Chris Hanell

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Swedish professional golfer

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Early life and amateur career

Hanell was born in Västervik. He attended Arizona State University 1992–1997 and was part of the winning NCAA Division I Championship team in 1996. He won two individual collegiate titles, the 1994 TaylorMade Big Island Intercollegiate in Hawaii where he defeated Tiger Woods after sinking a 15-foot birdie on the first sudden-death playoff hole, and the 1996 Golf Digest Collegiate.

He was three-time All-American (1994, 1996, 1997) and three-time Academic All-American (1995, 1996, 1997). Hanell was Pac-10 Player of the Year, Sun Angel Athlete of the Year, and was the Golfweek Collegiate Player of the Year in 1997.

Hanell was on the national team and represented Europe at the Jacques Léglise Trophy and St Andrews Trophy. He won the 1991 European Boys' Team Championship in Oslo, and at the 1995 European Amateur Team Championship in Antwerp his team won bronze. He teamed up with Martin Erlandsson, Leif Westerberg and Daniel Olsson for the 1996 Eisenhower Trophy in Manila, where they finished runner-up behind Australia.

Professional career

Hanell turned professional in 1997 and joined the Challenge Tour, where he was runner-up at the 1998 Finnish Masters. He gained his European Tour card in 1998 after finishing 13th in the Challenge Tour rankings. In his rookie season, he finished 3rd at the 1999 British Masters behind Bob May and Colin Montgomerie. Hanell claimed his first European Tour victory at the 2004 Madeira Island Open and recorded a career-best of 62nd place on the European Tour Order of Merit in both 1999 and 2004. He retired in 2008 after spending 10 years on the European Tour.

In 2023, he joined the European Senior Tour.

Hanell was appointed board member of PGA European Tour (European Tour Group) in 2009.

Amateur wins

  • 1994 TaylorMade Big Island Intercollegiate
  • 1996 Golf Digest Collegiate

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (1)

::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 28 Mar 2004 | Madeira Island Open1 | −4 (73-67-73-71=284) | 1 stroke | SWE Steven Jeppesen, AUS Brad Kennedy, USA Rob Rashell | ::

1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour wins (1)

::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 28 Mar 2004 | Madeira Island Open1 | −4 (73-67-73-71=284) | 1 stroke | SWE Steven Jeppesen, AUS Brad Kennedy, USA Rob Rashell | ::

1Dual-ranking event with the European Tour

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 18 Aug 1996 | Gefle Open (as an amateur) | −8 (69-72-67=208) | 3 strokes | SWE Niclas Johnsson, SWE Lars Tingvall | ::

Results in major championships

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Note: Hanell only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

References

  1. "Player Profile Chris Hanell". European Tour.
  2. "Amer Ari Invitational Preview". Scoreboard.
  3. "Four men's golfers named to Pac-10 All-Academic teams". ASU News.
  4. "ASU Men's Golf 1996-97 Season Highlights". Sun Devil Athletics.
  5. "1996 World Amateur Golf Team Championship Record Book". World Amateur Golf Council.
  6. (19 March 2010). "Hanell Captures Maiden Title in Madeira". European Tour.
  7. "PGA European Tour". UK Companies House.
  8. (18 March 2025). "Havret joins European Tour Group Board". Golfbusiness News.
  9. (19 October 2015). "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association".
  10. (22 December 2022). "Blågula segrar i världen, EM och VM, EM Lag pojkar (upp till och med 18 år)". [[Swedish Golf Federation]].
  11. Jansson, Anders. (2004). "Golf - Den stora sporten, EM Boys". Swedish Golf Federation.

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