Peter Hedblom | |
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Hedblom at the Scottish Open in 2006
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Personal information | |
Full name | Peter Hedblom |
Born |
Gävle, Sweden |
20 January 1970
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st) |
Nationality | Sweden |
Residence | Gävle, Sweden |
Spouse | Anna (m. 1999) |
Children | Kasper, Patricia, Philip |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1988 |
Former tour(s) |
European Tour Challenge Tour |
Professional wins | 9 |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 3 |
Challenge Tour | 4 |
Best results in major championships |
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Masters Tournament | DNP |
U.S. Open | T11: 2005 |
The Open Championship | T7: 1996 |
PGA Championship | CUT: 2008 |
Peter Mikael Hedblom (born 20 January 1970) is a Swedish professional golfer.
Hedblom was born in Gävle, Sweden. He won the 1986 Swedish Boys Championship when he was 16. The following year he won the Doral Junior Classic in the United States and the Scandinavian Amateur Open. He was a member of the Continental Europe team that won the 1986 Jacques Léglise Trophy and also played in the event in 1987. He turned professional in 1988.
Hedblom has played mainly on the European Tour, on which he has won three tournaments. His best year-end ranking on the Order of Merit was 29th in 2008. His first win on the European Tour was at the Moroccan Open in 1996. He didn't win on the tour again until 2007 when he was victorious at the Maybank Malaysian Open, which was co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour. He picked up his third win in 2009 at the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. He has also won three tournaments on the Challenge Tour. He represented Sweden in the 1996 Alfred Dunhill Cup.
Before his venture into golf, he was actively involved in ice hockey. He took up ice hockey when he was six years old and broke his leg in 2001. This mishap came about when he participated in a yearly ice hockey game for golfers. His sister, Marlene, is also a professional golfer.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Amateur
Professional