Kalle Brink

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Kalle Brink
Personal information
Full nameKarl-Henrik Brink
Born (1975-08-12) 12 August 1975 (age 49)
Helsingborg, Sweden
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Helsingborg, Sweden
Career
Turned professional1994
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour3
Other1

Karl-Henrik Brink (born 12 August 1975) is a Swedish professional golfer who has played on the European Tour and the Challenge Tour. [1]

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Early life

Brink was born in Helsingborg, Sweden. His sister, Maria, is also a professional golfer, who has competed on the Ladies European Tour.

Amateur career

In 1993, Brink was member of the Swedish team winning the European Boys' Team Championship in Ascona, Switzerland. [2] He also represented Sweden at the 1994 Espirito Santo Trophy at Le Golf National, outside Paris, France, earning a bronze medal with his team. [3]

Professional career

In 1994, Brink turned professional. He has three wins on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour, the first coming in 1997 at the BTC Slovenian Open, when he went on to finish the season in second place on the 1997 Challenge Tour money list. His second win was at the 1999 Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay, where he beat Henrik Stenson in the final. [4] His third win came in 2006 at the Lexus Open. He has also had the opportunity to play in events on the European Tour most years, but has only had one full season at the top level, in 1998 following his graduation from the Challenge Tour.

Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
127 Jul 1997 BTC Slovenian Open −21 (68-67-72-64=271)3 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Lundberg
25 Sep 1999 Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay 19 holes Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Stenson
318 Jun 2006 Lexus Open −13 (69-69-72-65=275)3 strokes Flag of Spain.svg José Manuel Carriles, Flag of Scotland.svg Greig Hutcheon,
Flag of Norway.svg Peter Kaensche, Flag of Norway.svg Jan-Are Larsen

Other wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ↑ "Kalle Brink profile". European Tour. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "European Team Championships, European Boys' Team Championship, 1993". European Golf Association. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Record Book 1994 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 180, 189, 187. ISBN   91-86818007.
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