Mikael Piltz
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| Mikael Piltz | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 10 May 1967 |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Sporting nationality | |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1989 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 2 |
| Other | 7 |
Mikael Piltz (born 10 May 1967) is a Finnish professional golfer who played on the Challenge Tour and briefly on the European Tour.
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)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Jul 1994 | Volvo Finnish Open | −6 (67-71-72=210) | Playoff |
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1994 | Volvo Finnish Open | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Source:[3]
Nordic Golf League wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Jun 1999 | Kiitolinja Open | −8 (69-67=136) | 3 strokes | |
| 2 | 20 Jun 1999 | Canon Masters | −9 (66-70-71=207) | 3 strokes | |
| 3 | 25 Jul 1999 | Audi Trophy | |||
| 4 | 12 Sep 1999 | Finnish PGA Championship | +1 (71-75-71=217) | 5 strokes | |
| 5 | 17 Jun 2000 | Sonera-Kiitolinja Open | −5 (69-70-72=211) | 1 stroke | |
| 6 | 26 May 2002 | Intersport Open | −11 (67-71-67=205) | 5 strokes |
Other wins (2)
- 1995 Finnish PGA Championship
- 1997 Finish Closed Championship