Gabriel Hjertstedt

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Gabriel Hjertstedt
Personal information
Full nameGabriel Hjertstedt
Born (1971-12-05) 5 December 1971 (age 52)
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1998, 1999, 2000
PGA ChampionshipT16: 1999
U.S. OpenT30: 2001
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1994, 1999

Gabriel Hjertstedt (born 5 December 1971) is a Swedish professional golfer. In 1997, he became the first Swede to win on the U.S.-based PGA Tour.

Early life and amateur career

Hjertstedt was born in Umeå, Sweden. His family relocated to Australia when he was eleven and he learned to play golf there. He joined the Swedish National Team and won bronze at the 1989 European Boys' Team Championship with Max Anglert, Pierre Fulke, Klas Eriksson and Rikard Strångert, shooting 69-69 in the stroke play, five strokes ahead of Massimo Florioli in second.[1]

Hjertstedt won the

Christchurch, New Zealand with Klas Eriksson, Mathias Grönberg and Per Nyman, registering the tournament's second lowest individual score behind Grönberg. His team finished a total of 13 stokes ahead of the U.S team with David Duval and Phil Mickelson in second.[2]

Professional career

Hjertstedt turned professional in 1990 and joined the

Pepsi Ube Kosan Open and 17th at the Acom International.[3]

He played on the

Peugeot Open de France at Le Golf National, a stroke behind Mark Roe.[3]

Hjertstedt tied for 9th at

Touchstone Energy Tucson Open after he birdied the first hole in a playoff with Tommy Armour III.[5]

He represented Sweden in the

Dunhill Cup in 1994 and again in 1999, where he tied for 3rd together with Jarmo Sandelin and Patrik Sjöland, after he lost to Australia's Craig Parry on the first playoff hole in the semi-final. He did not play any PGA Tour-sanctioned events after 2009, until he appeared on the PGA Tour Champions in 2022. He has served as golf coach based at Scottsdale National Golf Club with clients such as Kevin Chappell and Graham DeLaet.[6]

Amateur wins

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 United States Andrew Magee, United States Chris Perry,
United States Lee Rinker
2 28 Feb 1999
Touchstone Energy Tucson Open
 −16 (67-68-73-68=276) Playoff United States Tommy Armour III

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1999
Touchstone Energy Tucson Open
 United States 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 CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Open T34 T30 CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT T16
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

  • Dunhill Cup (representing Sweden): 1994, 1999

See also

References

  1. ^ Sellberg, Lena (August 1989). "Mera Brons i Bagen, Boys! EM Boys" [More Bronze in the Bag, Boys! European Boys' Team Championship]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8/1989. pp. 51–52. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Record Book 1990 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Gabriel Hjertstedt". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Hjertstedt wins B.C. Open". The Robesonian. Lumberton, North Carolina. Associated Press. 29 September 1997. p. 2B. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  5. Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon
    . 1 March 1999. p. 2B. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  6. ^ Franzén, Eric (17 July 2023). "Så bärgade Gabriel Hjertstedt den första svenska segern på PGA Tour". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 July 2023.

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