(1964-12-12) 12 December 1964 (age 59) Nyköping, Sweden
Sporting nationality
Sweden
Residence
Nyköping, Sweden
Career
Turned professional
1984
Former tour(s)
European Tour (joined 1988) Challenge Tour
Professional wins
4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour
3
Other
1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament
DNP
PGA Championship
DNP
U.S. Open
DNP
The Open Championship
T68: 1995
Achievements and awards
Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit winner
1991, 1994
Mats Hallberg (born 12 December 1964) is a retired Swedish professional golfer.
Hallberg turned professional in 1984 and played on the Swedish Tour before joining the European Tour in 1988. On the tour he had eight top-10 finishes, including third at the 1996 Scottish Open and the 1997 Volvo Scandinavian Masters, earning a total of €617,028.[1] His biggest success in a major came at the 1995 Open Championship where he shot a first round of 68 (−4), one stroke off the lead. John Daly eventually won at −6 after a playoff, and Hallberg finished tied for 68th along with Tiger Woods.[2]
Hallberg was in contention at the 1998 Volvo PGA Championship, the European tour's flagship event, held at Wentworth Club. Finding himself one stroke behind the leader, compatriot Michael Jonzon, after two rounds and one stroke behind leader Colin Montgomerie after three rounds, he finished with a round of 70 versus the Scotsman's 69 to end the tournament two strokes behind the triumphing Montgomerie.[3] The finish helped Hallberg reach a peak of 174 on the Official World Golf Ranking in 1998.[4]
Hallberg played intermittently on the Challenge Tour, winning three tournaments 1990–91. On the 1994 Challenge Tour he was runner up the Rolex Pro-Am, Ramlösa Open, Jämtland Open, and lost a playoff at Himmerland Open.[5]
After cutting back on his playing schedule, Hallberg became a broadcaster. In 2016 he joined C More Entertainment's European Tour coverage.[6]
^"Mats Hallberg Career Record". European Tour. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
^"1995 Open Championship". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
^"1998 Volvo PGA Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 25 May 1998. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
^"Mats Hallberg". OWGR. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
^"Mats Hallberg Career Record". Golfdata. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
^"Mats Hallberg New Golf Commentator at C More". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 24 February 2020. (in Swedish)
MatsHallberg (born 12 December 1964) is a retired Swedish professional golfer. Hallberg turned professional in 1984 and played on the Swedish Tour before...
John Daly Mark McNulty Tom Watson T5 David Feherty 68 −4 Bill Glasson MatsHallberg Vijay Singh T9 Darren Clarke 69 −3 John Cook Jim Gallagher Jr. David...
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Quattro Trophy −18 (66-66-70-68=270) 1 stroke Michel Besanceney, Anders Gillner 2 14 Jun 1992 Stiga Open −15 (70-69-68-66=273) 1 stroke MatsHallberg...
Place Player Score To par 1 Michael Jonzon 66 −6 2 Brian Davis 67 −5 T3 MatsHallberg 68 −4 David Howell Malcolm MacKenzie Chris van der Velde T7 Ernie Els...
record score Aggregate 213 Peter Hedblom 213 MatsHallberg (1992) To par −3 as above Final champion MatsHallberg Location map Mariestad GC Location in Sweden...
Mikael Högberg Nescafé Cup 1989 SWE Thomas Nilsson 278 −14 2 strokes MatsHallberg Mikael Krantz 1988 SWE Jan Tilmanis 283 −9 3 strokes Terry Price 1987...
Tour season Duration 16 May 1991 (1991-05-16) – 22 September 1991 (1991-09-22) Number of official events 14 Order of Merit MatsHallberg ← 1990 1992 →...
12 October 1991 (1991-10-12) Number of official events 33 Most wins MatsHallberg (2) Peter Hedblom (2) David R. Jones (2) Fredrik Larsson (2) Jonathan...
Tour season Duration 26 May 1994 (1994-05-26) – 25 September 1994 (1994-09-25) Number of official events 13 Order of Merit MatsHallberg ← 1993 1995 →...
Open Skåne 300,000 Olle Nordberg CHA 17 Jun Stiga Open Småland 300,000 MatsHallberg CHA 1 Jul Viking Open Västergötland 250,000 Peter Carsbo CHA 8 Jul Wermland...
strokes Gunnar Mueller 2 27 Jul 1986 SM Match Trygg-Hansa Cup 3 and 2 John Lindberg 3 14 Sep 1986 Kentab Open −1 (69-69-68=206) Playoff MatsHallberg...
par 1 Gary Evans 66 −6 2 Magnus Sunesson 67 −5 T3 De Wet Basson 68 −4 MatsHallberg Mark James Danny Mijovic Peter O'Malley Ronan Rafferty Andrew Sherborne...
Open Italy 75,000 David James (1) 17 Jun Stiga Open Sweden SKr 300,000 MatsHallberg (1) 23 Jun Audi Open Germany 60,000 Brad King (1) New tournament 24...
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Ulla Mats Blomgren as Odd Louise Peterhoff as Hanna Agnes Rase as Dagny Katarina Weidhagen as Ylva Björn Andrésen as Dan Lennart R. Svensson as Mats Tove...
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