Per-Ive Persson

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Per-Ive Persson
Personal information
Born (1965-04-03) 3 April 1965 (age 60)
Höganäs, Sweden
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Visby, Sweden
Career
Turned professional1985
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1

Per-Ive Persson (born 3 April 1965) is a Swedish former professional golfer. He won the Siab Open on the 1993 Challenge Tour. [1]

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Career

Persson represented Mölle Golf Club. [2] He turned professional in 1985 and joined the Swedish Golf Tour. In 1997, he was runner-up at the 1987 Wermland Open, a stroke behind Johan Ryström. [3]

On the 1992 Swedish Golf Tour, Persson was runner-up at the SI Compaq Open behind Joakim Haeggman, and finished runner-up in the Order of Merit, behind Haeggman. [4]

Persson joined the nascent Challenge Tour and won the 1993 Siab Open at Söderåsen Golf Club, following a playoff with Fredrik Larsson where he won with par on the second extra hole. [2]

The 1996 Swedish Matchplay Championship was his last championship as a professional. [4]

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
16 Jun 1993 Siab Open −6 (71-67-70-70=278)Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Larsson

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1993 Siab Open Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Larsson Won with par on the second hole

References

  1. "Per-Ive Persson Bio". European Tour. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 Andersson, Lennart. "Äntligen fick Per-Ive vinna". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). Vol. #7/1993. p. 40. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  3. "Results 1986 Karlstad Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Per-Ive Persson Player Profile". Golfdata. Retrieved 25 July 2025.