Peter Hedblom
Swedish professional golfer
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::summary Swedish professional golfer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Peter Hedblom |
| image | Peter Hedblom 2006.jpg |
| imagesize | 200px |
| caption | Hedblom at the 2006 Barclays Scottish Open |
| fullname | Peter Mikael Hedblom |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Gävle, Sweden |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | 87 kg |
| nationality | |
| residence | Gävle, Sweden |
| spouse | |
| children | 3 |
| yearpro | 1988 |
| retired | |
| extour | European Tour |
| Challenge Tour | |
| prowins | 9 |
| pgawins | |
| eurowins | 3 |
| japwins | |
| asiawins | 1 |
| sunwins | |
| auswins | |
| nwidewins | |
| chalwins | 4 |
| champwins | |
| seneurowins | |
| otherwins | 2 |
| majorwins | |
| masters | DNP |
| usopen | T11: 2005 |
| open | T7: 1996 |
| pga | CUT: 2008 |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | |
| year1 | |
| awardssection | |
| :: |
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Early life
In 1970, Hedblom was born in Gävle, Sweden. When he was just a few years old, he followed his father Olle, a former bandy player, who later became a golf club professional, to the golf course at Gävle Golf Club. Peter became a member at seven and early showed great talent, but was actively involved in ice hockey before that. His younger sister Marlene did not start her golfing career until the age of 12, but also later became a tournament professional. Through their early careers, the two siblings were supported by their parents, Olle and Agneta.
His father Olle was an elite player himself and once won the Scandinavian Foursome, together with best friend William Löfqvist, who was a well-known goaltender of the Swedish national ice hockey team and one of the best golfers in northern Sweden. However, Olle's own career was interrupted by a serious leg injury, when he as a bandy coach ran into the ice after the game, to talk to the referee, but was hit by the ice machine. Olle's priority became supporting the golf careers of his children
In 1981, at the age of 11, Hedblom won the unofficial Swedish youth championship, Bankboken Cup, at his age level and again in 1984 at the next level.
Hedblom and his father won the Swedish Father and Son Championship four years in a row 1985–1988.
Amateur career
In 1987, Hedblom won the Swedish Boys under-19 Championship. The following year he won the Doral Junior Classic in the United States and the Nordic Championship. At his home course he shot an eight under par 28 on the last nine, to win the Junior District Championship by a big margin.
He was a member of the Continental Europe team that won the 1986 Jacques Léglise Trophy and also played in the event in 1987.
In 1988, Hedblom finished second in the Swedish Junior Stroke-play Championship.
Professional career
In 1988, he turned professional. 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 1996 Moroccan Open.
As a 20-year-old, he qualified for his first Open Championship in 1990, but did not make the cut. In 1996, he qualified for his third Open, to take place at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, England 18–21 July. In the second round, Hedblom tied the course record 65 and played in the next to last group on Saturday with Jack Nicklaus. Hedblom finally finished a career major championship best, tied 7th, six strokes from winner Tom Lehman.
Hedblom 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 at the 2009 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, Scotland, his first tour title on European soil, a reward for him, who lost a play-off – the fourth of his career – the previous week in the KLM Open.
During his career, he has also won four tournaments on the Challenge Tour.
He represented Sweden in the 1996 Dunhill Cup, where Sweden advanced to the semifinal, where they lost to the tournament-winning United States team and tied third.
Personal life
Hedblom has not moved abroad, like many other successful Swedish golfers have, and always lived in his hometown Gävle in Sweden, close to his relatives. He has always been a fan of the local ice hockey team, Brynäs IF, who was dominating in Sweden in the 1970s.
In 2001, Hedblom broke his leg. This mishap came about when he participated in a yearly ice hockey game for golfers.
His son Kasper, born 1994, works as an instructing golf professional at Gävle Golf Club.
When his sister Marlene won the Biarritz Ladies Classic on the Ladies European Tour in 2003, the two of them became the only brother and sister siblings, who have won on the European Tour and Ladies European Tour respectively.
Amateur wins
- 1987 Swedish Boys Championship
- 1988 Doral Junior Classic (USA), Nordic Amateur Championship
Professional wins (9)
European Tour wins (3)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 10 Mar 1996 | Moroccan Open | −7 (68-67-74-72=281) | 1 stroke | ARG Eduardo Romero | | 2 | 11 Feb 2007 | Maybank Malaysian Open1 | −8 (73-71-68-68=280) | 1 stroke | FRA Jean-François Lucquin | | 3 | 30 Aug 2009 | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | −13 (72-68-68-67=275) | 1 stroke | SWE Martin Erlandsson | ::
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
European Tour playoff record (0–4) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 | Canarias Open de España | ENG Kenneth Ferrie, IRL Peter Lawrie | Ferrie won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2003 | Nissan Irish Open | DNK Thomas Bjørn, NZL Michael Campbell | Campbell won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2008 | Maybank Malaysian Open | IND Arjun Atwal | Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 4 | 2009 | KLM Open | ENG Simon Dyson, IRL Peter Lawrie | Dyson won with birdie on first extra hole |
| :: |
Challenge Tour wins (4)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 27 May 1990 | Jede Hot Cup Open | −4 (71-74-66=212) | 1 stroke | SWE Robert Karlsson | | 2 | 23 Jun 1991 | Formula Micro Danish Open | −8 (71-65-67-73=276) | 3 strokes | SWE Per G. Nyman | | 3 | 15 Sep 1991 | Upsala Golf International | −2 (69-71-71=211) | 1 stroke | SWE Fredrik Almskoug, USA Chris Cockson | | 4 | 15 Jul 2001 | Volvo Finnish Open | −14 (66-69-69-70=274) | Playoff | DNK Mads Vibe-Hastrup | ::
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | Volvo Finnish Open | DNK Mads Vibe-Hastrup | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
| :: |
Sources:
Other wins (2)
- 2003 Älvkarleby Open (Swedish mini-tour)
- 2014 SPM Open (Swedish mini-tour Future Series)
Results in major championships
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| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | ||||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T96 | T7 | CUT | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship | ||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
| :: |
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| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T65 | |||
| The Open Championship | ||||
| PGA Championship | ||||
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Note: Hedblom never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
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| Tournament | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | |
| Championship | |
| Invitational | |
| Champions | T70 |
| :: |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1986, 1987
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent Europe): 1986 (winners), 1987
Professional
- Dunhill Cup (representing Sweden): 1996
References
References
- (June 2009). "Morsgrisar, Agneta Hedblom: Golfen blev ett sätt att leva".
- (June 1997). "Tränare, pappa, barn".
- (2004). "Golf - Den stora sporten". Swedish Golf Federation.
- (October 1987). "Mästarparet heter Jennifer och Peter".
- (April 1994). "Peter den store".
- (September 1996). "Det gyllene mötet".
- (2009-08-30). "Hedblom takes title at Gleneagles". BBC Sport.
- (January 2015). "Tre generationer i golfens tjänst".
- (June 1990). "Banrekord av Peter i Mariestad".
- (August 1991). "Resultat Formula Micro Danish Open".
- (November 1991). "Resultat Uppsala Golf International".
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