Tapio Pulkkanen

Tapio Pulkkanen (born 21 May 1990) is a Finnish professional golfer. He had his first win on the Challenge Tour in 2017, taking the Kazakhstan Open. He finished first in the 2017 Challenge Tour Order of Merit to earn his European Tour card for 2018. He is noted for wearing a trilby hat.[1]

Tapio Pulkkanen
Personal information
Born (1990-05-21) 21 May 1990
Kotka, Finland
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Nationality Finland
Career
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other6
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour
Rankings winner		2017

Professional career

Pulkkanen turned professional in early 2013 and was runner-up in his first tournament on the Challenge Tour, the Challenge de Madrid in April.[2] The remainder of 2013 and 2014 were disappointing with a best finish of 34th place. Pulkkanen played on the Nordic Golf League in 2015, won five events and headed the Order Of Merit. The return to the Challenge Tour in 2016 was again a disappointment with a best finish of 30th place. His 2017 Challenge Tour season started with a second place in the Turkish Airlines Challenge,[3] followed up with another runner-up finish in the D+D Real Czech Challenge.[4] Later in the year he had his first win, taking the Kazakhstan Open after a playoff with Chase Koepka.[5] He finished first in the 2017 Challenge Tour Order of Merit to earn his European Tour card for 2018.

In December 2017 Pulkkanen was tied for third in the Joburg Open, level with Shaun Norris. The event was part of the Open Qualifying Series, with three places available to the 2018 Open Championship. Norris received the entry because he had a higher world ranking, 192 to Pulkkanen's 197.[6]

Professional wins (6)

Challenge Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 24 Sep 2017 Kazakhstan Open −17 (67-70-66-68=271) Playoff Chase Koepka

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2017 Kazakhstan Open Chase Koepka Won with par on third extra hole

Nordic Golf League wins (6)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 14 Jul 2012 Teho Sport Finnish Open
(as an amateur)
2 8 May 2015 NorthSide Charity Challenge −7 (71-72-66=209) Playoff Thomas Nørret
3 26 Jun 2015 ECCO German Masters −8 (71-70-70=211) 3 strokes Christian Aronsen
4 12 Jul 2015 Finnish Open −9 (67-71-69=207) 4 strokes Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen
5 31 Jul 2015 Made in Denmark European Tour Qualifier −5 (69-67-75=211) Playoff Eric Blom
6 13 Sep 2015 Kristianstad Åhus Open −8 (70-71-67=208) 3 strokes Daniel Løkke

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. "Tapio Pulkkanen". PGA European Tour Biography. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  2. "Classy Calmels cruises to victory in Madrid". PGA European Tour. 27 April 2013.
  3. "Heaven for Evans as he takes Turkish title". PGA European Tour. 23 April 2017.
  4. "Suri seals maiden success at Czech Challenge". PGA European Tour. 28 May 2017.
  5. "Pulkkanen wins thriller in Kazakhstan". PGA European Tour. 24 September 2017.
  6. "Sharma romps to maiden win at Joburg Open". European Tour. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.


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