Peter Hanson

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Peter Hanson

Personal Information
Birth	October 4, 1977 (1977-10-04) (age 30) Svedala, Sweden
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	188 lb (85 kg)
Nationality	Sweden
Residence	Trelleborg, Sweden
College	None
Career
Turned Pro	1998
Current tour	European Tour
Professional wins	6 (European Tour: 1, Challenge Tour: 1, Other: 4)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters	DNP
U.S. Open	T30: 2007
British Open	T34: 2005
PGA Championship	T23: 2007

Peter Hanson (born 4 October 1977) is a Swedish golfer. 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 was a member of the Continental Europe team at the 2005 and 2007 Seve Trophy. He has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings and in 2007 finished in the top twenty of the European Tour Order of Merit for the first time.

Contents 1 Amateur wins (2) 2 Professional wins (6) 2.1 European Tour wins (1) 2.2 Challenge Tour wins (1) 2.3 Other wins (4) 3 Results in major championships 4 Team appearances 4.1 Amateur 4.2 Professional 5 External links

[edit] Amateur wins (2)

• 1998 English Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship, Emirates Amateur Open Championship

[edit] Professional wins (6)

[edit] European Tour wins (1)

• 2005 Jazztel Open de España en Andalucía

[edit] Challenge Tour wins (1)

• 2001 Günther Hamburg Classics

[edit] Other wins (4)

• 1997 (1) Väcisteras Open (Sweden) (as an amateur)
• 1998 (2) Väcisteras Open (Sweden) (as an amateur), Husqvarna Open (Sweden) (as an amateur)
• 1999 (1) Telia Grand Open (Sweden)

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament	2005	2006	2007
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	T30
The Open Championship	T34	DNP	T69
PGA Championship	T59	DNP	T23

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

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 1998
• St Andrews Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 1998 (winners)

[edit] Professional

• Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2005, 2007
• World Cup (representing Sweden): 2007

[edit] External links

• Profile on the European Tour's official site