Adam Mednick (born 9 September 1966) is a

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professional

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er.

Early life

Mednick was born in

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in the

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to an American father and a Swedish mother, and moved to Sweden when he was eight years old. His great-grandparents emigrated from Kiev in the Ukraine, and the authorities in the United States changed their family name from Mednikov to Mednick.

Amateur career

Mednick had a successful amateur career, representing Gävle Golf Club, situated 180 kilometres north of

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, Sweden, in the same player generation as club mates, European Tour winner to be,

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and 1988

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winner Cristian Härdin. When Härdin became the first Swede to play in

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in April 1989, Mednick caddied for him. Mednick also caddied for Härdin at the 1988 Amateur Championship triumph, after Mednick had lost and been kicked out from the tournament in an early round. Mednick lost in the final of the 1984

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against Lee Vannet, Scotland, 2 and 1 at Royal Portcawl Golf Club,

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. Mednick represented Sweden at the 1984

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, as one of the five best male players up to 18 years of age in Sweden, in the same team as future

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-player

Per-Ulrik Johansson Per-Ulrik Johansson (born 6 December 1966) is a Swedish professional golfer, who won six times on the European Tour and played in two winning European Ryder Cup teams. Early life Johansson grew up in Västervik in Småland, Sweden, and was a pro ...

. In June 1986, Mednick won the Scottish Youth Championship at Cawder Golf Club,

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, with a score of 282, nine strokes ahead of the nearest competitor. In 1986, Mednick began at college in

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, to combine studies with golf training, but left school after the first year and moved back to Sweden. Mednick was a candidate to be selected for the Swedish team at the

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on home soil in Stockholm, but did not make the team and turned professional before the 1989 season.

Professional career

In 1990, Mednick won the most prestigious title on the

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, the

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, that year named Länsförsäkringar Open and also part of the Challenge Tour. Mednick finished second on the 1990 Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit. After winning the Swedish PGA Championship again in 1996, this time named the Compaq Open, as well as the 1996 Swedish Match-play Championship, he finished the 1996 season on top of the Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit. Mednick played on the

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and the second tier

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between 1990 and 2006 but his career was restricted by a back injury sustained in 1995. He won one tournament at the top level, the 2002

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at Ballyliffin, Ireland, which was dual-ranked with the European Tour and the Challenge Tour. Mednick became the 18th Swedish winner on the European Tour with the 47th victory by a Swedish player. On 18 October 2002, Mednick achieved a career highest

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of 295. In 2008, Mednick coached the successful European

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team together with

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. Mednick made his debut on the

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at the inaugural

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the same day he turned 50, making him eligible for the competition at

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. His former room-mate and compatriot Magnus Persson Atlevi would go on to secure his first Senior Tour title at the tournament.

Personal life

Mednick competes on the senior tour as Adam Mednickson. After his career on the European Tour he married Tullia Johansson. The couple considered calling themselves Mednick-Johansson until their 4-year-old son Tom suggested the more easy to pronounce

portmanteau A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of words After his playing career on the regular tour, Mednick found interest in playing golf with hickory sticks. He has attended the Swedish Hickory Championship several times and twice finished second. Mednick has worked with golf course design together with

Pierre Fulke Pierre Olof Fulke (born 21 February 1971) is a Sweden, Swedish professional golfer who played on the European Tour. Early life and amateur career Fulke was born in Nyköping. He came to represent Eksjö Golf Club, situated in the province of Sm� ...

, former tournament professional and one of Sweden's most respected golf course architects.

Amateur wins

*1986 Scottish Youths Amateur Championship

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (1)

¹Dual-ranking event with the

Challenge Tour wins (6)

¹Dual-ranking event with the

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Mednick only played in The Open Championship.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing the Continent of Europe): 1984 *

(representing Sweden): 1984

References

External links

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