Background
Hanson, Peter was born on October 4, 1977 in Svedala, Sweden.
Hanson, Peter was born on October 4, 1977 in Svedala, Sweden.
Hanson recorded his best finish at a major championship in April 2012, when he finished tied for third at the Masters.
He turned professional in 1998 and has played on the Challenge Tour and the European Tour. His professional wins include the 1998 Gunther Hamburg Classics on the Challenge Tour and the 2005 Open de España on the European Tour. On 27 March 2012, Hanson accepted an invitation to join the Professional Golf Association Tour for the remainder of 2012 with Special Temporary Membership status.
After shooting a seven under round of 65 in the third round, Hanson was the sole 54 hole leader at 9 under par with a one stroke advantage heading into the final round.
However his final round started badly with two bogeys in the opening three holes and he never recovered shooting a one over par round of 73 to finish in a tie for third. He began the final round a shot outside of the lead and it had looked like his chances were over after a wayward tee shot on 16 left him trouble, but he managed to escape with a par to trail Pablo Larrazábal by a single stroke.
Then, after Larrazábal bogeyed the 16th, Hanson prevailed by two strokes courtesy of a long range eagle putt on the par-five 18th. Hanson played on the Professional Golf Association Tour in 2013.
1998 Brabazon Trophy, Emirates Amateur Open Championship European Tour wins (6) Challenge Tour wins (1) Other wins (6) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut World Development = withdrew "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.
Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (2005 Open Championship – 2009 Open Championship) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times) DNP = Did not play QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied Yellow background for top-10.
He was a member of the Continental Europe team at the 2005 and 2007 Seve Trophy.