Christofer Rahm

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Christofer Rahm
Personal information
Full nameChristofer Magnus Gustav Rahm
Born (1998-02-12) 12 February 1998 (age 26)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Särö, Kungsbacka Municipality, Sweden
Career
College University of North Carolina Wilmington
Arkansas State University
Turned professional2022
Current tour(s) Challenge Tour
Former tour(s) Nordic Golf League
Professional wins4

Christofer Magnus Gustav Rahm (born 12 February 1998) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the Challenge Tour. He won three times on the 2024 Nordic Golf League to earn battlefield promotion. [1]

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Early life and amateur career

Rahm was educated at the American School of Dubai. He won the 2015 Ras Al Khaimah Men's Amateur Championship, and made a handful of starts on the 2016 MENA Golf Tour. [2] In 2017, he finished third at the Qatar Open Amateur Championship and won the Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship at Vallda Golf & Country Club. [3]

Rahm attended University of North Carolina Wilmington from 2017 to 2021 and Arkansas State University from 2021 to 2022. [4] [5] Playing with the UNC Wilmington Seahawks, he was named First-team All-Coastal Athletic Association and with the Arkansas State Red Wolves, Second-team All-Sun Belt. [6]

Professional career

Rahm turned professional after graduating in 2022 and joined the Nordic Golf League. He won three times on the 2024 Nordic Golf League to earn battlefield promotion for the Challenge Tour, where his first start was the Danish Golf Challenge in May. [7]

In his second start, he tied for third at Challenge de Cádiz. [8]

Personal life

His three years older sister Isabella played golf at University of Pennsylvania. [9]

Amateur wins

Source: [10] [11]

Professional wins (4)

Nordic Golf League wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
122 Feb 2024 GolfStar Winter Series (Forest)−12 (70-65-69=204)Playoff Flag of Finland.svg Matias Honkala
227 Feb 2024ECCO Tour Spanish Open−14 (69-65-68=202)2 strokes Flag of Denmark.svg Alexander George Frances, Flag of Iceland.svg Bjarki Pétursson (a)
318 May 2024Stora Hotellet Fjällbacka Open−20 (63-63-70=196)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Hellgren

Other wins (1)

Source: [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Christofer Rahm teeing it up in Odense after earning automatic promotion to Challenge Tour". European Tour. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Chakravarty, Joy (4 November 2015). "Regional golf round-up: Cristofer Rahm wins RAK Open". Sport 360. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Strid om SM-guldet mellan Christofer och Oscar". Norra Halland (in Swedish). 2 July 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Men's Golf Roster: Christofer Rahm". UNCW Sports. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Men's Golf Roster: Christofer Rahm". Arkansas State University Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Naglic and Rahm Garner All-Sun Belt Recognition". Arkansas State University Athletics. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  7. ↑ Damgaard, Peter (18 May 2024). "Christofer Rahm på Challenge Touren efter tre Nordic League sejre i år" (in Danish). 19Hul. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Gøth-Rasmussen keeps his cool to secure victory in Cádiz". European Tour. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Women's Golf: Isabella Rahm". Penn Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Christofer Rahm". Golfdata. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Christofer Rahm". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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