Per Arne Christopher Hanell (born 30 May 1973) is a Swedish professional

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Early life and amateur career

Hanell was born in

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. He attended

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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

Professional career

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

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and has a best finish of 62nd place on the European Tour Order of Merit in both 1999, his rookie season, and 2004. He retired in 2008 after spending 10 years on the European Tour.

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (1)

¹Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour wins (1)

¹Dual-ranking event with the European Tour

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the halfway cut
''Note: Hanell only played in The Open Championship.''

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Finland): 1991 (winners) *

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(representing the Continent of Europe): 1991 * European Youths' Team Championship: 1994 * St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1994 * European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden):

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* Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden):

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanell, Chris Swedish male golfers Arizona State Sun Devils men's golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Kalmar County People from Västervik Municipality 1973 births Living people