Mats Hallberg

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Mats Hallberg
Personal information
Born (1964-12-12) 12 December 1964 (age 58)
Nyköping, Sweden
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Nyköping, Sweden
Career
Turned professional1984
Former tour(s) European Tour (joined 1988)
Challenge Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour3
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T68: 1995
Achievements and awards
Swedish Golf Tour
Order of Merit winner 		1991, 1994

Mats Hallberg (born 12 December 1964) is a retired Swedish professional golfer.

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Hallberg turned professional in 1984 and played on the Swedish Tour before joining the European Tour in 1988. On the tour he had eight top-10 finishes, including third at the 1996 Scottish Open and the 1997 Volvo Scandinavian Masters, earning a total of €617,028. [1] His biggest success in a major came at the 1995 Open Championship where he shot a first round of 68 (−4), one stroke off the lead. John Daly eventually won at −6 after a playoff, and Hallberg finished tied for 68th along with Tiger Woods. [2]

Hallberg was in contention at the 1998 Volvo PGA Championship, the European tour's flagship event, held at Wentworth Club. Finding himself one stroke behind the leader, compatriot Michael Jonzon, after two rounds and one stroke behind leader Colin Montgomerie after three rounds, he finished with a round of 70 versus the Scotsman's 69 to end the tournament two strokes behind the triumphing Montgomerie. [3] The finish helped Hallberg reach a peak of 174 on the Official World Golf Ranking in 1998. [4]

Hallberg played intermittently on the Challenge Tour, winning three tournaments 1990–91. On the 1994 Challenge Tour he was runner up the Rolex Pro-Am, Ramlösa Open, Jämtland Open, and lost a playoff at Himmerland Open. [5]

After cutting back on his playing schedule, Hallberg became a broadcaster. In 2016 he joined C More Entertainment's European Tour coverage. [6]

Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
117 Jun 1990 Stiga Open −10 (70-68-68=206)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Yngve Nilsson
22 Jun 1991 Jede Hot Cup Open −3 (72-71-70=213)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Nilsson, Flag of Sweden.svg Olle Karlsson,
Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Tilmanis, Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik C. Lundgren,
Flag of Argentina.svg Rubén Alvarez
316 Jun 1991 Stiga Open (2)−7 (68-69-72=209)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Lars Bonnevier, Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Jönsson

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1994 Himmerland Open Flag of England.svg Michael Archer Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Other wins (1)

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References

  1. ↑ "Mats Hallberg Career Record". European Tour. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "1995 Open Championship". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "1998 Volvo PGA Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 25 May 1998. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Mats Hallberg". OWGR. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mats Hallberg Career Record". Golfdata. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mats Hallberg New Golf Commentator at C More". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 24 February 2020.(in Swedish)
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