinölä

1Co-sanctioned by the Swedish Golf Tour

Nordic Golf League wins (2)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 25 Apr 2001 Titleist Open E (71-73-72=216) 2 strokes Sweden (a)
2 20 May 2001 Kinnaborg Open1 −4 (66-70=136) Playoff Sweden

1Co-sanctioned by the Swedish Golf Tour
Source:[8]

Swedish Golf Tour wins (2)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 3 Jul 1994 Västerås Open1 −7 (67-65-68=200) 1 stroke Sweden , Finland Kalle Väinölä
2 20 May 2001 2 −4 (66-70=136) Playoff Sweden

1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "1992 Siab Open". European Tour. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ "1993 Corfin Charity Challenge". European Tour. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. ^ "1994 SM Matachplay". European Tour. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. ^ "1994 Volvo Finnish Open". European Tour. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Joakim Grönhagen". European Tour. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. ^ "AIK plockade medaljer i SM-golfen" (in Swedish). Solna Direct. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Prinsens tränare nöjd inför pro-am:en" (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  8. ^ "2001 Titleist Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 20 May 2020.

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