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  Joakim Mikkelsen

Joakim Mikkelsen

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Drammen, Norway

High School:
Norges Toppidrettsgymnas

Height:
5-6

Experience:
1L

CAREER STATS
Scorecard
Year Events Rds Strokes Avg Par +
Top 10
Top 15
Top 25
2008-09 13 38 2,791 73.45
13 3
6
8
2009-10 5 15 1,077 71.80
10 2
3
5
Career 18 53 3,868 72.98
23 5
9
13

PRONUNCIATION: Joakim (Yuh-KEEM)

BAYLOR PERSONAL RECORDS
Lowest 18-hole score: 68, Turtle Bay Intercollegiate (fall 2008)
Lowest 36-hole score: 139, Jerry Pate Intercollegiate (fall 2008)
Lowest 54-hole score: 210, twice (last at Baylor Intercollegiate, fall 2009)
Top 5 finishes: 1, Baylor Intercollegiate (fall 2009)
Top 10 finishes: 5, last at Baylor Intercollegiate (fall 2009)


BIG 12 COMMISSIONER'S HONOR ROLL (FALL 2009)
BIG 12 COMMISSIONER'S HONOR ROLL (SPRING 2009)
BIG 12 COMMISSIONER'S HONOR ROLL (FALL 2008)

FALL 2009 • SOPHOMORE
Carded a 3-over 219 to finish tied for 22nd at the Golfweek Conference Challenge in Riverside, Iowa • Finished tied for 13th with 1-under (75-69-71=215) at William H. Tucker • Tallied back-to-back sub-par rounds, including second-round 3-under 69 • Posted his first top-10 finish of the season, finishing 10th at the Wolverine with a 5-under 211 • Carded all three rounds of par or better at the Wolverine, including a final-round 4-under 68 • Placed 20th at Lone Star Invitational, firing a 6-over 222 • Fourth-place finish at Baylor Intercollegiate was first top-five finish of career • Carded three rounds of par or better at Baylor Intercollegiate, including final-round 69 • Concluded fall season with a 0.00 score vs. par (E thru 15 rounds) • Named to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (fall 2009).

SUMMER 2009
Participated at the 2009 British Amateur Championship in Liverpool, England • Finished with a two-round score of 9-over 153 in stroke-play, missing the cut for match-play championship.

2008-09 • FRESHMAN
Competed in all 13 tournaments as a true freshman • Finished the season ranked second on the team with a 73.45 stroke average and a 1.97 score vs. par • Led the team with 90.1 percent of his 38 total rounds counting towards team score • Posted three top-10 and seven top-20 finishes, while recording 13 rounds of par or better • Made Baylor debut at Shoal Creek Intercollegiate where he finished tied for 11th at 5-over 221 (71-73-77) • Recorded sub-par round of 71 in first round at Shoal Creek • His best finish was at the Baylor Intercollegiate, where he shot a 2-over 215 with back-to-back rounds of 70 to finish tied for sixth overall • Shot a 5-under 211 at the Turtle Bay Intercollegiate, carding sub-par rounds of 70 and 68 to finish tied for 10th • Shot a 2-under 214 (71-72-71) at the Ron Smith USF Invitational, finishing tied for seventh • Shot a 16-over 296 (75-75-73-73) to finish tied for 12th at the Big 12 Championship • Shot an 11-over 227 (73-80-74) at the NCAA South Central Regional • Named to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (fall 2008, spring 2009).

INTERNATIONAL
Member of the Norwegian national team for three years • Helped Norway to 2006 European Team Championships • Finished eighth overall at the 2007 European Championships • As a 15-year-old, finished fifth at 2005 Danish International Youth Championship, a tournament for players 21 and under • Finished fourth at Norwegian Junior Championships and tied for fourth at Norwegian Championships, a tournament featuring both professional and amateur players • Recorded four top-five finishes on the 2007 Norwegian Titleist Tour and did not finish outside the top 10 last season • On the Titleist Tour, ranked third on the Titleist Tour order of merit • Finished second at the Holtsmark GC and the Arendal GC, while placing fourth at Narvick GC and fifth at Stjordal GC.

PERSONAL
Born Aug. 29, 1989, in Drammen, Norway • Son of Stale and Gry Hilde Mikkelsen • Pre-Business major.