Peter Malmgren

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.

Peter Malmgren
Personal information
Full namePeter Malmgren
NicknamePodda[1]
Born (1971-01-21) 21 January 1971
Malmö, Sweden
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st)
Sporting nationality Sweden
ResidenceHöllviken, Sweden
Career
Turned professional1995
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Nordic Golf League
Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins4
Achievements and awards
Nordic Golf League
Order of Merit winner		2004

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
1 22 May 1999 Möre Hotell Open −7 (78-64-67=209) 3 strokes Sweden Björn Pettersson
2 1 Aug 2004 Hansabanka Baltic Open −12 (70-64-70=204) Playoff Finland Panu Kylliäinen
3 4 May 2006 Brundtland Open −3 (72-70-71=213) 1 stroke Norway Thomas Nielsen
4 21 Sep 2012 Freja PGA Championship −11 (67-68-70=205) Playoff Sweden Jens Dantorp, Denmark Rasmus Hjelm Nielsen

Team appearances

Amateur

References
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  2. "Peter Malmgren Bio". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  3. "Peter Malmgren". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016.
  4. Stenström, Fredrik. "Svenskt Juniorguld i Helsingfors" [Swedish Junior Gold in Helsinki] (in Swedish). No. 9/1992. Svensk Golf. p. 56.
  5. Kvilesjø, Svend Ole. "Ecco Tour: Sundsten røk ut" (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  6. Døvle, Christian. "Den Roover raste tilbake" (in Norwegian). Norsk Golf. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  7. "Golf – Den gröna sporten" [Golf – The Green Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. p. 98. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  8. "Ranking 2004" (PDF). Nordic Golf League. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  9. "Results 1999 Neuchâtel Open Golf Trophy". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  10. "Results 2002 Credit Suisse Private Banking Open (abandoned)". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  11. "Nykredit Danish Open". OWGR. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  12. Skarin, Anna (27 September 2007). "Expressen" (in Swedish). Golfproffset misshandlades brutalt - nu är han tillbaka. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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