Background
Mednick was born in Bethesda, Maryland in the United States to an American father and a Swedish mother, and moved to Sweden when he was eight years old.
Mednick was born in Bethesda, Maryland in the United States to an American father and a Swedish mother, and moved to Sweden when he was eight years old.
His great-grandparents emigrated from Russia to escape the Tsar, and the authorities in the United States changed their family name from Mednikov to Mednick. Mednick had a successful amateur career before turning professional in 1989. He played on the European Tour and the second tier Challenge Tour between 1990 and 2006 but his career was restricted by a back injury sustained in 1995.
1986 Scottish Youths Amateur Championship European Tour wins (1) Challenge Tour wins (6) Other wins (1).
1986 Scottish Youths Amateur Championship 1990 Länsförsäkringar Open 1993 Challenge Chargeurs 1994 Compaq Open 1996 Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay, Toyota Danish Professional Golf Association Championship 2002 North West of Ireland Open (also a European Tour event) 1998 General Electric Capital Bank Open (Telia Tour).