Toni Karjalainen

Toni Karjalainen (born 9 July 1979) is a Finnish professional golfer who formerly played on the European Tour and the Challenge Tour. He was his country's highest ranked male golfer and one of only a few Finnish golfers playing on the leading professional tours when he won twice on the Challenge Tour in 2005 and 2006.

Amateur career As an amateur, Karjalainen represented his country at the European Youths' Team Championship, and twice at the Eisenhower Trophy.

Professional career Karjalainen earned his playing rights on the 2004 Nordic Golf League by finished second at the qualifying school at Eslöv Golf Club in Sweden at the end of 2003. He also made several appearances on the main European Tour in 2006, making five cuts. His best finish on the European Tour was tied 20th at the 2006 BA-CA Golf Open in Vienna, Austria.

In July 2006 he reached a career best 282nd on the Official World Golf Ranking, and was at the time Finland's highest ranked player.

Having lost his playing privileges in Europe at the end of the 2008 season, Karjalainen joined the Asian Tour in 2009 after coming through qualifying school.

Professional wins (6) Challenge Tour wins (2)

Nordic Golf League wins (3)

Finnish Tour wins (1)

Team appearances Amateur European Youths' Team Championship (representing Finland): 1998, 2000 Eisenhower Trophy (representing Finland): 2000, 2002 European Amateur Team Championship (representing Finland): 2001