Kalle Brink

Kalle Henrik Brink (born 12 August 1975) is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the Challenge Tour.

Kalle Brink
Personal information
Full nameKalle Henrik Brink
Born (1975-08-12) 12 August 1975
Helsingborg, Sweden
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceHelsingborg, Sweden
Career
Turned professional1994
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour3
Other2

Brink was born in Helsingborg, Sweden. He turned professional in 1994. His sister, Maria, is also a professional golfer who has competed on the Ladies European Tour.

Brink has three wins on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour, the first coming in 1997 at the BTC Slovenian Open, when he went on to finish the season in second place on the end of season money list. His second win was at the 1999 Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay, and the third was in 2006 at the Lexus Open. He has also had the opportunity to play in events on the European Tour most years, but has only had one full season at the top level, in 1998 following his graduation from the Challenge Tour.

Amateur wins (1)

  • 1993 European Boys Championship

Professional wins (5)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 27 Jul 1997 BTC Slovenian Open −21 (68-67-72-64=271) 3 strokes Mikael Lundberg
2 5 Sep 1999 Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay 19 holes Henrik Stenson
3 18 Jun 2006 Lexus Open −13 (69-69-72-65=275) 3 strokes José Manuel Carriles, Greig Hutcheon,
Peter Kaensche, Jan-Are Larsen

Other wins (2)

  • 1999 Swedish Open
  • 2000 Flommens Open (Swedish mini-tour)

Team appearances

Amateur

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