Christofer Rahm (born 12 February 1998) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the Challenge Tour. He won three times on the 2024 Nordic Golf League to earn battlefield promotion.[1]
| Christofer Rahm | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Christofer Magnus Gustav Rahm |
| Born | 12 February 1998 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Särö, Kungsbacka Municipality, Sweden |
| Career | |
| College | University of North Carolina Wilmington Arkansas State University |
| Turned professional | 2022 |
| Current tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Nordic Golf League |
| Professional wins | 4 |
Early life and amateur career
editRahm was educated at the American School of Dubai. He won the 2015 Ras Al Khaimah Men's Amateur Championship, and made a handful of starts on the 2016 MENA Golf Tour.[2] In 2017, he finished third at the Qatar Open Amateur Championship and won the Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship at Vallda Golf & Country Club.[3]
Rahm attended University of North Carolina Wilmington from 2017 to 2021 and Arkansas State University from 2021 to 2022.[4][5] Playing with the UNC Wilmington Seahawks, he was named First-team All-Coastal Athletic Association and with the Arkansas State Red Wolves, Second-team All-Sun Belt.[6]
Professional career
editRahm turned professional after graduating in 2022 and joined the Nordic Golf League. He won three times on the 2024 Nordic Golf League to earn battlefield promotion for the Challenge Tour, where his first start was the Danish Golf Challenge in May.[7]
In his second start, he tied for third at Challenge de Cádiz.[8]
Personal life
editHis three years older sister Isabella played golf at University of Pennsylvania.[9]
Amateur wins
edit- 2014 Onsjö Junior Open, Carin Koch Junior Open
- 2015 Ras Al Khaimah Men's Amateur Championship
- 2016 Innersvingen Junior Open
- 2017 Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship
- 2019 Teen Tour Elite #2
Professional wins (4)
editNordic Golf League wins (3)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Feb 2024 | GolfStar Winter Series (Forest) | −12 (70-65-69=204) | Playoff |  Matias Honkala
|
| 2 | 27 Feb 2024 | ECCO Tour Spanish Open | −14 (69-65-68=202) | 2 strokes |  Alexander George Frances,  Bjarki Pétursson (a)
|
| 3 | 18 May 2024 | Stora Hotellet Fjällbacka Open | −20 (63-63-70=196) | 1 stroke | Björn Hellgren
|
Other wins (1)
edit- 2022 Värmland Open (Future Series)
Source:[10]
References
edit- ^ "Christofer Rahm teeing it up in Odense after earning automatic promotion to Challenge Tour". European Tour. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Chakravarty, Joy (4 November 2015). "Regional golf round-up: Cristofer Rahm wins RAK Open". Sport 360. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Strid om SM-guldet mellan Christofer och Oscar". Norra Halland (in Swedish). 2 July 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Men's Golf Roster: Christofer Rahm". UNCW Sports. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Men's Golf Roster: Christofer Rahm". Arkansas State University Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Naglic and Rahm Garner All-Sun Belt Recognition". Arkansas State University Athletics. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Damgaard, Peter (18 May 2024). "Christofer Rahm på Challenge Touren efter tre Nordic League sejre i år" (in Danish). 19Hul. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Gøth-Rasmussen keeps his cool to secure victory in Cádiz". European Tour. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Women's Golf: Isabella Rahm". Penn Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Christofer Rahm". Golfdata. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Christofer Rahm". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
External links
edit- Christofer Rahm at the European Tour official site
- Christofer Rahm at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Christofer Rahm at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)