Per-Arne Brostedt

Per-Arne Brostedt (born 9 January 1958) is a Swedish professional golfer, member of the winning Swedish team at the 1986 Europcar Cup, a special event on the European Tour. He was 1984 and 1985 Swedish PGA Champion[1][2] and won the Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit in 1985 and 1986.[3]

Per-Arne Brostedt
Personal information
Full namePer Arne Brostedt
Born (1958-01-09) 9 January 1958
Stockholm, Sweden
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceStockholm, [Sweden
Career
Turned professional1978
Former tour(s)European Tour
Swedish Golf Tour
European Senior Tour
Professional wins10
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1984, 1987
Achievements and awards
Swedish Golf Tour
Order of Merit winner		1985, 1986

Amateur career

17 years old, Brostedt won the 1975 District Championship in the Swedish capital of Stockholm.[4] Three years later, as an invited amateur, Brostedt finished tied 4th at the professional tournament Flygt Open at his home course Viksjö Golf Club north of Stockholm, in June 1978.[5]

Professional career

Brostedt turned professional later in 1978 and played on the growing professional golf circuit in Sweden. He played on the Asia Golf Circuit the 1982–83 season and finished 21st on the money rankings. His best finish was 5th at the 1983 Indian Open. In January 1983, he became the first Swede to play in a tournament on the PGA Tour, after qualifying for the 1983 Phoenix Open.[6]

In 1984, Brostedt played in his first major championship, The 113th Open Championship at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland, were he missed the 36-hole cut. From the 1984 season, the Swedish Golf Tour was established and Brostedt won five tournaments the first three seasons, including the Swedish PGA Championship in 1984 and 1985.[7][8] In 1985 and 1986 he won the Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit.[9]

In 1986 he was part of the winning Swedish team at the Europcar Cup in Biarritz, France, together with Anders Forsbrand, Magnus Grankvist and Magnus Sunesson.[10]

His best season on the European Tour was in 1987 when he played in The Open Championship at Muirfield. He also finished tied 18th at the PLM Open and tied 21st at the Scandinavian Enterprise Open, both on home soil. He finished 149th on the 1987 European Tour Order of Merit.[3]

In 1993 Brostedt won the annual Swedish Married Couple Championship, a 36-hole foursome held in Sunne, with his wife at the time, Charlotte Montgomery, who herself was a professional golfer and played on the LPGA Tour 1982–1987.[11] Together they ran a Golf Academy in Stockholm in the early 1990s.

Brostedt turned 50 in January 2008 and attempted to qualify for the European Senior Tour, but played only in the PGA Seniors Championship at Slaley Hall where he finished tied 77th. He finished ninth in the Q-School and joined the European Senior Tour in 2009, where he made 7 cuts in 8 starts.[3]

Professional wins (10)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (5)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 4 Aug 1984 Swedish PGA Championship −6 (73-70-71-68=282) 1 stroke Sweden Mats Hallberg, Sweden Krister Kinell
2 25 Aug 1985 PGA Club Sweden Open (2) E (74-69-75-70=288) 3 strokes Sweden Mats Hallberg, Sweden Anders Johnsson
3 1 Jun 1986 Martini Cup −6 (72-70-70-70=282) 3 strokes Sweden Magnus Jönsson
4 8 Jun 1986 Nescafé Cup E (77-72-70-73=292) 3 strokes United States Ronald Stelten
5 31 Aug 1986 Karlstad Open −13 (66-64-73=203) 3 strokes United States Jeff Hart

Sources:[12][13][14][15][16]

Other wins (3)

Senior wins (2)
  • 2011 Swedish PGA Senior Club Pro Championship
  • 2014 Swedish PGA Senior Club Pro Championship[19]

Results in major championships
Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987
The Open Championship CUT CUT

Note: Brostedt only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Professional

Source:[10][20]

References
  1. "Tävlingar, PGA Mästerskapen" [Tournaments, PGA Championships] (in Swedish). PGA of Sweden.
  2. "PGA Mästerskapen – Tidigare vinnare" [PGA Championships – Previous winners] (in Swedish). PGA of Sweden.
  3. "Per-Arne Brostedt Player Profile". European Tour. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. "DM Stockholm" [District Championship Stockholm]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. August 1975. p. 52.
  5. Jansson, Anders (June 1978). "Hasse börjar kunna det här med playoff" [Hasse is beginning to know about playoff]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 5. pp. 62, 82.
  6. Ohlson, Jörgen (May 1983). "Per-Arnes genombrott" [Per-Arne's break-through]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 4. pp. 99–101.
  7. "Per-Arne Brostedt Results". Golfdata. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  8. "PGA Mästerskapen – Tidigare vinnare" [PGA Championships – Previous winners] (in Swedish). PGA of Sweden.
  9. Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 270. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  10. "Första lagsegern bland proffsen, Forsbrand stormade fram i Frankrike" [First team victory among the professionals, Forsbrand took command in France]. Svensk Golf. No. 12. December 1986. pp. 65, 71.
  11. Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 235. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  12. "Results Swedish PGA Championship". Golfdata. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  13. "Results PGA Club Sweden Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  14. "Results Nescafé Cup". Golfdata. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  15. "Results Martini Cup". Golfdata. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  16. "Results Karlstad Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  17. Ellerås, Jan (September 1982). "Marbella Invest Classic". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 7. p. 55.
  18. "Favoriterna visar vägen från början, Visst har Per-Arne frisk aptit" [The favourites show the way from the beginning, Sure Per-Arne has good apitite]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. September 1983. pp. 52, 63.
  19. "Tävlingar, PGA Club Pro Championship, Tidigare vinnare" [Tournaments, PGA Club Pro Championship, Previous winners] (in Swedish). PGA of Sweden.
  20. Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 199, 275. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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