Vilhelm Forsbrand

Vilhelm Forsbrand (born 15 January 1970) is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the European Tour.

Vilhelm Forsbrand
Personal information
NicknameVille[1]
Born (1970-01-15) 15 January 1970
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceKullö, Vaxholm, Sweden[1]
SpouseMalin Svensson[2]
Children3 (Emil, Elin, Nellie)[2]
Career
Turned professional1987
Retired1996
Former tour(s)European Tour (joined 1991)
Challenge Tour (joined 1990)
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other1

Career

Forsbrand grew up playing golf at Uddeholm Golf Club and by age 6 competed in Colgate Cup.[3] He turned professional in 1987, following in the footsteps of his older brother Anders, a six-time European Tour champion. He played on the Swedish Golf Tour where he finishied third on the 1990 Order of Merit, behind Mikael Högberg and Adam Mednick.[4] In 1990, he joined the Challenge Tour where he saw immediate success, winning the Västerås Open in 1990 and successfully defending his title in 1991.[5]

In 1991, only 20 years old, he joined the European Tour. In his rookie season he finished top-25 a number times, including at the Open de Baleares, Austrian Open and Volvo Open di Firenze. At the Baleares, he outscored his brother Anders by one shot.[6] At Firenze, after three rounds, he again was ahead by one shot, and was tied for 6th place. In the end, he shot rounds of 67-68-73-77 for 285, while Anders shot 71-72-66-65 for 274 and victory in the tournament.[7] Forsbrand ended the 1991 season ranked 144 and dropped down to the Challenge Tour, where he was runner-up at the 1992 Ramlösa Open and the 1993 Compaq Open, 3 strokes behind Niclas Fasth.[8] He reached the European Tour Qualifying School Finals and made the cut in 1993, finishing outside the top 40.[9]

After retiring from tour in 1996, Forsbrand became a PGA Club Professional and settled in Vaxholm, Stockholm County, serving as head pro at Waxholm Golf Club 2009–2014.[10] In 2012, he married Malin Svensson, a former leader of the Centre Party Youth who became municipal council chairman, effectively mayor, of Vaxholm Municipality following the 2018 elections.[11]

Professional wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 9 Sep 1990 Västerås Open −8 (70-66-63-69=268) 2 strokes Daniel Westermark
2 8 Sep 1991 Västerås Open (2) −5 (67-65-70=202) 2 strokes Craig Cassells, Anders Gillner

Source:[12][13]

Other wins (1)
  • 2008 Titleist PGA 4-Ball Championship (with Martin Wiklund)[14]

References
  1. "Forsbrand.nu: About". Forsbrand.nu. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  2. "Malin Forsbrand". Malin Forsbrand. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  3. "Glimtar" (PDF). Botkyrka GK. p. 17. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  4. Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The great sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. 2004. pp. 275–276.
  5. "Vilhelm Forsbrand". European Tour. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  6. "1991 Open de Baleares". European Tour. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  7. "1991 Volvo Open di Firenze". European Tour. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  8. "Vilhelm Forsbrand Results". Golfdata. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  9. "Europatouren". Svensk Golf 1/1993. p. 51. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  10. "About Waxholms GK". Waxholms GK. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  11. "Vaxholms nya styre" (in Swedish). Mitti. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  12. "1990 Västerås Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  13. "1991 Västerås Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  14. "Titleist PGA 4-Ball Championship". PGA Sweden. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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