Joakim Grönhagen

Joakim Grönhagen (born 25 October 1972) is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the Challenge Tour and European Tour.

Joakim Grönhagen
Personal information
Born (1972-10-25) 25 October 1972
Stockholm, Sweden
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
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

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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 29 Mar 1993 Club Med Open −10 (71-68-70-69=278) 2 strokes Neal Briggs
2 4 Jul 1993 Bank Austria Open −10 (69-72-70-67=278) 1 stroke Stephen Hamill, Jean-François Remésy
3 26 Sep 1993 Challenge Novotel −12 (68-69-70-69=276) 1 stroke Michel Besanceney
4 3 Jul 1994 Västerås Open −7 (67-65-68=200) 1 stroke Thomas Nilsson, Kalle Väinölä

Nordic Golf League wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 25 Apr 2001 Titleist Open E (71-73-72=216) 2 strokes Fredrik Berglund (a)

Source: [8]

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)
  • 2001 Kinnaborg Open[9]

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.
  9. "Golf - Den stora sporten" (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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