Mikael Piltz

Mikael Piltz
Personal information
Born (1967-05-10) 10 May 1967 (age 57)
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sporting nationality Finland
Career
Turned professional1989
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other7

Mikael Piltz (born 10 May 1967) is a Finnish professional golfer who played on the Challenge Tour and briefly on the European Tour.

Career

Piltz turned professional in 1989 and played on the Swedish Golf Tour. He then joined the Challenge Tour, where he was runner-up at the 1992 Volvo Finnish Open[1] before winning the 1994 Volvo Finnish Open, following a playoff with Joakim Grönhagen.[2] The win earned him an invitation to the 1995 Sarazen World Open at Chateau Elan Legends course in Braselton, Georgia. He made 11 starts and 5 cuts on the 1994 European Tour, finding himself back on the Challenge Tour, where he was runner-up at the 2001 Russian Open behind Jamie Donaldson.

Piltz represented Finland at four World Cups (1991, 1992, 1994, 2000) with a best finish of 21st together with Kalle Väinölä in 2000.

Professional wins (9)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 10 Jul 1994 Volvo Finnish Open −6 (67-71-72=210) Playoff Sweden Joakim Grönhagen

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1994 Volvo Finnish Open Sweden Joakim Grönhagen Won with birdie on second extra hole

Source:[3]

Nordic Golf League wins (6)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 6 Jun 1999 Kiitolinja Open −8 (69-67=136) 3 strokes Sweden Johan Edfors
2 20 Jun 1999 Canon Masters −9 (66-70-71=207) 3 strokes Finland Pauli Hughes, Finland Mika Lehtinen,
Finland Kalle Väinölä
3 25 Jul 1999 Audi Trophy Finland Jyry-Jussi Peltomäki
4 12 Sep 1999 Finnish PGA Championship +1 (71-75-71=217) 5 strokes Finland Anssi Kankkonen
5 17 Jun 2000 Sonera-Kiitolinja Open −5 (69-70-72=211) 1 stroke Finland Kalle Väinölä
6 26 May 2002 Intersport Open −11 (67-71-67=205) 5 strokes Finland Toni Karjalainen

Sources:[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Other wins (2)

  • 1995 Finnish PGA Championship
  • 1997 Finish Closed Championship

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. ^ "1992 Volvo Finnish Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ^ "1994 Volvo Finnish Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Mikael Piltz Player Profile". European Tour. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Results 1999 Kiitolinja Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Results 1999 Canon Masters". Golfdata. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Results 1999 Audi Trophy". Golfdata. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Results 1999 PGA Championship". Golfdata. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Results 2000 Sonera-Kiitolinja Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Results 2002 Intersport Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  10. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.