Fredrik Andersson Hed
Fredrik Andersson Hed (born 20 January 1972) is a former Swedish professional golfer, who is now a commentator.
Fredrik Andersson Hed | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Fredrik Andersson Hed |
Born | Halmstad, Sweden | 20 January 1972
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Nationality | Sweden |
Residence | Halmstad, Sweden |
Spouse | Anna (m.2004) |
Children | Viggo, Molly |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1992 |
Retired | 2015 |
Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
Professional wins | 3 |
Highest ranking | 68 (7 November 2010)[1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 1 |
Challenge Tour | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | T62: 2010 |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T50: 2002 |
Golf career
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 2010 BMW Italian Open at Royal Park, outside Turin, on his 245th attempt.[2] Two weeks later he finished tied second, with Luke Donald, at the European Tour flag ship event, the 2010 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, England, one shot from winner Simon Khan. 2010 became his best year on the European Tour, when he finished 22nd on the Order of Merit.
He was runner-up another five times on the European Tour, at the 2003 Madeira Island Open, 2007 Valle Romano Open de Andalucia, 2011 Barclays Scottish Open, 2012 UBS Hong Kong Open and 2012 Omega European Masters. Andersson Hed announced his retirement from golf after missing the cut at the European Tour Qualifying School in November 2015 by one stroke.[3]
Commentator
Since 2016, Andersson Hed has been a golf commentator for the national public broadcaster Sveriges Television.[4]
Amateur wins
- 1990 Swedish Junior Stroke-play Championship[5]
- 1990 European Young Masters
Professional wins (3)
European Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 9 May 2010 | BMW Italian Open | −16 (70-66-63-73=272) | 2 strokes | David Horsey |
Challenge Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 8 Aug 1993 | Toyota PGA Championship | −6 (67-71-69=207) | 2 strokes | Rikard Strångert (a) |
2 | 15 Oct 2000 | Le Touquet Challenge de France | −11 (71-68-68-70=277) | Playoff | Carlos Rodiles |
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2000 | Le Touquet Challenge de France | Carlos Rodiles | Won with par on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | ||||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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The Open Championship | T50 | T69 | T65 | |||||||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 |
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The Open Championship | T68 | T57 |
PGA Championship | T62 | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Andersson Hed never played in the Masters Tournament or the U.S. Open.
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1991[5]
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1992 (winners)[5]
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 1992[5]
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1992
Professional
- Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2011 (winners)
See also
References
- "Week 45 2010 Ending 7 Nov 2010" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- "Andersson Hed's 73 enough in Italy". ESPN. Turin, Italy. Associated Press. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- "Fredrik Andersson Hed Quits". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). 12 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
- "Andersson Hed set for the Masters" (in Swedish). Laholms Tidning. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- Golf - Den Stora Sporten' [Golf - the Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation 100 Years. pp. 180, 189, 197, 224.
External links
- Fredrik Andersson Hed at the European Tour official site
- Fredrik Andersson Hed at the Official World Golf Ranking official site