| Kim Koivu | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 11 April 1991 Helsinki, Finland |
| Sporting nationality |  Finland |
| Career | |
| College | Brevard College Georgia Southern University |
| Turned professional | 2017 |
| Current tour(s) | Nordic Golf League |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour Finnish Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 3 |
| Other | 4 |
Kim Koivu (born 11 April 1991) is a Finnish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won three times on the 2018 Challenge Tour.
Koivu attended Georgia Southern University from 2013 to 2015, having previously attended Brevard College for two years. [1] [2] [3] Koivu played on the Nordic Golf League as an amateur during 2017. At the end of the season, he qualified for the final stage of the European Tour Q-school. He turned professional at the end of the season.
Koivu's success in reaching the final stage of the Q-school gained him entry to 2018 Challenge Tour events. He won his second event, the Belt & Road Colorful Yunnan Open, won again later in the season at the Vierumäki Finnish Challenge, where he beat Robert MacIntyre at the first hole of a playoff, and then won the Rolex Trophy two weeks later. His three wins earning him an immediate promotion to the European Tour.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Apr 2018 | Belt & Road Colorful Yunnan Open 1 | −16 (70-65-69-64=268) | 4 strokes |  Marcus Armitage,  Joachim B. Hansen |
| 2 | 12 Aug 2018 | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | −21 (70-65-66-66=267) | Playoff |  Robert MacIntyre |
| 3 | 25 Aug 2018 | Rolex Trophy | −22 (62-65-72-67=266) | 6 strokes |  Marcel Schneider |
1Co-sanctioned by the China Tour
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Robert MacIntyre | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Jun 2015 | Audi Finnish Tour 2 (as an amateur) | −5 (75-68-73=211) | 2 strokes | Kristian Kulokorpi (a) |
| 2 | 8 May 2016 | Audi Finnish Tour Opening (as an amateur) | −4 (76-67-69=212) | 2 strokes | Matias Honkala (a) |
| 3 | 16 Jun 2018 | NRG Open | −11 (63-67-75=205) | 6 strokes | Santeri Lehesmaa (a), Jaakko Mäkitalo, Mikael Salminen |
| 4 | 30 Jul 2022 | Finnish Tour 6 | −9 (68-65-71=204) | Playoff | Teemu Bakker |
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