Peter Gustafsson (born 17 August 1976) is a Swedish professional golfer.
Career In 1976, Gustafsson was born. He grew up in Orust, Sweden.
In 1999, Gustafsson turned professional. In 2004, he just missing out on automatic graduation from the Challenge Tour. In 2005, Gustafsson was medalist at the European Tour Qualifying School to gain his place on the European Tour. In his début season he was runner up in two tournaments, the Jazztel Open de España en Andalucía and the Omega European Masters, and finished in 46th place on the Order of Merit. Despite that, he missed out on the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award, which went to Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño of Spain. In subsequent seasons, he was unable to consistently produce those same high levels of performance, and lost his place on the European Tour in 2007.
In 2009, Gustafsson won the Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Antioquia, the opening event of the Tour de las Américas season, in Colombia, coming from behind in the final round to claim victory by one stroke. He rounded off the season with top five finishes in both the Argentine Masters and the Argentine Open as he ended the year as winner of the Tour de las Américas Order of Merit for 2009.
Awards and honors In 2009, Gustafsson won the Tour de las Américas Order of Merit.
Professional wins (9) Tour de las Américas wins (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up115 Mar 2009Abierto Internacional de Golf Copa Antioquia−8 (69-69-68-66=272)1 stroke Daniel Altamirano
Nordic Golf League wins (3) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up112 Aug 1999GE Capital Bank Open−12 (67-61-67=195)2 strokes Peter Malmgren224 Sep 1999Audi Open Finale−10 (69-67-70=206)3 strokes Lars Brovold (a)38 Sep 2002Holiday Club Open−5 (71-69-71=211)1 stroke Janne Mommo
Other wins (5) 1997 Telia Tour Höstkval 2 2002 Lear Open Silfverschiöldspokalen 2005 Orust Open 2006 Orust Open 2017 Aegean Airlines Pro-Am (PGAs of Europe)
Playoff record European Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12005Jazztel Open de España en Andalucía Peter HansonLost to par on first extra hole
See also 2011 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
External links
Peter Gustafsson at golfdata.se