Joakim Wikström (born 18 December 1991) 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 ...
and
Challenge Tour
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player. He has won five times on the
Nordic Golf League
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and was runner-up at the 2023
Vierumäki Finnish Challenge
The Finnish Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It was first played at Golf Talma in Talma, Finland, from 2001 to 2003, but took a hiatus from 2004 to 2011. The 2012–14 editions of the tournament were played at the Kytäjä Golf ...
.
Career
Wikström represented Sjögärde Golf Club before switching to nearby
Hills Golf Club
Hills Golf Club is a golf club located in Mölndal near Gothenburg, Sweden. It hosted the Nordea Masters in August 2018, a European Tour event.
History
Situated ten kilometers south of central Gothenburg, the 18-hole course, designed by Arthur Hi ...
. He turned professional in 2013 and joined the
Nordic Golf League
The Nordic Golf League is one of the third-tier men's professional golf tours, recognised by the European Tour, also known as the Satellite Tours. The top five players on the Order of Merit at the end of each season earn status to play on the seco ...
, after he topped the leaderboard at Q-School, held at Elisefarm Golf Club. He recorded a win in his rookie season at the
Katrineholm Open, hosted by
Robert Karlsson.
In 2020, Wikström won the V Sport Golf Challenge at
PGA Sweden National Lakes Course after shooting a course record 61 in the third round. He secured a second title of the season at Visby Open, where he won a playoff on the second hole.
Wikström finished third in the
2021 Nordic Golf League rankings to earn promotion to the 2022
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 ...
. In 2023, he was runner-up at the
Vierumäki Finnish Challenge
The Finnish Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It was first played at Golf Talma in Talma, Finland, from 2001 to 2003, but took a hiatus from 2004 to 2011. The 2012–14 editions of the tournament were played at the Kytäjä Golf ...
after recording a 61 in the final round.
Amateur wins
*2007 Skandia Tour Riks #5 - Västergötland
*2010 Pulsen Open
Source:
Professional wins (7)
Nordic Golf League wins (5)
Other wins (2)
*2017 Lerjedalen Open (SGF Golf Ranking)
*2019 Silfverschiöldspokalen (Future Series)
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References
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Swedish male golfers
Golfers from Gothenburg
People from Kungsbacka Municipality
1991 births
Living people
21st-century Swedish sportsmen