Kalle Brink
Karl Henrik Brink (born 12 August 1975) is a Swedish professional golfer who has played on the European Tour and the Challenge Tour.[1]
| Kalle Brink | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Karl Henrik Brink |
| Born | 12 August 1975 Helsingborg, Sweden |
| 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 | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 3 |
| Other | 1 |
Brink was born in Helsingborg, Sweden. His sister, Maria, is also a professional golfer, who has competed on the Ladies European Tour.
In 1993, Brink was member of the Swedish team winning the European Boys' Team Championship in Ascona, Switzerland.[2] He also represented Sweden at the 1994 Espirito Santo Trophy at Le Golf National, outside Paris, France, earning a bronze medal with his team.[3]
Brink turned professional in 1994. He 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 1997 Challenge Tour money list. His second win was at the 1999 Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay, were he beat Henrik Stenson in the final.[4] His third win came 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.
Professional wins (4)
Challenge Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Jul 1997 | BTC Slovenian Open | −21 (68-67-72-64=271) | 3 strokes | Mikael Lundberg |
| 2 | 5 Sep 1999 | Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay | 19 holes | 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 (1)
- 2000 Flommen Open (Swedish mini-tour)
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1993 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 1994
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1994
References
- "Kalle Brink profile". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- "European Team Championships, European Boy's Team Championship, 1993". European Golf Association. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- "Record Book 1994 World Amateur Golf Team Championships" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- Jansson, Anders (2004). Golf - Den stora sporten [Golf - The Great Sport] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 180, 189, 187. ISBN 91-86818007.
External links
- Kalle Brink at the European Tour official site
- Kalle Brink – profile at golfdata.se