Peter Hanson

Peter Hanson (born 4 October 1977) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and has played on the PGA Tour.

Peter Hanson
Personal information
Full namePeter Hanson
Born (1977-10-04) 4 October 1977
Svedala, Sweden
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceTrelleborg, Sweden
SpouseSanna Hanson (m. 2005)
ChildrenStella, Tim
Career
Turned professional1998
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins12
Highest ranking17 (28 October 2012)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour6
Challenge Tour1
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT3: 2012
PGA ChampionshipT7: 2012
U.S. OpenT7: 2011
The Open ChampionshipT23: 2012
Achievements and awards
Swedish Golfer of the Year2012

Hanson was born in Svedala, Sweden. He turned professional in 1998 and has played on the Challenge Tour and the European Tour. His professional wins include the 1998 Gunther Hamburg Classics on the Challenge Tour and the 2005 Open de España on the European Tour. He has since won four more titles on the European Tour. He was a member of the Continental Europe team at the 2005 and 2007 Seve Trophy. He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking and has consistently finished in the top twenty of the European Tour Order of Merit since 2007. His best position on the Order of Merit occurred in 2012 when he placed 4th.

On 27 March 2012, Hanson accepted an invitation to join the PGA Tour for the remainder of 2012 with Special Temporary Membership status.[2]

Hanson recorded his best finish at a major championship in April 2012, when he finished tied for third at the Masters. After shooting a seven under round of 65 in the third round, Hanson was the sole 54 hole leader at 9 under par with a one stroke advantage heading into the final round. However his final round started badly with two bogeys in the opening three holes and he never recovered shooting a one over par round of 73 to finish in a tie for third.

On 9 September 2012, Hanson won for the fifth time on the European Tour, taking victory at the KLM Open in The Netherlands.[3] He began the final round a shot outside of the lead and it had looked like his chances were over after a wayward tee shot on 16 left him trouble, but he managed to escape with a par to trail Pablo Larrazábal by a single stroke. Then, after Larrazábal bogeyed the 16th, Hanson prevailed by two strokes courtesy of a long range eagle putt on the par-five 18th. The win was even more remarkable because Hanson almost withdrew from the event after his one-year-old son Tim was taken to hospital prior to the event starting.[4]

Hanson played on the PGA Tour in 2013.[5]

Amateur wins (2)

Professional wins (12)

European Tour wins (6)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 17 Apr 2005 Jazztel Open de España en Andalucía −8 (70-68-71-71=280) Playoff Peter Gustafsson
2 17 Aug 2008 SAS Masters −9 (66-66-68-71=271) 1 stroke Nick Dougherty, Pelle Edberg
3 16 May 2010 Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca −6 (72-69-67-66=274) Playoff Alejandro Cañizares
4 22 Aug 2010 Czech Open −10 (67-70-67-74=278) Playoff Gary Boyd, Peter Lawrie
5 9 Sep 2012 KLM Open −14 (66-66-67-67=266) 2 strokes Pablo Larrazábal, Richie Ramsay
6 28 Oct 2012 BMW Masters −21 (66-64-70-67=267) 1 stroke Rory McIlroy

European Tour playoff record (3–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2005 Jazztel Open de España en Andalucía Peter Gustafsson Won with par on first extra hole
2 2010 Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca Alejandro Cañizares Won with par on first extra hole
3 2010 Czech Open Gary Boyd, Peter Lawrie Won with birdie on second extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 22 Jul 2001 Günther Hamburg Classics −23 (66-69-64-66=265) 3 strokes Robert-Jan Derksen

Nordic Golf League wins (1)
  • 2000 Russian Cup

Telia Tour wins (4)

Results in major championships
Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Masters Tournament CUT T3 T50 CUT
U.S. Open CUT T30 T18 T16 T7 CUT CUT DQ
The Open Championship T34 T69 T58 T24 T37 CUT T23 WD
PGA Championship T59 T23 T52 CUT T58 T64 T7 T33
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
DQ = disqualified
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00111142
U.S. Open00001384
The Open Championship00000286
PGA Championship00001287
Totals0011382819
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (2005 Open Championship – 2009 Open Championship)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 201120122013
The Players Championship T19 T15 T72

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2008200920102011201220132014
Match Play R64 R16 R64 R64 QF R32 R32
Championship T61 T40 T26 T55 T4 T8
Invitational 8 T21 T63 T33
Champions T31 T6 T33 T24 T21
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References
  1. "Week 43 2012 Ending 28 Oct 2012" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. "Hanson granted temporary membership". PGA Tour. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  3. "Peter Hanson wins the KLM Open with eagle on final hole". BBC Sport. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  4. "Hanson takes victory at the KLM Open". PGA European Tour. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  5. "Five internationals join Tour for 2013". PGA Tour. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  6. "European Amateur Team Championship". European Golf Association.
  7. "European Youths Team Championship". European Golf Association.
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