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Mikael Piltz

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Mikael Piltz
Personal information
Born (1967-05-10) 10 May 1967 (age 57)
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sporting nationality Finland
Career
Turned professional1989
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other7

Mikael Piltz (born 10 May 1967) is a Finnish professional golfer who played on the Challenge Tour and briefly on the European Tour.

Career

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Piltz turned professional in 1989 and played on the Swedish Golf Tour. He then joined the Challenge Tour, where he was runner-up at the 1992 Volvo Finnish Open[1] before winning the 1994 Volvo Finnish Open, following a playoff with Joakim Grönhagen.[2] The win earned him an invitation to the 1995 Sarazen World Open at Chateau Elan Legends course in Braselton, Georgia. He made 11 starts and 5 cuts on the 1994 European Tour, finding himself back on the Challenge Tour, where he was runner-up at the 2001 Russian Open behind Jamie Donaldson.

Piltz represented Finland at four World Cups (1991, 1992, 1994, 2000) with a best finish of 21st together with Kalle Väinölä in 2000.

Professional wins (9)

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Challenge Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 10 Jul 1994 Volvo Finnish Open −6 (67-71-72=210) Playoff Sweden Joakim Grönhagen

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1994 Volvo Finnish Open Sweden Joakim Grönhagen Won with birdie on second extra hole

Source:[3]

Nordic Golf League wins (6)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 6 Jun 1999 Kiitolinja Open −8 (69-67=136) 3 strokes Sweden Johan Edfors
2 20 Jun 1999 Canon Masters −9 (66-70-71=207) 3 strokes Finland Pauli Hughes, Finland Mika Lehtinen,
Finland Kalle Väinölä
3 25 Jul 1999 Audi Trophy Finland Jyry-Jussi Peltomäki
4 12 Sep 1999 Finnish PGA Championship +1 (71-75-71=217) 5 strokes Finland Anssi Kankkonen
5 17 Jun 2000 Sonera-Kiitolinja Open −5 (69-70-72=211) 1 stroke Finland Kalle Väinölä
6 26 May 2002 Intersport Open −11 (67-71-67=205) 5 strokes Finland Toni Karjalainen

Sources:[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Other wins (2)

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  • 1995 Finnish PGA Championship
  • 1997 Finish Closed Championship

Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

References

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  1. ^ "1992 Volvo Finnish Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ^ "1994 Volvo Finnish Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Mikael Piltz Player Profile". European Tour. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Results 1999 Kiitolinja Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Results 1999 Canon Masters". Golfdata. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Results 1999 Audi Trophy". Golfdata. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Results 1999 PGA Championship". Golfdata. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Results 2000 Sonera-Kiitolinja Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Results 2002 Intersport Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  10. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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