Jarmo Sandelin

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Jarmo Sandelin
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Personal information
Full nameJarmo Sakari Sandelin
Born (1967-05-10) 10 May 1967 (age 56)
Imatra, Finland
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Stockholm, Sweden
SpouseLinda Sandelin
Children3
Career
Turned professional1987
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour
Professional wins10
Highest ranking 59 (11 July 1999) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour5
Asian Tour1
Challenge Tour2
European Senior Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T24: 2000
U.S. Open CUT: 2000
The Open Championship T31: 2000
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year
1995

Jarmo Sakari Sandelin (born 10 May 1967) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the European Senior Tour. He had five European Tour wins and played in the 1999 Ryder Cup.

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Early life

Sandelin was born in Imatra, Finland, but grew up in Sweden and became a Swedish citizen.

Professional career

Sandelin turned professional in 1987 and despite several visits to qualifying school, did not win a place on the European Tour until 1995 when he graduated from the second tier Challenge Tour by finishing in 9th place on the end of season rankings in 1994. He won the Turespana Open De Canaria during his début season as he finished in 21st place on the Order of Merit and was named the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year. [2] [3]

In 1996, Sandelin played on the United States-based PGA Tour, but made just one cut from 14 tournament starts during the season. He returned to Europe towards the end of the year with immediate success, winning the Madeira Island Open. [4] He has won a total of five tournaments on the European Tour and his best season was 1999, when he won the Spanish and German Opens and finished 9th on the Order of Merit. He also made his only Ryder Cup appearance that year, but was only selected to play in the singles and lost his match against Phil Mickelson 5 and 3. [3]

Sandelin suffered a loss of form after the turn of the century which culminated in a return to qualifying school in 2005. Having employed a coach for the first time in his career, [5] he regained his European Tour card immediately. [6] He managed to maintain his playing status another three years, although by small margins. In 2007 he edged out Lee Slattery for the last automatic card for 2008 by just €77. [7] He entered the European Tour Qualifying School totally 12 times.

In May 2017, Sandelin became eligible for the European Senior Tour, from 2018 known as the Staysure Tour. The first season he played 13 tournaments, had seven top-10s, with a best tied-4th finish at the Farmfoods European Senior Masters and finished 17th on the 2017 European Senior Tour Order-of-Merit rankings. [8] In 2018 Sandelin was runner-up in the Swiss Seniors Open and he had his first win on the senior tour in the final event of the 2019 season, the MCB Tour Championship – Mauritius, 18 years after his last European Tour win. [9]

In 2001, he was awarded honorary member of the PGA of Sweden. [3]

1997 Lancome Trophy

The European Tour tournament Lancome Trophy at Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, 30 km west of Paris, France in September 1997, was won by Mark O'Meara, one stroke ahead of Sandelin. A television viewer in Sweden noted that, on the 15th green in the final round, O'Meara, facing a two and a half foot putt, had replaced his ball half an inch closer to the hole than had been indicated by his marker. Sandelin wrote to O'Meara in March 1998, sent a video recording of the incident and asked for an explanation. O'Meara insisted he had not intended to gain any advantage and sought advice from the PGA and European Tours, who informed him that the tournament was over and the result stood. [10] O'Meara admitted in April 1998, he may, without intention, have broken the rules of golf on his way to winning the 1997 Lancome Trophy. [11]

Professional wins (10)

European Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
112 Feb 1995 Turespaña Open De Canaria −6 (74-72-66-70=282)1 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros, Flag of England.svg Paul Eales
231 Mar 1996 Madeira Island Open −9 (72-67-71-69=279)1 stroke Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Affleck
325 Apr 1999 Peugeot Open de España −21 (66-66-66-69=267)4 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Ignacio Garrido, Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez,
Flag of Ireland.svg Paul McGinley
413 Jun 1999 German Open −14 (69-64-73-68=274)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen
525 Nov 2001
(2002 season)
BMW Asian Open 1−10 (72-66-72-68=278)1 stroke Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal, Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian PGA Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1999 German Open Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen Won with par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
129 Aug 1993 Finnish PGA Championship E (71-74-71=216)2 strokes Flag of Finland.svg Jouni Vilmunen
211 Sep 1994 Challenge Novotel −10 (70-69-73-66=278)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Andersson

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1991 Volvo Finnish Open Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Larsson Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
2 1994 Stockley Park Challenge Flag of England.svg Ricky Willison Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
118 Oct 1998 Open Novotel Perrier
(with Flag of Sweden.svg Olle Karlsson)
−26 (62-68-63-136=329)3 strokes Flag of England.svg Richard Boxall and Flag of England.svg Derrick Cooper
28 Aug 2019 Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship −8 (53-47=100)1 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Lawrie, Flag of England.svg Steven Tiley

European Senior Tour wins (1)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Senior Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
115 Dec 2019 MCB Tour Championship (Mauritius)−12 (69-70-65=204)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg James Kingston

Results in major championships

Tournament1995199619971998199920002001
U.S. Open CUTWD
The Open Championship T7965T31
PGA Championship CUTT24

Note: Sandelin never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament1999
Match Play
Championship T20
Invitational T30
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Results in senior major championships

Tournament2017201820192020202120222023
The Tradition NT
Senior PGA Championship CUTT69CUTNTCUT
U.S. Senior Open 55NT
Senior Players Championship
Senior British Open Championship T7011T29NTT28CUTT25
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

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