Göran Zachrisson

Goran Zachrisson (14 May 1938 – 11 August 2021) was a Swedish golf and sports journalist and television commentator. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden. From 1964 to 1967, Zachrisson was editor in chief of the magazine Svensk Golf. In 1966, he began working as commentator for the TV broadcasts of The Open Championship and many other golf events.Tomas Tynander, "Han är hetaste svensken i The Open: Zachrisson gör sin 40:e start: Något unikt", Aftonbladet, 14 July 2005 

Zachrisson died on 11 August 2021 in Stockholm of cancer, aged 83.
Honors
 1979 Golden Club of the Swedish Golf AssociationGuldklubban , Svenska Golfförbundet, Golf.se 
 1994 Wall plaque of the Professional Golfers' Association of SwedenVäggplakett, PGA Sweden 

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)

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Category:Sports commentators
Category:Writers from Stockholm
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