Joel Sjöholm

Joel Sjöholm (born 21 February 1985) is a Swedish professional golfer. He was born in Chile and was adopted by a Swedish family when three months old.[1] In 2017 he won the Italian Challenge Open, his first win on the Challenge Tour.

Joel Sjöholm
Personal information
Born (1985-02-21) 21 February 1985
Santiago, Chile
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceGothenburg, Sweden
Career
CollegeGeorgia State University
Turned professional2008
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour (2011–13)
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1

Career

Sjöholm opted to play college golf in the United States, spending four years at Georgia State University, where he was one of the most successful golfers in their history. He won two individual intercollegiate titles, was named a third team all-American in 2007, and ended his college career in 2008 ranked fifth nationally.[2] He finished second in the 2007 individual European Amateur Championship in Germany, losing in a three-hole playoff.[3]

He turned professional in 2008, and joined the Challenge Tour in Europe, where he played for the following three seasons. He was runner up at the 2008 SWALEC Wales Challenge and the Allianz Golf Open de Lyon and Roma Golf Open in 2010.

In 2010, he had six top-five finishes on the Challenge Tour, the most of any player, and graduated to the European Tour in twelfth place, where he played for the next three seasons. His best performances were a fourth place in the 2012 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and a tie for third in the 2011 Sicilian Open, which saw him rise to 228th on the Official World Golf Ranking.[4]

During the 2019 Challenge Tour season, he finished tied second at the Challenge de España and second at the Made in Denmark Challenge, finishing the season 23rd on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit Road To Mallorca.[5]

On 1 December 2019 (2020 season) he finished lone 2nd at the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club, Malelane, South Africa, the event co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour, beaten only by Pablo Larrazábal, who birdied three of the last four holes to win by a shot.[6]

Amateur wins
  • 2007 Rosén Open (Skaftö, Sweden),[7] Club Glove Intercollegiate
  • 2008 John Hayt Intercollegiate

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 16 Jul 2017 Italian Challenge Open −24 (67-62-66-65=260) 4 strokes Chase Koepka, Bradley Neil

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2008 SWALEC Wales Challenge Michael McGeady Lost to par on second extra hole
2 2010 Roma Golf Open Andreas Hartø Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. 19th Hole Report
  2. Joel Sjoholm - Georgia State Athletics
  3. EM-silver till Sjöholm (in Swedish) Svensk Golf magazine, p. 117
  4. "Joel Sjöholm". OWGR. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  5. "Joel Sjöholm – Results". European Tour.
  6. "Alfred Dunhill Championship – Results". European Tour.
  7. http://www.golfdata.se/guide/Profil_startsida.asp?nr=13492
  8. "Golf - Den Stora Sporten'" [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation 100 Years. p. 201.
  9. "European Youths Team Championship". European Golf Association.
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