Tapio Pulkkanen
Tapio Pulkkanen is a Finnish professional golfer. He had his first win on the Challenge Tour in 2017, taking the Kazakhstan Open. He finished first in the 2017 Challenge Tour Order of Merit to earn his European Tour card for 2018. He is noted for wearing a trilby hat.
Professional career
Pulkkanen turned professional in early 2013 and was runner-up in his first tournament on the Challenge Tour, the Challenge de Madrid in April. The remainder of 2013 and 2014 were disappointing with a best finish of 34th place. Pulkkanen played on the Nordic Golf League in 2015, won five events and headed the Order Of Merit. The return to the Challenge Tour in 2016 was again a disappointment with a best finish of 30th place. His 2017 Challenge Tour season started with a second place in the Turkish Airlines Challenge, followed up with another runner-up finish in the D+D Real Czech Challenge. Later in the year he had his first win, taking the Kazakhstan Open after a playoff with Chase Koepka. He finished first in the 2017 Challenge Tour Order of Merit to earn his European Tour card for 2018.In December 2017 Pulkkanen was tied for third in the Joburg Open, level with Shaun Norris. The event was part of the Open Qualifying Series, with three places available to the 2018 Open Championship. Norris received the entry because he had a higher world ranking, 192 to Pulkkanen's 197.
Professional wins (6)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
Challenge Tour playoff record| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 2017 | Kazakhstan Open |  Chase Koepka | Won with par on third extra hole |