Kristoffer Per Thomas Broberg (born 1 August 1986) is a Swedish

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who plays on the

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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

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. He qualified to play on the

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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

; he was the fastest player ever to achieve this having played just five events in the season. The victories helped Broberg shoot up the

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from 1,109th to 173rd, and he ended the year ranked 79th after finishing runner-up at the Alfred Dunhill Championship. Broberg again came close to capturing his maiden

victory in

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when he tied for third in the Irish Open and finished runner-up at the Scottish Open. He also recorded his third career runner-up finish at the

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event during the 2015 season. On 15 November 2015, Broberg won his maiden European Tour title at the

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, one of the four tournaments that make up the

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Final Series. He won in a sudden-death playoff over American

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, 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.

Professional wins (13)

European Tour wins (2)

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

Challenge Tour wins (4)

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

Nordic Golf League wins (3)

Other wins (4)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Team appearances

Professional * EurAsia Cup (representing Europe):

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(winners)

References

External links

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Profile at golfdata.se
{{DEFAULTSORT:Broberg, Kristoffer Swedish male golfers European Tour golfers Golfers from Stockholm 1986 births Living people 21st-century Swedish sportsmen