Jarmo Sandelin

Jarmo Sakari Sandelin (born 10 May 1967) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the European Senior Tour. He had five European Tour wins and played in the 1999 Ryder Cup.

Jarmo Sandelin
Personal information
Full nameJarmo Sakari Sandelin
Born (1967-05-10) 10 May 1967
Imatra, Finland
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceStockholm, Sweden
SpouseLinda Sandelin
ChildrenLukas, Douglas, Axel
Career
Turned professional1987
Current tour(s)European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Professional wins10
Highest ranking59 (11 July 1999)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour5
Asian Tour1
Challenge Tour2
European Senior Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT24: 2000
U.S. OpenCUT: 2000
The Open ChampionshipT31: 2000
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year		1995

Early life

Sandelin was born in Imatra, Finland but grew up in Sweden and became a Swedish citizen.

Professional career

Sandelin turned professional in 1987 and despite several visits to qualifying school, did not win a place on the European Tour until 1995 when he graduated from the second tier Challenge Tour by finishing in 9th place on the end of season rankings in 1994. He won the Turespana Open De Canaria during his début season as he finished in 21st place on the Order of Merit and was named the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year.[2][3]

In 1996, Sandelin played on the United States-based PGA Tour, but made just one cut from 14 tournament starts during the season. He returned to Europe towards the end of the year with immediate success, winning the Madeira Island Open.[4] He has won a total of five tournaments on the European Tour and his best season was 1999, when he won the Spanish and German Opens and finished 9th on the Order of Merit. He also made his only Ryder Cup appearance that year, but was only selected to play in the singles and lost his match against Phil Mickelson 5 and 3.[3]

Sandelin suffered a loss of form after the turn of the century which culminated in a return to qualifying school in 2005. Having employed a coach for the first time in his career,[5] he regained his European Tour card immediately.[6] He managed to maintain his playing status another three years, although by small margins. In 2007 he edged out Lee Slattery for the last automatic card for 2008 by just €77.[7] He entered the European Tour Qualifying School totally 12 times.

In May 2017, Sandelin became eligible for the European Senior Tour, from 2018 known as the Staysure Tour. The first season he played 13 tournaments, had seven top-10s, with a best tied-4th finish at the Farmfoods European Senior Masters and finished 17th on the 2017 European Senior Tour Order-of-Merit rankings.[8] In 2018 Sandelin was runner-up in the Swiss Seniors Open and he had his first win on the senior tour in the final event of the 2019 season, the MCB Tour Championship – Mauritius, 18 years after his last European Tour win.[9]

In 2001, he was awarded honorary member of the PGA of Sweden.[3]

1997 Lancome Trophy

The European Tour tournament Lancome Trophy at Golf de Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, 30 km west of Paris, France in September 1997, was won by Mark O'Meara, one stroke ahead of Sandelin. A television viewer in Sweden noted that, on the 15th green in the final round, O'Meara, facing a two and a half foot putt, had replaced his ball half an inch closer to the hole than had been indicated by his marker. Sandelin wrote to O'Meara in March 1998, sent a video recording of the incident and asked for an explanation. O'Meara insisted he had not intended to gain any advantage and sought advice from the PGA and European Tours, who informed him that the tournament was over and the result stood. Sandelin went public with the story and demanded that O'Meara should hand back the trophy and the prize money.[10] O'Meara admitted in April 1998, he may, without intention, have broken the rules of golf on his way to winning the 1997 Lancome Trophy.[11]

Professional wins (10)

European Tour wins (5)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 12 Feb 1995 Turespaña Open De Canaria −6 (74-72-66-70=282) 1 stroke Seve Ballesteros, Paul Eales
2 31 Mar 1996 Madeira Island Open −9 (72-67-71-69=279) 1 stroke Paul Affleck
3 25 Apr 1999 Peugeot Open de España −21 (66-66-66-69=267) 4 strokes Ignacio Garrido, Miguel Ángel Jiménez,
Paul McGinley
4 13 Jun 1999 German Open −14 (69-64-73-68=274) Playoff Retief Goosen
5 25 Nov 2001
(2002 season)		 BMW Asian Open1 −10 (72-66-72-68=278) 1 stroke José María Olazábal, Thongchai Jaidee

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1999 German Open Retief Goosen Won with par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 29 Aug 1993 Finnish PGA Championship E (71-74-71=216) 2 strokes Jouni Vilmunen
2 11 Sep 1994 Challenge Novotel −10 (70-69-73-66=278) 1 stroke Fredrik Andersson Hed

Other wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 18 Oct 1998 Open Novotel Perrier
(with Olle Karlsson)		 −26 (62-68-63-136=329) 3 strokes Richard Boxall and Derrick Cooper
2 8 Aug 2019 Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship −8 (53-47=100) 1 stroke Paul Lawrie, Steven Tiley

European Senior Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 15 Dec 2019 MCB Tour Championship – Mauritius −12 (69-70-65=204) 3 strokes James Kingston

Results in major championships
Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
U.S. Open CUT WD
The Open Championship T79 65 T31
PGA Championship CUT T24

Note: Sandelin never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament1999
Match Play
Championship T20
Invitational T30
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

See also

References
  1. "Week 28 1999 Ending 11 Jul 1999" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. Glover, Tim (20 June 1999). "First Night – Jarmo Sandelin: The maverick of the fairways". London: The Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  3. Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 250, 257, 258, 268, 271, 283. ISBN 91-86818007.
  4. "In Your Face". Sports Illustrated. 20 September 1999. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  5. "Sandelin finds hope at School". Irish Times. 10 November 2005. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  6. "Whitehouse seals Tour School win". BBC Sport. 15 November 2005. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  7. "Little and Finch celebrate on a tension packed day". PGA European Tour. 28 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  8. "Jarmo Sandelin – Wins and Results". European Tour.
  9. "Sunshine delight for Sandelin in Mauritius". European Tour. 15 December 2019.
  10. Glover, Tim (20 June 1999). "Golf: First Night - Jarmo Sandelin: The maverick of the fairways Europe's newest Ryder Cup player will test the team ethic". Independent.
  11. "O'Meara admits to possible misplacing". The Irish Times. 30 April 1998.
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