Gabriel Hjertstedt
| Gabriel Hjertstedt | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Gabriel Hjertstedt |
| Born |
5 December 1971 Umeå, Sweden |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st) |
| Nationality |
 Sweden |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1990 |
| Former tour(s) |
PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| U.S. Open | T30: 2001 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1994, 1999 |
| PGA Championship | T16: 1999 |
Gabriel Hjertstedt (born 5 December 1971) is a Swedish professional golfer.
Hjertstedt was born in Umeå, Sweden. His family relocated to Australia when he was eleven and he learned to play golf there. He turned professional in 1990 and spent time on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Japan Golf Tour. He played on the European Tour from 1993 to 1996, where his best results were a pair of second places in 1994. In his 1997 rookie year on the U.S.-based PGA Tour he won the B.C. Open the same week that Europe won that year's Ryder Cup, to become the first Swede to win on the PGA Tour.[1] He followed up in 1999 by claiming his second PGA Tour title at the Touchstone Energy Tucson Open.[2] He represented Sweden in the Dunhill Cup in 1994 and 1999. He has not played a PGA Tour-sanctioned event since 2009.
Amateur wins (2)
- 1989 Doug Sanders World Junior Championship, European Boys Championship
Professional wins (2)
PGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Sep 1997 | B.C. Open | −13 (70-69-66-70=275) | 1 stroke |  Andrew Magee, Chris Perry, Lee Rinker |
| 2 | 28 Feb 1999 | Touchstone Energy Tucson Open | −16 (67-68-73-68=276) | Playoff | Tommy Armour III |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | Touchstone Energy Tucson Open | Tommy Armour III |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 | DNP | T30 | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T16 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 1990 (winners)
Professional
- Dunhill Cup (representing Sweden): 1994, 1999
See also
References
- ↑ "Hjertstedt wins B.C. Open". The Robesonian. Lumberton, North Carolina. AP. 29 September 1997. p. 2B. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ↑ "Hjertstedt wins Tucson playoff". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. 1 March 1999. p. 2B. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
External links
- Gabriel Hjertstedt at the European Tour official site
- Gabriel Hjertstedt at the PGA Tour official site
- Gabriel Hjertstedt at the Japan Golf Tour official site