Per Haugsrud (born 20 February 1965) is a Norwegian professional golfer and the first Norwegian to play on the European Tour.[1]

Amateur career

Haugsrud began to play golf at the nine hole course in Sarpsborg when he was only seven years old. He was a scratch player at age 15. He won two Norwegian Amateur titles[2] and represented Norway in the 1984 Eisenhower Trophy, the World Amateur Golf Team Championships.[3]

Professional career

Haugsrud tried for European Tour card six times and succeeded on three occasions, starting with the 1991 European Tour season, playing a total of 157 European Tour tournaments 1987–2001 collecting €416,939 in winnings. He was runner-up at the 1990 Ramlösa Open[4] and also played 27 Challenge Tour tournaments 1991–1995 where he won the 1993 SM Matchplay and 1994 SIAB Open. In addition, he played over a dozen tournaments on the Asia Golf Circuit 1993–1995, with a best finish of fifth in the 1993 Thailand Open.[5]

Regaining his European Tour card, he retained it between 1996 and 1998, before suffering a finger injury in 1999 and was granted a medical exemption in 2000.[2] He recorded 4 top-10 finishes including a tie for fourth at the 1997 Volvo German Open and a tie for third along with Jesper Parnevik and Mark Davis at the 1994 Scandinavian Masters, four strokes behind Vijay Singh.[6]

Haugsrud represented Norway at the 1989, 1991 and 1992 World Cup, along with the 1998 World Cup of Golf and 2001 WGC-World Cup. He peaked at around 300 on the Official World Golf Rankings in 1997.[7] He was the second Norwegian ever to qualify for The Open Championship after Tore Sviland.[8]

Starting in 2015 Haugsrud teamed up with Henrik Bjørnstad to provide commentary for the PGA Tour broadcast on Eurosport Norway.[9]

Amateur wins

  • 1983 Norwegian Amateur Championship
  • 1986 Norwegian Amateur Championship

Professional wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 29 Aug 1993 SM Match Play 2 and 1 Sweden Joakim Nilsson
2 23 Jun 1994 SIAB Open −1 (72-70-72-69=283) 4 strokes Denmark Lars Løgstrup

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 3 Jul 1988 SI Trygg-Hansa Open −6 (67-69-74=210) 1 stroke Sweden Peter Hedblom (a), Sweden Carl-Magnus Strömberg,
Sweden Björn Svedin

Results in major championships

Tournament 1997
The Open Championship CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Haugsrud only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. ^ "Slik har nordmenn gjort det på europatouren". Golfaren.no. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Player: Per Haugsrud". European Tour. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. ^ "1984 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). International Golf Federation. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. ^ "1990 Ramlösa Open". Golfdata. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. ^ "1993 Thailand Open". OWGR. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. ^ "1994 Scandinavian Masters". European Tour. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Per Haugsrud". OWGR. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Tidenes 10 beste norske golfsesonger". Norsk Golf. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Haugsrud og Bjørnstad er Eurosports nye radardpar". Norsk Golf. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_Haugsrud
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