Peter Hedblom

Peter Hedblom
— Golfer —
250px Hedblom at the Scottish Open in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Peter Hedblom
Born	(1970-01-20) 20 January 1970 Gävle, Sweden
Height
Weight	87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st)
Nationality	Sweden
Residence	Gävle, Sweden
Spouse	Anna (m. 1999)
Children	Kasper, Patricia, Philip
Career
Turned professional	1988
Former tour(s)	European Tour Challenge Tour
Professional wins	9
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	3
Challenge Tour	4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	T11: 2005
The Open Championship	T7: 1996
PGA Championship	CUT: 2008

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

Amateur career

Hedblom was born in Gävle, Sweden. He won the 1986 Swedish Boys Championship when he was 16. The following year he won the Doral Junior Classic in the United States and the Scandinavian Amateur Open. He was a member of the Continental Europe team that won the 1986 Jacques Léglise Trophy and also played in the event in 1987. He turned professional in 1988.

Professional career

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 Moroccan Open in 1996. He 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 in 2009 at the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. He has also won three tournaments on the Challenge Tour. He represented Sweden in the 1996 Alfred Dunhill Cup.

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. His sister, Marlene, is also a professional golfer.

Amateur wins (3)

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

Professional wins (9)

European Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	10 Mar 1996	Moroccan Open	−7 (68-67-74-72=281)	1 stroke	Eduardo Romero
2	11 Feb 2007	Maybank Malaysian Open (co-sanctioned with Asian Tour)	−8 (63-61-68-68=280)	1 stroke	Jean-François Lucquin
3	30 Aug 2009	Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles	−13 (72-68-68-67=275)	1 stroke	Martin Erlandsson

Challenge Tour wins (4)

• 1990 Jede Hot Cup Open
• 1991 Formula Micro Open, Uppsala Golf International
• 2001 Volvo Finnish Open

Other wins (2)

• 1991 FM Danish Open (Telia Tour)
• 2003 Älvkarleby Open (Swedish mini-tour)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	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	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T11	T21	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	T65
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

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

Team appearances

Amateur

• Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 1986 (winners), 1987

Professional

• Dunhill Cup (representing Sweden): 1996

External links

• Peter Hedblom at the European Tour official site
• Peter Hedblom at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
• Profile at golfdata.se (Swedish)