Kalle Brink
Kalle Brink | |
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— Golfer — | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Kalle Henrik Brink |
Born |
Helsingborg, Sweden | 12 August 1975
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
Nationality | Sweden |
Residence | Helsingborg, Sweden |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1994 |
Former tour(s) |
European Tour Challenge Tour |
Professional wins | 5 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Challenge Tour | 3 |
Other | 2 |
Kalle Henrik Brink (born 12 August 1975) is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the Challenge Tour.
Brink was born in Helsingborg, Sweden. He turned professional in 1994. His sister, Maria, is also a professional golfer who has competed on the Ladies European Tour.
Brink has three wins on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour, the first coming in 1997 at the BTC Slovenian Open, when he went on to finish the season in second place on the end of season money list. His second win was at the 1999 Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay, and the third was in 2006 at the Lexus Open. He has also had the opportunity to play in events on the European Tour most years, but has only had one full season at the top level, in 1998 following his graduation from the Challenge Tour.
Amateur wins (1)
- 1993 European Boys Championship
Professional wins (5)
Challenge Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 27 Jul 1997 | BTC Slovenian Open | −21 (68-67-72-64=271) | 3 strokes | Mikael Lundberg |
2 | 5 Sep 1999 | Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay | 19th hole | Henrik Stenson | |
3 | 18 Jun 2006 | Lexus Open | −13 (69-69-72-65=275) | 3 strokes | José Manuel Carriles, Greig Hutcheon, Peter Kaensche, Jan-Are Larsen |
Other wins (2)
- 1999 Swedish Open
- 2000 Flommens Open (Swedish mini-tour)
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 1994
External links
- Kalle Brink at the European Tour official site
- Kalle Brink – profile at golfdata.se