Kim Koivu (born 11 April 1991) is a Finnish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won three times on the 2018 Challenge Tour.
Amateur career Koivu attended Georgia Southern University from 2013 to 2015, having previously attended Brevard College for two years. Koivu played on the Nordic Golf League as an amateur during 2017. At the end of the season, he qualified for the final stage of the European Tour Q-school. He turned professional at the end of the season.
Professional career Koivu's success in reaching the final stage of the Q-school gained him entry to 2018 Challenge Tour events. He won his second event, the Belt & Road Colorful Yunnan Open, won again later in the season at the Vierumäki Finnish Challenge, where he beat Robert MacIntyre at the first hole of a playoff, and then won the Rolex Trophy two weeks later. His three wins earning him an immediate promotion to the European Tour.
Amateur wins 2011 Fall LMU Invitational 2012 Cherokee Valley Invitational, Aramark Collegiate Invitational 2013 Irish Creek Intercollegiate
Professional wins (7) Challenge Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up115 Apr 2018Belt & Road Colorful Yunnan Open1−16 (70-65-69-64=268)4 strokes Marcus Armitage, Joachim B. Hansen212 Aug 2018Vierumäki Finnish Challenge−21 (70-65-66-66=267)Playoff Robert MacIntyre325 Aug 2018Rolex Trophy−22 (62-65-72-67=266)6 strokes Marcel Schneider 1Co-sanctioned by the China Tour
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12018Vierumäki Finnish Challenge Robert MacIntyreWon with birdie on first extra hole
Finnish Tour wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up16 Jun 2015Audi Finnish Tour 2(as an amateur)−5 (75-68-73=211)2 strokes Kristian Kulokorpi (a)28 May 2016Audi Finnish Tour Opening(as an amateur)−4 (76-67-69=212)2 strokes Matias Honkala (a)316 Jun 2018NRG Open−11 (63-67-75=205)6 strokes Santeri Lehesmaa (a), Jaakko Mäkitalo, Mikael Salminen430 Jul 2022Finnish Tour 6−9 (68-65-71=204)Playoff Teemu Bakker
Team appearances Amateur European Amateur Team Championship (representing Finland): 2015, 2016 Eisenhower Trophy (representing Finland): 2016
See also List of golfers to achieve a three-win promotion from the Challenge Tour 2018 Challenge Tour graduates
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