Adam Wallin
Swedish golfer
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Adam Wallin (born 7 December 2001) is a Swedish professional golfer and Challenge Tour player. As an amateur, he was runner-up at the 2022 Eisenhower Trophy and won three medals in European championships.
Sweden| Adam Wallin | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Born | 7 December 2001 Ulricehamn, Sweden | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
| Sporting nationality | Sweden | ||||
| Residence | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | Ohio State University | ||||
| Turned professional | 2024 | ||||
| Current tours | Challenge Tour Nordic Golf League | ||||
| Professional wins | 4 | ||||
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Amateur career
Wallin had a successful amateur career and was runner-up at the 2018 Fairhaven Trophy and the 2019 Grand Prix de PACA. He played for the Continent of Europe team at the Jacques Leglise Trophy and St Andrews Trophy, and represented Sweden at the European Boys' Team Championship twice, securing two bronze medals.[1]
Wallin accepted a scholarship to Ohio State University and spent four years playing with the Ohio State Buckeyes men's golf team 2020–2024.[2] He held the 54-hole individual lead at the 2024 NCAA Championship after rounds of 68-74-69, and carded a final round 76 to finish in eighth place, just two shots behind winner Hiroshi Tai. He defeated top-ranked Gordon Sargent in extra hole in the team's quarterfinal match to send the Buckeyes to the semifinals.[3] He was named All-American as a senior.[4]
Wallin won silver at the 2022 European Amateur Team Championship in England, after Sweden lost the final to Spain 41⁄2 to 21⁄2.[5] He finished in second place behind Italy and ahead of the United States in third at the 2022 Eisenhower Trophy, in a team together with Ludvig Åberg and Tobias Jonsson.[6]
Wallin tied for 3rd in the 2022 Göteborg Open, a Nordic Golf League event, and played in the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed at Vasatorp Golf Club on the 2024 European Tour, where he finished tied 29th.[7]
Professional career
Wallin turned professional after graduating in 2024 and joined the Nordic Golf League, where he was runner-up at Holtsmark Open in Norway.[7]
In 2025, he registered five runner-up finishes and three wins by August, to secure immediate "battlefield" promotion to the Challenge Tour.[8]
Amateur wins
Professional wins (4)
Nordic Golf League wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | 16 Feb 2025 | GolfStar Winter Series (Links) | −17 (68-66-63=197) | Playoff | Tobias Edén |
| 2 | 5 Jul 2025 | Enklare att vara proffs | −16 (69-63-68=200) | Playoff |  Jarand Ekeland Arnøy |
| 3 | 15 Aug 2025 | Skåne Challenge | −10 (68-68-67=203) | 1 stroke |  William Gøth-Rasmussen, Mads Laage |
| 4 | 9 Oct 2025 | Destination Gotland Open | −19 (67-65-65=197) | 6 strokes | Jamie Tofte Nielsen |
Team appearances
Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2018, 2019 (winners)
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2018
- Junior Golf World Cup (representing Sweden): 2019
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2022
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 2022
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2021, 2022
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