Daniel Westermark (born 6 April 1963) is a Swedish professional golfer.
| Daniel Westermark | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Daniel Westermark |
| Born | 6 April 1963 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Estepona, Málaga, Spain |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1985 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
Westermark enjoyed success on the Challenge Tour in the early 1990s where he won the 1993 Campeonato de Castilla and the 1994 Centenario Copa Palmer.[1] He also finished runner-up in the 1991 Neuchatel Open, 1993 Kenya Open, 1994 Neuchatel Open, 1994 Tessali Open, 1994 El Corte Ingles Open, 1996 Is Molas Challenge and the 1998 Volvo Finnish Open.[2]
Westermark qualified for the 1995 European Tour and finished 165th on the Order of Merit. In total, he played 61 European Tour events between 1987 and 2000, earning €46,447 in official prize money.[1]
Westermark later become the club professional at El Paraiso Golf Club in Estepona, Spain.[1] He claimed the 16th and final card at qualifying school in Portugal to earn conditional playing rights for the 2015 European Senior Tour season.[1]
Professional wins (3)
editChallenge Tour wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Apr 1993 | Campeonato de Castilla | 21 holes |  Tomás Jesus Muñoz
| |
| 2 | 30 Apr 1994 | Centenario Copa Palmer | −13 (65-69-71-70=275) | 3 strokes |  Henrik Simonsen
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Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1993 | Kenya Open |  Peter Harrison,  Craig Maltman
|
Maltman won with birdie on third extra hole |
Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Jul 1988 | Scandinavian Tipo Trophy | −2 (71-68-75=214) | 3 strokes | Mikael Karlsson, Nils-Åke Sandell
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References
edit- ^ a b c d Daniel Westermark Career Record, European Tour, accessed 13 September 2016
- ^ Daniel Westermark, Golfdata, accessed 13 September 2016
External links
edit- Daniel Westermark at the European Tour official site
- Daniel Westermark at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)
- Daniel Westermark at the Official World Golf Ranking official site