Jacob Glennemo Explained

Jacob Glennemo
Nickname:Glenn
Birth Date:25 May 1987
Birth Place:Mariefred, Sweden
Residence:Stockholm, Sweden
Yearpro:2007
Extour:Challenge Tour
Nordic Golf League
Swedish Golf Tour
Prowins:10
Award1:Danish Golf Tour
Order of Merit winner
Year1:2014
Award2:Nordic Golf League
Order of Merit winner
Year2:2014
Award3:Swedish Golf Tour
Order of Merit winner
Year3:2018

Jacob Glennemo (born 25 May 1987) is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the Challenge Tour between 2013 and 2020. He won the 2014 Nordic Golf League Order of Merit.[1]

Professional career

Glennemo turned professional in 2007 and joined the Nordic Golf League. He recorded his maiden NGL victory at the 2012 Landskrona Masters and finished 5th in the season rankings, to qualify for the Challenge Tour. As a Challenge Tour rookie in 2013 he made 7 cuts in 16 starts. He was also runner-up at the Black Mountain Invitational in Thailand behind Johan Edfors, and made his first cut on the European Tour, at the Lyoness Open in France.[1]

In 2014, he won three tournaments and topped the Nordic Golf League Order of Merit, to again secure a Challenge Tour card. In 2016 he was tied 7th at the Najeti Open in France.[1]

In 2018 he won three tournaments including the Swedish Golf Tour Final, and finished second in the NGL season rankings, to again earn promotion to the Challenge Tour.[2] He won the 2018 Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit and the associated cash bonus.[3] In 2019, he finished tied 10th at the Italian Challenge Open.[1]

Glennemo has recorded a 59 twice in his career, at the 2017 Race to Himmerland[4] and at the 2020 AIK-Golfen.[5] In 2018, he reached a career best Official World Golf Ranking rank of 382.[6] He retired from tour following the 2020 season.

Amateur wins

Source:[7]

Professional wins (10)

Nordic Golf League wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
126 Aug 2012Landskrona Masters−19 (65-68-64=197)1 stroke Jens Fahrbring
22 May 2014DAT Masters−8 (69-72-67=208)1 stroke Jesper Billing
313 Sep 2014Haverdal Open−8 (73-66-69=208)3 strokes Steven Jeppesen, Anton Wejshag,
Joakim Wikström
44 Oct 2014Race to HimmerLand−11 (65-67-73=205)1 stroke Martin Ovesen
51 Jun 2018Jyske Bank PGA Championship−12 (66-69-69=204)1 stroke Anders Strand Ellingsberg
628 Sep 2018Holtsmark Open−15 (64-69-68=201)3 strokes Sebastian Hansson
713 Oct 2018−7 (68-70-71=209)2 strokes Aksel Olsen

Other wins (3)

Source:[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jacob Glennemo Player Profile . European Tour . 2 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Jacob Glennemo säkrade CT-kort i Åhus . Svensk Golf . 2 November 2022 . sv.
  3. Web site: Glennemo starkast i Tourfinalen . Svensk Golf . 2 November 2022 . sv.
  4. Web site: 57 slag av Kinhult . Svensk Golf . 2 November 2022 . sv.
  5. Web site: 59-rond av Glennemo – andra i karriären . Svensk Golf . 2 November 2022 . sv.
  6. Web site: Jacob Glennemo . Official World Golf Ranking . 2 November 2022.
  7. Web site: Jacob Glennemo Player Profile . Golfdata . 2 November 2022.