Kim Koivu
| Kim Koivu | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 11 April 1991 Helsinki, Finland |
| Sporting nationality |  Finland |
| Career | |
| College | Brevard College Georgia Southern University |
| Turned professional | 2017 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 3 |
Kim Koivu (born 11 April 1991) is a Finnish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won three times on the 2018 Challenge Tour.
Amateur career[]
Koivu attended Georgia Southern University from 2013 to 2015, having previously attended Brevard College for two years.[1][2][3] Koivu played on the Nordic Golf League as an amateur during 2017. At the end of the season, he qualified for the final stage of the European Tour Q-school. He turned professional at the end of the season.
Professional career[]
Koivu's success in reaching the final stage of the Q-school gained him entry to 2018 Challenge Tour events. He won his second event, the Belt & Road Colorful Yunnan Open, won again later in the season at the Vierumäki Finnish Challenge, where he beat Robert MacIntyre at the first hole of a playoff, and then won the Rolex Trophy two weeks later. His three wins earning him an immediate promotion to the European Tour.
Amateur wins[]
- 2011 Fall LMU Invitational
- 2012 Cherokee Valley Invitational, Aramark Collegiate Invitational
- 2013 Irish Creek Intercollegiate
Professional wins (3)[]
Challenge Tour wins (3)[]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Apr 2018 | Belt & Road Colorful Yunnan Open1 | −16 (70-65-69-64=268) | 4 strokes |  Marcus Armitage,  Joachim B. Hansen
|
| 2 | 12 Aug 2018 | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | −21 (70-65-66-66=267) | Playoff |  Robert MacIntyre
|
| 3 | 25 Aug 2018 | Rolex Trophy | −22 (62-65-72-67=266) | 6 strokes |  Marcel Schneider
|
1Co-sanctioned by the China Tour
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Robert MacIntyre
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Team appearances[]
Amateur
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Finland): 2015, 2016
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Finland): 2016
See also[]
- List of golfers to achieve a three-win promotion from the Challenge Tour
- 2018 Challenge Tour graduates
References[]
- ^ "2014–15 Men's Golf Roster: Kim Koivu". Georgia Southern Eagles.
- ^ "Koivu Named to All-SAC First Team". Brevard Tornados.
- ^ "Golfer Kim Koivu Transfers to Georgia Southern". Georgia Southern Eagles. 26 April 2013.
External links[]
- Kim Koivu at the European Tour official site
- Kim Koivu at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Finnish male golfers
- Georgia Southern Eagles
- Brevard Tornados athletes
- Sportspeople from Helsinki
- 1991 births
- Living people