Chris Hanell

Chris Hanell
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Hanell
Born	30 May 1973 (1973-05-30) (age 38) Västervik, Sweden
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Nationality	Sweden
Residence	Scottsdale, Arizona, US
Career
College	Arizona State University
Turned professional	1997
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 1999
PGA Championship	DNP

Christopher Hanell (born 30 May 1973) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Hanell was born in Västervik. He attended Arizona State University in the United States and was part of the winning NCAA Division I championship team in 1996. He won two individual collegiate titles: the 1994 Taylor Made/Big Island Intercollegiate and the 1996 Golf Digest Collegiate. He was three-time All-American (1994, 1996, 1997) and an Academic All-American in 1997. He won the Golf Week and Golfstat Player of the Year awards in 1997

Hanell turned professional in 1997 and gained his European Tour card in 1998 after finishing 13th on the European Challenge Tour money list. He claimed his first European Tour victory at the 2004 Madeira Island Open and has a best finish of 62nd place on the European Tour Order of Merit in both 1999, his rookie season, and 2004. Retired in 2008 after spending 10 years on the European Tour.

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	28 Mar 2004	Madeira Island Open (co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour)	-4 (73-67-73-71=284)	1 stroke	Steven Jeppesen, Brad Kennedy, Rob Rashell

Other wins (1)

• 1996 Gefle Open (Telia Tour)

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy: 1996 (Silver Medal)
• St Andrews Trophy: 1994
• Jacques Léglise Trophy: 1991
• European Boys: 1990 (Gold Medal)
• European Youth: 1994 (Silver Medal)
• European Championship: 1995 (Bronze Medal)
• British Boys: 1990 (Bronze Medal)

External links

• Chris Hanell at the European Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Hanell, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	30 May 1973
Place of birth	Västervik, Sweden
Date of death
Place of death