Malcolm Kokocinski (born 28 July 1991) is a Swedish professional golfer. He has played on the

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where he won the 2018 Bangladesh Open.

Career

Kokocinski was born in

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and started playing golf in the year 2000. As a junior, he appeared for the Swedish National Team in the

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, the European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande, and the

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in Japan. He shared training facilities at Eslöv Golf Club with

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. After playing college golf at the

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, Kokocinski became a Thailand-based player attached to

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. Playing primarily on the

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from 2013 to 2018, he racked up 17 top-10 finishes, including 3 runner-up finishes and five 3rd places. His breakthrough came at the 2016

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, a co-sanctioned

and

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event, where he tied for 4th with

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. He made his

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debut at the 2016

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, where he finished tied 41st. In May 2018, he won the Bangladesh Open on the Asian Tour. With the win he rose to 270 on the

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. He made eight starts on the

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where he was tied 5th after an opening round of 67 at the

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. After the Asian Tour shut down in March 2020 due to the

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, Kokocinski competed the rest of the year on the

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and retired from professional golf at the end of the season.

Professional wins (2)

Asian Tour wins (1)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Sweden): 2007 *

(representing Sweden): 2009 * European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande (representing Sweden): 2010

References

External links

Malcolm Kokocinski
at the

official site (archived) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kokocinski, Malcolm Swedish male golfers Asian Tour golfers Sportspeople from Skåne County People from Eslöv Municipality

Malcolm Kokocinski Malcolm Kokocinski (born 28 July 1991) is a Swedish professional golfer. He has played on the Asian Tour where he won the 2018 Bangladesh Open. Career Kokocinski was born in Eslöv and started playing golf in the year 2000. As a junior, he appea ...

College of the Desert alumni 1991 births Living people