Peter Malmgren Explained

Peter Malmgren
Fullname:Peter Malmgren
Nickname:Podda[1]
Birth Date:21 January 1971
Birth Place:Malmö, Sweden
Weight:68kg (150lb)
Residence:Höllviken, Sweden
Yearpro:1995
Extour:Challenge Tour
Nordic Golf League
Swedish Golf Tour
Prowins:4
Award1:Nordic Golf League
Order of Merit winner
Year1:2004

Peter Malmgren (born 21 January 1971) is a Swedish professional golfer.[2] He played mainly on the Challenge Tour and the Nordic Golf League, where he topped the 2004 Order of Merit. As an amateur, he won the 1992 European Youths' Team Championship.

Early life and amateur career

Malmgren was born in Malmö and grew up in nearby Falsterbo in Vellinge Municipality.[3]

Malmgren joined the National Team, and in 1992 he won the European Youths' Team Championship in Helsinki, Finland. His team, made up of Niclas Fasth, Max Anglert and Fredrik Andersson, Mikael Lundberg and Rikard Strångert, beat the England team 4.5–2.5 in the final.[4]

Professional career

Malmgren turned professional in 1995 and joined the Swedish Golf Tour, and from 1999 the Nordic Golf League, where he won events in Sweden, Latvia, Denmark and Norway.[5] [6]

At the 1999 DSV Hook Masters at Hook Golf Club, Malmgren shot a round of 62 (–11), the lowest-to-par round recorded in tournament play in Sweden at the time, only matched by Craig Stadler, Fredrik Orest and Fred Couples.[7]

In 2004, he won the Hansabanka Baltic Open in Latvia and topped the Nordic Golf League ranking ahead of Magnus A. Carlsson.[8]

Malmgren made around 80 starts on the Challenge Tour between 1995 and 2005, and recorded six top-10 finishes between 1998 and 2002. He finished tried 3rd at the 1999 Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy and tied 3rd at the 2002 Credit Suisse Private Banking Open, a tournament abandoned due to severe weather.[9] [10] His best result on the Challenge Tour was runner-up in the 2001 Nykredit Danish Open, two strokes behind Sébastien Delagrange of France.[11]

Malmgren was the victim of an unprovoked assault in Malmö in 2006 and spent nine days in intensive care. This effectively ended his European career, although he managed to recover and won the 2012 Danish PGA Championship.[12]

Professional wins (4)

Nordic Golf League wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
122 May 1999Möre Hotell Open−7 (78-64-67=209)3 strokes Björn Pettersson
21 Aug 2004Hansabanka Baltic Open−12 (70-64-70=204)Playoff Panu Kylliäinen
34 May 2006Brundtland Open−3 (72-70-71=213)1 stroke Thomas Nielsen
421 Sep 2012Freja PGA Championship−11 (67-68-70=205)Playoff Jens Dantorp, Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen

Team appearances

Amateur

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jeppsson . Tommy . Widmark och Bäckström nyckelspelare i Rönnebäcks satsning på svenska proffsligan . Golfbranschen . 4 January 2023 . sv . 20 November 2007.
  2. Web site: Peter Malmgren Bio . PGA European Tour . 4 January 2023.
  3. Web site: Peter Malmgren . Fox Sports . https://web.archive.org/web/20160916091756/http://www.foxsports.com/golf/peter-malmgren-player . 16 September 2016.
  4. News: Stenström . Fredrik . Svenskt Juniorguld i Helsingfors . Swedish Junior Gold in Helsinki . 9/1992 . Svensk Golf . 56 . sv.
  5. Web site: Kvilesjø . Svend Ole . Ecco Tour: Sundsten røk ut . Stavanger Aftenblad . 4 January 2023 . no.
  6. Web site: Døvle . Christian . Den Roover raste tilbake . Norsk Golf . 4 January 2023 . no.
  7. Web site: Golf – Den gröna sporten . Golf – The Green Sport . Swedish Golf Federation . Swedish . 4 January 2023 . 98.
  8. Web site: Ranking 2004 . Nordic Golf League . 1 September 2016.
  9. Web site: Results 1999 Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy . PGA European Tour . 4 January 2023.
  10. Web site: Results 2002 Credit Suisse Private Banking Open (abandoned) . PGA European Tour . 4 January 2023.
  11. Web site: Nykredit Danish Open . OWGR . 1 September 2016.
  12. Web site: Skarin . Anna . Expressen . Golfproffset misshandlades brutalt - nu är han tillbaka . 4 January 2023 . sv . 27 September 2007.