Peter Carsbo

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Peter Carsbo
Personal information
Born (1959-07-23) 23 July 1959 (age 63)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Vaxholm, Sweden
Career
Turned professional1984
Former tour(s) European Tour
Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1

Peter Carsbo (born 23 July 1959) is a Swedish professional golfer, winner of the Viking Open on the 1990 Challenge Tour. [1]

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Career

Carsbo turned professional in 1984 and played on the Swedish Golf Tour where he was runner-up at several tournaments, including the 1987 Esab Open and 1988 Stiga Open. He was semi-finalist at the 1990 SM Match. [2]

In 1987 he was part of the Swedish team that was runner-up at the Europcar Cup, together with Johan Ryström, Carl-Magnus Strömberg and Magnus Sunesson. [3]

His best season on the European Tour was in 1987 when he made five cuts in 12 starts and finished 159th in the Order of Merit. [4]

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
11 Jul 1990 Viking Open −6 (72-67-71=210)1 stroke Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Huw Davies-Thomas

Team appearances

Professional

Source: [3]

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References

  1. "Results Viking Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. "Peter Carsbo Results". Golfdata. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Svenska amatörer slog alla proffsen" [Swedish amateurs beat all the professionals]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1987. pp. 38, 48.
  4. "Peter Carsbo Player Profile". European Tour. Retrieved 1 November 2020.