Background
The son of a golf professional, Kinhult started playing the game at six years old and showed huge potential, representing Europe in the Junior Ryder Cup in 2014 and Sweden at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.
The son of a golf professional, Kinhult started playing the game at six years old and showed huge potential, representing Europe in the Junior Ryder Cup in 2014 and Sweden at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.
Kinhult grabbed the golfing headlines in June 2015 when he led the European Tour"s Nordea Masters at the halfway stage, after opening with rounds of 68 and 67. Only 18 years old, he ultimately tied for 33rd place in what was his second European Tour appearance. In late 2015 he entered the European Tour Qualifying School.
After finishing third in Second Stage, he led after three rounds at the Final Stage, eventually settling for the 17th card.
Though he had considered going to college in America, he turned professional after his success at Professional Golf Association Catalunya Resort. 2013 Skandia Junior Open Boys, JSM Slag Boys Amateur Junior World Cup (representing Sweden): 2013 Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2014 Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 2014 Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2014.