Mikael Piltz

Mikael Piltz (born 10 May 1967) is a Finnish professional golfer who played on the Challenge Tour and briefly on the European Tour.

Mikael Piltz
Personal information
Born	(1967-05-10) 10 May 1967 (age 58)
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sporting nationality	Finland
Career
Turned professional	1989
Former tour(s)	European Tour Challenge Tour
Professional wins	9
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	2
Other	7

Career

Piltz turned professional in 1989 and played on the Swedish Golf Tour. He then joined the Challenge Tour, where he was runner-up at the 1992 Volvo Finnish Open^[1] before winning the 1994 Volvo Finnish Open, following a playoff with Joakim Grönhagen.^[2] The win earned him an invitation to the 1995 Sarazen World Open at Chateau Elan Legends course in Braselton, Georgia. He made 11 starts and 5 cuts on the 1994 European Tour, finding himself back on the Challenge Tour, where he was runner-up at the 2001 Russian Open behind Jamie Donaldson.

Piltz represented Finland at four World Cups (1991, 1992, 1994, 2000) with a best finish of 21st together with Kalle Väinölä in 2000.

Professional wins (9)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	10 Jul 1994	Volvo Finnish Open	−6 (67-71-72=210)	Playoff	Joakim Grönhagen

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1994	Volvo Finnish Open	Joakim Grönhagen	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Source:^[3]

Nordic Golf League wins (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	6 Jun 1999	Kiitolinja Open	−8 (69-67=136)	3 strokes	Johan Edfors
2	20 Jun 1999	Canon Masters	−9 (66-70-71=207)	3 strokes	Pauli Hughes, Mika Lehtinen, Kalle Väinölä
3	25 Jul 1999	Audi Trophy			Jyry-Jussi Peltomäki
4	12 Sep 1999	Finnish PGA Championship	+1 (71-75-71=217)	5 strokes	Anssi Kankkonen
5	17 Jun 2000	Sonera-Kiitolinja Open	−5 (69-70-72=211)	1 stroke	Kalle Väinölä
6	26 May 2002	Intersport Open	−11 (67-71-67=205)	5 strokes	Toni Karjalainen

Sources:^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Other wins (2)

• 1995 Finnish PGA Championship
• 1997 Finish Closed Championship

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Boys' Team Championship (representing Finland): 1985^[10]

Professional

• World Cup (representing Finland): 1991, 1992, 1994, 2000