Peter Hedblom

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Peter Hedblom
Peter Hedblom at the Scottish Open in 2006.
Personal Information
Birth January 20, 1970 (1970-01-20) (age 38)
Gävle, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg)
Nationality Flag of Sweden Sweden
Residence Gävle, Sweden
College None
Career
Turned Pro 1988
Current tour European Tour
Professional wins 5 (European Tour: 2, Challenge Tour: 3)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters DNP
U.S. Open T11: 2005
British Open T7: 1996
PGA Championship DNP

Peter Mikael Hedblom (born 20 January 1970) is a Swedish professional golfer.

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[edit] Professional career

Hedblom turned professional in 1988. He has played mainly on the European Tour, on which he has won two tournaments. His best year-end ranking on the Order of Merit has been 35th in 2003. 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. The Malaysian Open is co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour. He also has three wins on the second tier Challenge Tour. He represented Sweden in the 1996 Alfred Dunhill Cup.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Amateur wins (3)

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

[edit] Professional wins (5)

[edit] European Tour wins (2)

[edit] Challenge Tour wins (3)

  • 1991 Formula Micro Open, Uppsala Golf International
  • 2001 Volvo Finnish Open

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT T96 DNP DNP DNP DNP T7 CUT CUT DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T11 T21
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] Team appearances

[edit] Amateur

[edit] Professional

[edit] Quotes

On the question of what’s golf and it’s challenges to him, Hedblom had this to say, "That's golf. I mean, the golf is so strange, this game. Some weeks everything is perfect; you feel good and you shoot well under par. And then suddenly, something’s not quite right and you don’t feel that good, and it shows up in the game. That’s just how it goes in the game of golf. Being off form and having off days is just another challenge to overcome. Also, another thing about me is that I'm better on tougher golf courses where you don't need to shoot 15, 20 under par, so that actually felt good coming into this week. This is the type of golf course I can play pretty good on."

In the post tournament press conference following his victory at the Malaysian Open, Hedblom said, "Unbelievable, unbelievable. When you have not won for that long, you question whether you can win again."

He also said, "I knew that I had the game to win but you have to play good down the stretch. I went into two playoffs in 2003 and lost both of them. I worked so hard to get back and try to win a tournament and now I’ve won it. It’s unbelievable."

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