Fredrik Andersson Hed
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| Fredrik Andersson Hed | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Fredrik Andersson Hed |
| Born | 20 January 1972 Halmstad, Sweden |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Halmstad, Sweden |
| Spouse | Anna (m.2004) |
| Children | Viggo (b.2005), Molly (b.2008) |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1992 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Challenge Tour | 2 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T50: 2002 |
| PGA Championship | T62: 2010 |
Fredrik Andersson Hed (born 20 January 1972) is a Swedish golfer.
Andersson Hed was born in Halmstad. He turned professional in 1992. He has had two victories on the Challenge Tour but found success hard to come by on the main European Tour, where he had to return to qualifying school on numerous occasions. He was known as Fredrik Andersson until his marriage in 2004 when he added his wife's surname.
Andersson Hed won his first European Tour title at the BMW Italian Open in 2010 on his 245th attempt.[1]
His best year on the European Tour to date has been 2010, when he finished 22nd on the Order of Merit.
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[edit] Amateur wins (2)
- 1989 Swedish Junior Championship
- 1990 European Young Masters
[edit] Professional wins (3)
[edit] European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 May 2010 | BMW Italian Open | -16 (70-66-63-73=272) | 2 strokes |  David Horsey |
[edit] Challenge Tour wins (2)
- 1993 Toyota PGA Championship
- 2000 Le Touquet Challenge de France
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | T50 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T69 | DNP | T65 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 |
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| The Masters | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T68 | T57 |
| PGA Championship | T62 | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 1992
Professional
- Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2011 (winners)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Andersson Hed's 73 enough in Italy". ESPN. Associated Press (Turin, Italy). 9 May 2010. http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=5175183. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
[edit] External links
- Fredrik Andersson Hed at the European Tour official site
- Fredrik Andersson Hed at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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