Magnus Grankvist (born 3 April 1964) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

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and golf coach. He won the 1986

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, a "special event" on the

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, and the 1989

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on the

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Career

Grankvist was part of the National Team as an amateur. He won the bronze at the 1984

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at Hermitage GC,

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with a team that included

Jesper Parnevik Jesper Bo Parnevik (; born 7 March 1965) is a Swedish professional golfer. He spent 38 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking in 2000 and 2001. Early years and amateur career Parnevik was born in Botkyrka, Stockholm County, a ...

, Fredrik Lindgren and

Johan Ryström Johan Börje Ryström (born 13 January 1964) is a Swedish professional golfer. Ryström grew up in Köping. He started playing golf at age six and was a scratch golfer by age fifteen. in August 1986, Ryström won the Nordic Championship over 72 ...

. After turning professional, he played on the

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, where he won four tournaments, including the

in 1986 and 1989. In 1989, the tournament was part of the Satellite Tour, which soon was renamed the

. In 1986, he finished third on the

Order of Merit, behind

Per-Arne Brostedt Per-Arne Brostedt (born 9 January 1958) is a Swedish professional golfer, member of the winning Swedish team at the 1986 Europcar Cup, a special event on the European Tour. He was 1984 and 1985 Swedish PGA Champion and won the Swedish Golf Tou ...

and

Magnus Persson Atlevi Magnus Persson Atlevi (born 26 July 1965) is a Swedish professional golfer. He competed as Magnus Persson until his marriage to Elisabeth Atlevi in 1999. Amateur career As a golf prodigy, Persson became a scratch player at age 15, at the time th ...

. In 1986, he was part of the winning Swedish team at the

together with

Anders Forsbrand Anders Gunnar Vilhelm Forsbrand (born 1 April 1961) is a Swedish professional golfer who formerly competed on the European Tour. Early life Forsbrand was born in Filipstad, Sweden. He began playing golf at Uddeholm Golf Club, a small club with a ...

and Magnus Sunesson.

Coaching career

Grankvist started working for the

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after retiring from tour. 1998–2002 he was head coach for the National Boys Team, which he led to victory at the 2001

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at Amber Baltic GC in Poland and silver the following year at Reykjavik GC in

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. Both teams included

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Steven Jeppesen Steven Svejstrup Jeppesen (born 22 April 1984) is a Swedish professional golfer. Career Jeppesen played for the Swedish National team as an amateur and won on his first outing for the team, the Junior Open Championship at Crail, Scotland, in 2 ...

and

Niklas Lemke Karl Niklas Lemke (born 23 April 1984) is a Swedish professional golfer, who plays on the European Tour. He has formerly played on the Challenge Tour and the Web.com Tour in the United States. Early life Lemke was born in Linköping, Sweden, s ...

. In 2003 he coached the Swedish team to a bronze finish behind Spain and England at the

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held at Royal Hague GCC,

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. The team consisted of

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, Per Nilsson,

Alex Norén Alexander Norén (born 12 July 1982) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He has won ten tournaments on the European Tour, including the 2017 BMW PGA Championship, BMW PGA Championship, the Aberdeen Ass ...

and

Wilhelm Schauman Wilhelm Schauman (born November 8, 1857, in Jakobstad) was a prominent Finnish-Swedish industrialist and member of the noble Schauman family. He is best known as the founder of Finland's first veneer factory and for his significant contribution ...

. He also coached the European team in the 2005 Palmer Cup, a match the Americans won 14 to 10.

Professional wins (7)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (3)

Sources:

Other wins (3)

*2011 (2) Forsgården Open, Göteborg District Championship *2012 (1) Sportlife Open

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Sweden): 1984 Professional *

(representing Sweden): 1986 (winners) Source:

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grankvist, Magnus Swedish male golfers Golfers from Stockholm 1964 births Living people 20th-century Swedish sportsmen