Adam Mednick

Adam Mednick (born 9 September 1966) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Adam Mednick
Personal information
Full nameAdam Mednickson
Born (1966-09-09) 9 September 1966
Bethesda, Maryland,
United States
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceLund, Sweden
Career
Turned professional1989
Current tour(s)European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour6 (tied 3rd all time)
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT34: 2003

Mednick was born in Bethesda, Maryland in the United States to an American father and a Swedish mother, and moved to Sweden when he was eight years old. His great-grandparents emigrated from Russia to escape the Tsar, and the authorities in the United States changed their family name from Mednikov to Mednick.[1]

Mednick had a successful amateur career before turning professional in 1989. He played on the European Tour and the second tier Challenge Tour between 1990 and 2006 but his career was restricted by a back injury sustained in 1995. He won just one tournament at the top level, the North West of Ireland Open in 2002.[2][3]

In 2008, Mednick coached the successful European Palmer Cup team together with Mårten Olander.[4]

Mednick made his debut on the European Senior Tour at the inaugural Paris Legends Championship the same day he turned 50, making him eligible for the competition at Le Golf National. His former room-mate and compatriot Magnus Persson Atlevi would go on to secure his first Senior Tour title at the tournament.[5]

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 of Mednickson, which became the family's legal name.[1]

Amateur wins
  • 1986 Scottish Youths Amateur Championship

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 18 Aug 2002 North West of Ireland Open1 −7 (76-68-69-68=281) 5 strokes Andrew Coltart, Costantino Rocca

1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour wins (6)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 26 Aug 1990 Länsförsäkringar Open −7 (281) 2 strokes Eoghan O'Connell
2 6 Jun 1993 Challenge Chargeurs −10 (67-71-72-68=278) 1 stroke Dominique Nouailhac
3 4 Sep 1994 Compaq Open (2) −1 (68-70-76-73=287) 2 strokes Dennis Edlund, Mats Hallberg
4 25 Aug 1996 Toyota PGA Championship −11 (66-67-69=202) 1 stroke Patrik Gottfridson
5 8 Sep 1996 Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay Fredrik Jacobson
6 18 Aug 2002 North West of Ireland Open1 −7 (76-68-69-68=281) 5 strokes Andrew Coltart, Costantino Rocca

1Dual-ranking event with the European Tour

Telia Tour wins (1)
  • 1998 GE Capital Bank Open

Results in major championships
Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
The Open Championship CUT CUT T34

Note: Mednick only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

See also

References
  1. "Mednikow – Mednick – Mednickson". Swiss Seniors Open (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. "Mednick ends long wait". BBC Sport. 18 August 2002. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
  3. "Mednick displays backbone". The Scotsman. 19 August 2002. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
  4. "Former Tide Golfer Olander Coaches Europe to Victory Vs. UA's Thompson & USA". Rolltide.com. 27 June 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  5. "Mednick Rediscovers Competitive Edge after Senior Tour Debut". European Tour. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
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