Göran Zachrisson
Goran Zachrisson, (born May 14, 1938 in Stockholm), is a Swedish golf and sports journalist and television commentator. Zachrisson is known for his golfing skills and his distinct style of reporting.
From 1964 to 1967, Zachrisson was editor in chief of the magazine Svensk Golf. Since 1966, he has been a commentator for the TV broadcasts of The Open Championship and many other golf tournaments.[1] In the early 1990s, he was hired by Viasat, and since then has been a golf commentator on its channels, including the Viasat Sport channels. He also writes about golf for many periodicals, including Svensk Golf, Golf-Store Magazine and Golf Digest. In recent years, he has also been a commentator at sailing events.
Zachrisson is a member of Djursholm Golf Club, where he is president of the banking committee, and since 1992 has been a member of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, the world's most prestigious golf club. Zachrisson is also a member of Sand GC, Stockholms GK, Svartinge, the Royal Liverpool GC and Charlton G&CC.[2]
In a summer address on July 18, 2007, Zachrisson mentioned among other things that his son Jonas was playing in the Swedish synthpop band NASA. He has also written a book on skates for tour skating.
In March 2012, Göran Zachrisson interviewed Zlatan Ibrahimović, captain of the Swedish soccer team. The interview, titled Zlatan Exklusivt (Zlatan Exclusive) was seen by over two million viewers on Swedish TV.
Honors
- 1979 Golden Club of the Swedish Golf Association[3]
- 1994 Wall plaque of the Professional Golfers' Association of Sweden[4]
Bibliography
- Golf för alla: att spela golf: utrustning, teknik, tävlingsformer, kostnader (1968)
- På långfärdsskridskor (2000)
- 20 berättelser om golf (2006)
- Fler berättelser om golf (2011)
References
- ↑ Tomas Tynander, "Han är hetaste svensken i The Open: Zachrisson gör sin 40:e start: Något unikt", Aftonbladet, July 14, 2005 (Swedish)
- ↑ Stefan Cardner, "'Zacke' berättar vidare i ny bok", Golf.se (Swedish)
- ↑ Guldklubban, Svenska Golfförbundet, Golf.se (Swedish)
- ↑ Väggplakett, PGA Sweden (Swedish)
External links
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