Joakim Wikström | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Joakim Simon Wikström |
Born | Gothenburg, Sweden | 18 December 1991
Sporting nationality | Sweden |
Residence | Onsala, Kungsbacka Municipality, Sweden |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2013 |
Current tour(s) |
Challenge Tour Nordic Golf League |
Professional wins | 7 |
Joakim Wikström (born 18 December 1991) is a Swedish professional golfer and Challenge Tour player. He has won five times on the Nordic Golf League and was runner-up at the 2023 Vierumäki Finnish Challenge. [1]
Wikström represented Sjögärde Golf Club before switching to nearby Hills Golf Club. He turned professional in 2013 and joined the Nordic Golf League, after he topped the leaderboard at Q-School, held at Elisefarm Golf Club. [2] He recorded a win in his rookie season at the Katrineholm Open, hosted by Robert Karlsson. [3]
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. [4] He secured a second title of the season at Visby Open, where he won a playoff on the second hole. [5]
Wikström finished third in the 2021 Nordic Golf League rankings to earn promotion to the 2022 Challenge Tour. In 2023, he was runner-up at the Vierumäki Finnish Challenge after recording a 61 in the final round. [6]
Source: [7]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 5 Jul 2013 | Katrineholm Open | −12 (65-71-68=204) | 2 strokes | Niclas Johansson, Malcolm Kokocinski |
2 | 27 Aug 2020 | V Sport Golf Challenge | −17 (72-66-61=199) | 1 stroke | Niclas Johansson |
3 | 24 Sep 2020 | Visby Open | −7 (68-70-71=209) | Playoff | Juuso Kahlos |
4 | 18 Jun 2021 | Samsø Pro-Am Classic | −13 (67-68-68=203) | 2 strokes |
Adam Eineving,
Christopher Feldborg Nielsen, Alexander Wennstam, Sebastian Wiis |
5 | 28 Feb 2023 | ECCO Tour Spanish Masters | −9 (70-70-67=207) | Playoff | Sebastian Wiis |
Source: [7]