Peter Hedblom

Peter Hedblom
Hedblom at the Scottish Open in 2006
Personal information
Full name Peter Hedblom
Born (1970-01-20) 20 January 1970
Gävle, Sweden
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
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.

Amateur career

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.

Professional career

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.[1] He has also won three tournaments on the Challenge Tour. He represented Sweden in the 1996 Alfred Dunhill Cup.

Personal life

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.

Amateur wins (3)

  • 1986 Swedish Boys Championship
  • 1987 Doral Junior Classic (USA), Scandinavian Amateur Open

Professional wins (9)

European Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 10 Mar 1996 Moroccan Open −7 (68-67-74-72=281) 1 stroke Argentina Eduardo Romero
2 11 Feb 2007 Maybank Malaysian Open
(co-sanctioned with Asian Tour)		 −8 (73-71-68-68=280) 1 stroke France Jean-François Lucquin
3 30 Aug 2009 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles −13 (72-68-68-67=275) 1 stroke Sweden Martin Erlandsson

European Tour playoff record (0–4)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2003 Canarias Open de España England Kenneth Ferrie, Republic of Ireland Peter Lawrie Ferrie won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2003 Nissan Irish Open Denmark Thomas Bjørn, New Zealand Michael Campbell Campbell won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2008 Maybank Malaysian Open India Arjun Atwal Lost to par on second extra hole
4 2009 KLM Open England Simon Dyson, Republic of Ireland Peter Lawrie Dyson won with birdie on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (4)

  • 1990 Jede Hot Cup Open
  • 1991 Formula Micro Open, Uppsala Golf International
  • 2001 Volvo Finnish Open

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT T96 T7 CUT CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
U.S. Open T11 T21
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013
U.S. Open T65
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

Note: Hedblom never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. ↑ "Hedblom takes title at Gleneagles". BBC Sport. 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
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