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 (age 52) Stockholm, Sweden
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

Career

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)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
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
1	1994	Volvo Finnish Open	Mikael Piltz	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

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	Fredrik Berglund (a)
2	20 May 2001	Kinnaborg Open	−4 (66-70=136)	Playoff	Viktor Gustavsson

Source:^[7]

See also

• List of golfers with most Challenge Tour wins

References

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

External links

• Joakim Grönhagen at the European Tour official site
• Joakim Grönhagen at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)