Jacob Glennemo (born 25 May 1987) is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the Challenge Tour between 2013 and 2020. He won the 2014 Nordic Golf League Order of Merit.[1]
| Jacob Glennemo | |||||||
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| Nickname | Glenn | ||||||
| Born | 25 May 1987 Mariefred, Sweden | ||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden | ||||||
| Residence | Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||
| Career | |||||||
| Turned professional | 2007 | ||||||
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour Nordic Golf League Swedish Golf Tour | ||||||
| Professional wins | 10 | ||||||
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Professional career
editGlennemo turned professional in 2007 and joined the Nordic Golf League. He recorded his maiden NGL victory at the 2012 Landskrona Masters and finished 5th in the season rankings, to qualify for the Challenge Tour. As a Challenge Tour rookie in 2013 he made 7 cuts in 16 starts. He was also runner-up at the Black Mountain Invitational in Thailand behind Johan Edfors, and made his first cut on the European Tour, at the Lyoness Open in France.[1]
In 2014, he won three tournaments and topped the Nordic Golf League Order of Merit, to again secure a Challenge Tour card. In 2016 he was tied 7th at the Najeti Open in France.[1]
In 2018 he won three tournaments including the Swedish Golf Tour Final, and finished second in the NGL season rankings, to again earn promotion to the Challenge Tour.[2] He won the 2018 Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit and the associated cash bonus.[3] In 2019, he finished tied 10th at the Italian Challenge Open.[1]
Glennemo has recorded a 59 twice in his career, at the 2017 Race to Himmerland[4] and at the 2020 AIK-Golfen.[5] In 2018, he reached a career best Official World Golf Ranking rank of 382.[6] He retired from tour following the 2020 season.[7]
Amateur wins
edit- 2004 Bankboken Tour Regional #5 - Sörmland
- 2005 FöreningsSparbanken Tour Riks #2 - Stockholm
- 2006 Skandia Tour Elit #5 Slag
Source:[7]
Professional wins (10)
editNordic Golf League wins (7)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | 26 Aug 2012 | Landskrona Masters | −19 (65-68-64=197) | 1 stroke | Jens Fahrbring
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| 2 | 2 May 2014 | DAT Masters | −8 (69-72-67=208) | 1 stroke | Jesper Billing
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| 3 | 13 Sep 2014 | Haverdal Open | −8 (73-66-69=208) | 3 strokes | Steven Jeppesen, Anton Wejshag, Joakim Wikström
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| 4 | 4 Oct 2014 | Race to HimmerLand | −11 (65-67-73=205) | 1 stroke |  Martin Ovesen
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| 5 | 1 Jun 2018 | Jyske Bank PGA Championship | −12 (66-69-69=204) | 1 stroke |  Anders Strand Ellingsberg
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| 6 | 28 Sep 2018 | Holtsmark Open | −15 (64-69-68=201) | 3 strokes | Sebastian Hansson
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| 7 | 13 Oct 2018 | Tourfinalen | −7 (68-70-71=209) | 2 strokes | Aksel Olsen
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Other wins (3)
edit- 2007 Arninge Open
- 2008 Skyways Open
- 2012 Norrporten Open
Source:[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Jacob Glennemo Player Profile". European Tour. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Jacob Glennemo säkrade CT-kort i Åhus" (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Glennemo starkast i Tourfinalen" (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "57 slag av Kinhult" (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "59-rond av Glennemo – andra i karriären" (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Jacob Glennemo". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Jacob Glennemo Player Profile". Golfdata. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
- Jacob Glennemo at the European Tour official site
- Jacob Glennemo at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Jacob Glennemo at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)