Joakim Grönhagen (born 25 October 1972) is a Swedish

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

who played on the

Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour, currently titled as the HotelPlanner Tour for sponsorship reasons and also sometimes referred to as the European Challenge Tour, is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European To ...

and

European Tour The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...

Career

Grönhagen played 121 tournaments on the Challenge Tour 1992–2001, including one win. In 1992, he was runner-up at the Siab Open. In 1994, he narrowly missed out on two victories, losing the

Swedish Matchplay Championship The Swedish Match Play Championship is a golf tournament played since 1904, held for both men and women. It is the oldest and most traditional golf tournament in Sweden. The name SM is a Swedish abbreviation for ''Svenska Mästerskapet'' 'Swedish ...

final to Per Nyman 1 up, and losing a playoff at the Volvo Finnish Open to Mikael Piltz. Grönhagen played on the

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with best finish T25 at

Volvo Scandinavian Masters The Scandinavian Masters was an annual golf tournament on the European Tour played in Sweden. In 2020, the tournament became co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour and was rebranded as the Scandinavian Mixed, in which both male and female go ...

, ending up 138th in the season rankings. After retiring from tour, Grönhagen became a golf instructor, coaching

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and HRH Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland.

Professional wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Nordic Golf League wins (2)

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