Joakim Wikström

Joakim Wikström
Personal information
Full nameJoakim Simon Wikström
Born (1991-12-18) 18 December 1991 (age 33)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceOnsala, Kungsbacka Municipality, Sweden
Career
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Nordic Golf League
Professional wins7

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]

Career

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]

Amateur wins

  • 2007 Skandia Tour Riks #5 - Västergötland
  • 2010 Pulsen Open

Source:[7]

Professional wins (7)

Nordic Golf League wins (5)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 5 Jul 2013 Katrineholm Open −12 (65-71-68=204) 2 strokes Sweden Niclas Johansson, Sweden Malcolm Kokocinski
2 27 Aug 2020 V Sport Golf Challenge −17 (72-66-61=199) 1 stroke Sweden Niclas Johansson
3 24 Sep 2020 Visby Open −7 (68-70-71=209) Playoff Finland Juuso Kahlos
4 18 Jun 2021 Samsø Pro-Am Classic −13 (67-68-68=203) 2 strokes Sweden Adam Eineving, Sweden Christopher Feldborg Nielsen,
Sweden Alexander Wennstam, Denmark Sebastian Wiis
5 28 Feb 2023 ECCO Tour Spanish Masters −9 (70-70-67=207) Playoff Denmark Sebastian Wiis

Other wins (2)

  • 2017 Lerjedalen Open (SGF Golf Ranking)
  • 2019 Silfverschiöldspokalen (Future Series)

Source:[7]

References

  1. ^ "Joakim Wikström Player profile". European Tour. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ Strömberg, Martin (11 October 2012). "Kvalskolan lyfte Marcus". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  3. ^ Strömberg, Martin (5 July 2013). "Wikström skrällde i Katrineholm". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  4. ^ Strömberg, Martin (27 August 2020). "Wikström vann efter ännu ett banrekord". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  5. ^ Bönnelyche, Adrienne (27 September 2020). "Seger för Joakim Wikström i Visby: "Extremt skönt"". Golfbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  6. ^ Strömberg, Martin (20 August 2023). "Wikström klättrade 173 placeringar efter 61-rond". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Joakim Wikström". Golfdata. Retrieved 10 June 2024.