Kristoffer Broberg

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Kristoffer Broberg
Kristoffer Broberg Round 3 Open de France 2013 t115341.jpg
Broberg at the 2013 Open de France
Personal information
Full nameKristoffer Per Thomas Broberg
Born (1986-08-01) 1 August 1986 (age 37)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Tranås, Sweden
PartnerVictoria Wahrby
Career
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
Challenge Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Nordic Golf League
Professional wins13
Highest ranking 64 (3 January 2016) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Challenge Tour4
Other7
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 2016
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T32: 2014

Kristoffer Per Thomas Broberg (born 1 August 1986) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

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Professional career

Broberg started his professional career in 2010, winning twice on the Swedish mini tour. The following two years he won four events on the Nordic Golf League.

He qualified to play on the Challenge Tour in 2012. He won the second event he played in, the Finnish Challenge on 5 August. [2] He won again the next week at the Norwegian Challenge. [3] Broberg won for a third time that month at the Rolex Trophy to earn an instant promotion to the European Tour; he was the fastest player ever to achieve this having played just five events in the season. [4] The victories helped Broberg shoot up the Official World Golf Ranking from 1,109th to 173rd, and he ended the year ranked 79th after finishing runner-up at the Alfred Dunhill Championship. [5]

Broberg again came close to capturing his maiden European Tour victory in 2014 when he tied for third in the Irish Open and finished runner-up at the Scottish Open. [6] He also recorded his third career runner-up finish at the Made in Denmark event during the 2015 season.

On 15 November 2015, Broberg won his maiden European Tour title at the BMW Masters, one of the four tournaments that make up the Race to Dubai Final Series. He won in a sudden-death playoff over American Patrick Reed, with a birdie on the first extra hole. This was the 100th win by a Swede in the history of the European Tour and earned Broberg an exemption through to 2017. [7]

In September 2021, Broberg won the Dutch Open. He shot a final-round 72 after having an 8 shot lead after 54 holes, which included shooting a course record score of 64 in the second round and a new course record of 61 in the third round. [8]

Professional wins (13)

European Tour wins (2)

Legend
Race to Dubai finals series (1)
Other European Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
115 Nov 2015 BMW Masters −17 (69-70-64-68=271)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Reed
219 Sep 2021 Dutch Open −23 (68-64-61-72=265)3 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Matti Schmid

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2015 BMW Masters Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Reed Won with birdie on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
15 Aug 2012 Finnish Challenge −15 (69-66-66-68=269)6 strokes Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wil Besseling
212 Aug 2012 Norwegian Challenge −22 (67-64-65-70=266)Playoff Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Velasco
325 Aug 2012 Rolex Trophy −27 (63-66-64-68=261)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Sihwan Kim
421 Oct 2012 Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Challenge −14 (67-70-66-67=270)3 strokes Flag of England.svg Simon Wakefield

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2012 Norwegian Challenge Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Velasco Won with birdie on second extra hole

Nordic Golf League wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
12 Jul 2011 Mørk Masters−25 (63-64-64=191)4 strokes Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Ørum Madsen
221 Jun 2012 Nordea Open−9 (71-69-67=207)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Forsström
36 Jul 2012 Katrineholm Open −10 (72-70-64=206)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Carlsson

Other wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
110 May 2008Simlings Bil Open Gripsholm
(as an amateur)		−7 (70-69=139)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Bergström, Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Renström
22 Sep 2010Sörmlands Sparbank Open−9 (68-67=135)4 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Jacob Glennemo
33 Sep 2010Septemberpokalen−9 (65-68=133)7 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Christoffer Baumann
422 Apr 2012Abbekås Open−6 (67-71=138)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Jacob Glennemo

Results in major championships

Tournament201420152016
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T32CUT
PGA Championship CUT
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2016
Championship 64
Match Play
Invitational
Champions
  Did not play

Team appearances

Professional

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 1 2016 Ending 3 Jan 2016" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Fine Finnish victory for Broberg". PGA European Tour. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Fine Broberg clinches dramatic second win in Norway". PGA European Tour. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Broberg creates history in Geneva". PGA European Tour. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  5. ↑ Kristoffer Broberg 2012 Results, Official World Golf Ranking
  6. ↑ Kristoffer Broberg 2014 Results, Official World Golf Ranking
  7. ↑ "Broberg earns first European Tour victory". PGA European Tour. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Brilliant Broberg wins 2021 Dutch Open". European Tour. 19 September 2021.
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