Kristoffer Per Thomas Broberg (born 1 August 1986) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour.
Professional career Broberg started his professional career in 2010, winning twice on the Swedish mini tour. The following two years he won four events on the Nordic Golf League.
He qualified to play on the Challenge Tour in 2012. He won the second event he played in, the Finnish Challenge on 5 August. He won again the next week at the Norwegian Challenge. Broberg won for a third time that month at the Rolex Trophy to earn an instant promotion to the European Tour; he was the fastest player ever to achieve this having played just five events in the season. The victories helped Broberg shoot up the Official World Golf Ranking from 1,109th to 173rd, and he ended the year ranked 79th after finishing runner-up at the Alfred Dunhill Championship.Kristoffer Broberg 2012 Results, Official World Golf Ranking
Broberg again came close to capturing his maiden European Tour victory in 2014 when he tied for third in the Irish Open and finished runner-up at the Scottish Open.Kristoffer Broberg 2014 Results, Official World Golf Ranking He also recorded his third career runner-up finish at the Made in Denmark event during the 2015 season.
On 15 November 2015, Broberg won his maiden European Tour title at the BMW Masters, one of the four tournaments that make up the Race to Dubai Final Series. He won in a sudden-death playoff over American Patrick Reed, with a birdie on the first extra hole. This was the 100th win by a Swede in the history of the European Tour and earned Broberg an exemption through to 2017.
In September 2021, Broberg won the Dutch Open. He shot a final-round 72 after having an 8 shot lead after 54 holes, which included shooting a course record score of 64 in the second round and a new course record of 61 in the third round.
Awards and honors In 2012, he received Elit Sign number 140 by the Swedish Golf Federation based on world ranking achievements.
Professional wins (13) European Tour wins (2) Legend Race to Dubai finals series (1) Other European Tour (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up115 Nov 2015BMW Masters−17 (69-70-64-68=271)Playoff Patrick Reed219 Sep 2021Dutch Open−23 (68-64-61-72=265)3 strokes Matti Schmid
European Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12015BMW Masters Patrick ReedWon with birdie on first extra hole
Challenge Tour wins (4) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up15 Aug 2012Finnish Challenge−15 (69-66-66-68=269)6 strokes Wil Besseling212 Aug 2012Norwegian Challenge−22 (67-64-65-70=266)Playoff Álvaro Velasco325 Aug 2012Rolex Trophy−27 (63-66-64-68=261)1 stroke Sihwan Kim421 Oct 2012Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Challenge−14 (67-70-66-67=270)3 strokes Simon Wakefield
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12012Norwegian Challenge Álvaro VelascoWon with birdie on second extra hole
Nordic Golf League wins (3) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up12 Jul 2011Mørk Masters−25 (63-64-64=191)4 strokes Morten Ørum Madsen221 Jun 2012Nordea Open−9 (71-69-67=207)2 strokes Simon Forsström36 Jul 2012Katrineholm Open−10 (72-70-64=206)1 stroke Johan Carlsson
Other wins (4) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up110 May 2008Simlings Bil Open Gripsholm(as an amateur)−7 (70-69=139)2 strokes Alexander Bergström, Joakim Renström22 Sep 2010Sörmlands Sparbank Open−9 (68-67=135)4 strokes Jacob Glennemo33 Sep 2010Septemberpokalen−9 (65-68=133)7 strokes Christoffer Baumann422 Apr 2012Abbekås Open−6 (67-71=138)2 strokes Jacob Glennemo
Results in major championships Tournament201420152016Masters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipT32CUTPGA ChampionshipCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2016Championship64Match PlayInvitationalChampions
Team appearances Professional EurAsia Cup (representing Europe): 2016 (winners)
See also 2012 Challenge Tour graduates 2017 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2023 European Tour Qualifying School graduates List of golfers with most Challenge Tour wins List of golfers to achieve a three-win promotion from the Challenge Tour
References
External links
Profile at golfdata.se