Hedblom was born in Gävle, Sweden. When he was just a few years old, he followed his father Olle, a former bandy player, who later became a golf club professional, to the golf course at Gävle Golf Club. Peter became a member at seven and early showed great talent, but was actively involved in ice hockey before that. His younger sister Marlene did not start her golfing career until the age of 12, but also later became a tournament professional. Through their early careers, the two siblings were supported by their parents, Olle and Agneta.[2]
His father Olle was an elite player himself and once won the Scandinavian Foursome, together with best friend William Löfqvist, who was a well-known goaltender of the Swedish national ice hockey team and the best golfer in northern Sweden. However, Olle's own career was interrupted by a serious leg injury, when he as a bandy coach ran into the ice after the game to talk to the referee, but was hit by the ice machine. Olle's priority became supporting the golf careers of his children[3]
In 1981, 11 years old, Hedblom won the unofficial Swedish youth championship, Bankboken Cup, at his age level and again in 1984 at the next level.[4]
Hedblom and his father won the Swedish Father and Son Championship four years in a row 1985–1988.[4]
Amateur career
He won the 1987 Swedish Boys under 19 Championship when he was 17.[4][5] The following year he won the Doral Junior Classic in the United States and the Nordic Championship. At his home course he shot an eight under par 28 on the last nine, to win the Junior District Championship by a big margin.
He finished second in the Swedish Junior Stroke-play Championship in 1988 and turned professional later the same year.[6]
Professional career
Hedblom has played mainly on the European Tour, on which he has won three tournaments. His best year-end ranking on the Order of Merit was 29th in 2008. His first win on the European Tour was at the Moroccan Open in 1996.
Hedblom didn't win on the tour again until 2007 when he was victorious at the Maybank Malaysian Open, which was co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour. He picked up his third win at the 2009Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, Scotland, his first tour title on European soil, a reward for him, who lost a play-off – the fourth of his career – the previous week in the KLM Open.[8]
During his career, he has also won four tournaments on the Challenge Tour.
He represented Sweden in the 1996Dunhill Cup, where Sweden advanced to the semifinal, where they lost to the tournament-winning United States team and tied third.
Personal life
Hedblom has not moved abroad, like many other successful Swedish golfers have, and always lived in his hometown Gävle in Sweden, close to his relatives. He has always been a fan of the local ice hockey team, Brynäs IF, who was dominating in Sweden in the 1970s.[6]
He broke his leg in 2001. This mishap came about when he participated in a yearly ice hockey game for golfers.
His son Kasper, born 1994, works as an instructing golf professional at Gävle Golf Club.[9]
When his sister Marlene won the Biarritz Ladies Classic on the Ladies European Tour in 2003, the two of them became the only brother and sister siblings, who have won on the European Tour and Ladies European Tour respectively.
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Peter Hedblom at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)
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