Anders Forsbrand
| Anders Forsbrand | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Anders Forsbrand |
| Born |
1 April 1961 Filipstad, Sweden |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st) |
| Nationality |
 Sweden |
| Residence | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1981 |
| Current tour(s) |
European Seniors Tour Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 16 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 6 |
| European Seniors Tour | 1 |
| Other | 9 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T11: 1993 |
| U.S. Open | T32: 1996 |
| The Open Championship | T4: 1994 |
| PGA Championship | T9: 1992 |
Anders Forsbrand (born 1 April 1961) was one of the first Swedish professional golfers to make a major impact on the European Tour.
Forsbrand was born in Filipstad, Sweden, and turned professional in 1981. He first played on the European Tour in 1982, and has been a member since. He won seven individual titles on the European tour and finished in the top ten of the Order of Merit three times, with a best of fourth place in 1992. In 1993, he became the first Swedish golfer to play in all four major championships in the same year, Forsbrand led Sweden to Victory in both the World Cup and Dunhill Cup. He has a special penchant for low scoring and still holds the record for the lowest final two rounds in a Major Championship from the British Open in 1994.
In 2004, Bernhard Langer, the European Ryder Cup Captain, named Forsbrand as his vice-captain for the 35th Ryder Cup Matches against the United States at Oakland Hills Country Club, in which the European team had a resounding victory over the US Team.
Forsbrand began playing on the European Seniors Tour after turning 50 in 2011. In August 2012, he won the SSE Scottish Senior Open, becoming the first Swede to win on the European Seniors Tour.[1]
Forsbrand now lives in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, with his wife, Stewart, and their children Alexander and Margaux.
Professional wins
European Tour wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Sep 1987 | Ebel European Masters Swiss Open | –25 (71-64-66-62=263) | 3 strokes |  Mark Mouland |
| 2 | 31 Mar 1991 | Volvo Open di Firenze | –14 (71-72-66-65=274) | 1 stroke |  Barry Lane |
| 3 | 29 Mar 1992 | Volvo Open di Firenze | –13 (69-69-67-66=271) | 1 stroke |  Peter Senior |
| 4 | 26 Apr 1992 | Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open | –15 (65-70-68-60=273) | 1 stroke | Per-Ulrik Johansson |
| 5 | 23 Jan 1994 | Moroccan Open | –12 (70-68-69-69=276) | 4 strokes | Howard Clark |
| 6 | 8 Oct 1995 | Mercedes German Masters | –24 (64-64-67-69=264) | 2 strokes |  Bernhard Langer |
European Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992 | BMW International Open |  Paul Azinger, Glen Day, Mark James, Bernhard Langer |
Azinger won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1993 | Scandinavian Masters | Peter Baker |
Lost to par on second extra hole |
Other wins (9)
- 1982 Swedish Professional Championship
- 1983 Stiab GP (Sweden)
- 1984 Swedish International Stroke Play Championship, Gevalia Open (Sweden)
- 1991 World Cup (with Per-Ulrik Johansson), Alfred Dunhill Cup (with Per-Ulrik Johansson and Mats Lanner), Benson & Hedges Trophy (with Helen Alfredsson)
- 1992 Equity & Law Challenge
- 1997 Open Novotel Perrier (with Michael Jonzon)
European Seniors Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Aug 2012 | SSE Scottish Senior Open | –17 (66-66-67=199) | 1 stroke | Philip Golding |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T33 | CUT | DNP | DNP | T32 |
| The Open Championship | CUT | T8 | T16 | T29 | CUT | DNP | DNP | T38 | T34 | CUT | T4 | T49 | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 11 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (1991 Open Championship – 1993 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)
Professional team appearances
- Hennessy Cognac Cup: 1984
- World Cup (representing Sweden): 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991 (winners), 1992, 1993
- Dunhill Cup (representing Sweden): 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991 (winners), 1992, 1993, 1994
- Four Tours World Championship: 1988
References
- ↑ "Historic Scottish win for Swede Forsbrand". PGA European Tour. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
External links
- Anders Forsbrand at the European Tour official site