Toni Karjalainen
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Toni Karjalainen is one of only a few Finnish
professional golf
ers on the international circuit, and has been his country's highest ranked
male golfer.
Karjalainen won the 2005 Thomas Björn Open on the European Tour's official developmental tour
to earn full membership of the Challenge Tour
for 2006. He followed up in 2006 by winning the Telenet Trophy
. He also made several appearances on the main European Tour in 2006, having won limited privileges through his Challenge Tour performances.
Having lost his playing privileges in Europe at the end of the 2008 season, Karjalainen joined the Asian Tour
in 2009 after coming through qualifying school
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
ers on the international circuit, and has been his country's highest ranked
Official World Golf Rankings
The Official World Golf Ranking is a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers...
male golfer.
Karjalainen won the 2005 Thomas Björn Open on the European Tour's official developmental tour
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
to earn full membership of the Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
for 2006. He followed up in 2006 by winning the Telenet Trophy
Telenet Trophy
The Telenet Trophy is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, Europe's second tier men's professional golf tour. It was first played in 2006, with the host course being alternated between Limburg Golf & Country Club in Houthalen-Helchteren, Royal Waterloo in Lasne, and Rinkven Golf Club.As the...
. He also made several appearances on the main European Tour in 2006, having won limited privileges through his Challenge Tour performances.
Having lost his playing privileges in Europe at the end of the 2008 season, Karjalainen joined the Asian Tour
Asian Tour
The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. The Asian Tour is administered from offices in Singapore...
in 2009 after coming through qualifying school
Qualifying school
In professional golf the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S. based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the tour for the following season, otherwise known as a...
.
Challenge Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 Jun 2005 2005 Challenge Tour The 2005 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour... |
Thomas Björn Open | 1 stroke |  Oskar Bergman |
|
| 2 | 21 May 2006 2006 Challenge Tour The 2006 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.The Challenge Tour Rankings... |
Telenet Trophy Telenet Trophy The Telenet Trophy is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, Europe's second tier men's professional golf tour. It was first played in 2006, with the host course being alternated between Limburg Golf & Country Club in Houthalen-Helchteren, Royal Waterloo in Lasne, and Rinkven Golf Club.As the... |
1 stroke |  Ivó Giner,  Gary LockerbieGary Lockerbie Gary Lockerbie is an English professional golfer.Lockerbie was born in Penrith, Cumbria. He had a successful amateur career, including wins in the English Amateur and the Lytham Trophy, before turning professional after representing Great Britain and Ireland in the 2005 Walker Cup.In his first... |
External links
- Toni Karjalainen at golfdata.se