Chris Hanell

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Chris Hanell
Personal information
Full namePer Arne Christopher Hanell
Born (1973-05-30) 30 May 1973 (age 50)
Västervik, Sweden
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Career
College Arizona State University
Turned professional1997
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 1999

Per Arne Christopher Hanell (born 30 May 1973) is a Swedish professional golfer.

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Early life and amateur career

Hanell was born in Västervik. He attended Arizona State University in the United States and was part of the winning NCAA Division I championship team in 1996. He won two individual collegiate titles: the 1994 Taylor Made/Big Island Intercollegiate and the 1996 Golf Digest Collegiate. He was three-time All-American (1994, 1996, 1997) and an Academic All-American in 1997. He won the Golf Week and Golfstat Player of the Year awards in 1997

Professional career

Hanell turned professional in 1997 and gained his European Tour card in 1998 after finishing 13th on the European Challenge Tour money list. He claimed his first European Tour victory at the 2004 Madeira Island Open and has a best finish of 62nd place on the European Tour Order of Merit in both 1999, his rookie season, and 2004. He retired in 2008 after spending 10 years on the European Tour.

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
128 Mar 2004 Madeira Island Open 1−4 (73-67-73-71=284)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Steven Jeppesen, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Kennedy,
Flag of the United States.svg Rob Rashell

1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
128 Mar 2004 Madeira Island Open 1−4 (73-67-73-71=284)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Steven Jeppesen, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Kennedy,
Flag of the United States.svg Rob Rashell

1Dual-ranking event with the European Tour

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
118 Aug 1996 Gefle Open
(as an amateur)		−8 (69-72-67=208)3 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Niclas Johnsson, Flag of Sweden.svg Lars Tingvall

Results in major championships

Tournament1999
The Open Championship CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Hanell only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

Amateur

Sources: [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Blågula segrar i världen, EM och VM, EM Lag pojkar (upp till och med 18 år)" [Blue and yellow victories around the world, European and World Championships, European Boys' Team Championship] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten, EM Boys [Golf - The great sport, European Boys' Team Championship] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 200–201. ISBN   91-86818007 . Retrieved 18 January 2023.
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