Per Haugsrud

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Per Haugsrud (born 20 February 1965) is a Norwegian professional golfer and the first Norwegian to play on the European Tour.{{cite web |title=Slik har nordmenn gjort det på europatouren |url=https://www.golferen.no/nordmenn-gjort-pa-europatouren/ |publisher=Golfaren.no |accessdate=17 May 2020}}

Amateur career

Haugsrud began to play golf at the nine hole course in Sarpsborg when he was only seven years old. He was a scratch player at age 15. He won two Norwegian Amateur titles{{cite web |title=Player: Per Haugsrud |url=https://www.europeantour.com/players/per-haugsrud-2659/ |publisher=European Tour |accessdate=16 May 2020}} and represented Norway in the 1984 Eisenhower Trophy, the World Amateur Golf Team Championships.{{cite web |title=1984 World Amateur Golf Team Championships |url=https://www.igfgolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1984-WAGTC.pdf |publisher=International Golf Federation |accessdate=16 May 2020}}

Professional career

Haugsrud tried for European Tour card six times and succeeded on three occasions, starting with the 1991 European Tour season, playing a total of 157 European Tour tournaments 1987–2001 collecting €416,939 in winnings. He was runner-up at the 1990 Ramlösa Open{{cite web |title=1990 Ramlösa Open |url=http://www.golfdata.se/tournytt/resultatlista.asp?TID=D01XXXX |publisher=Golfdata |accessdate=16 May 2020}} and also played 27 Challenge Tour tournaments 1991–1995 where he won the 1993 SM Matchplay and 1994 SIAB Open. In addition, he played over a dozen tournaments on the Asia Golf Circuit 1993–1995, with a best finish of fifth in the 1993 Thailand Open.{{cite web |title=1993 Thailand Open |url=http://www.owgr.com/en/Events/EventResult.aspx?eventId=1190 |publisher=OWGR |accessdate=16 May 2020}}

Regaining his European Tour card, he retained it between 1996 and 1998, before suffering a finger injury in 1999 and was granted a medical exemption in 2000. He recorded 4 top-10 finishes including a tie for fourth at the 1997 Volvo German Open and a tie for third along with Jesper Parnevik and Mark Davis at the 1994 Scandinavian Masters, four strokes behind Vijay Singh.{{cite web |title=1994 Scandinavian Masters |url=https://www.europeantour.com/european-tour/scandinavian-masters-1994/results?round=4 |publisher=European Tour |accessdate=16 May 2020}}

Haugsrud represented Norway at the 1989, 1991 and 1992 World Cup, along with the 1998 World Cup of Golf and 2001 WGC-World Cup. He peaked at around 300 on the Official World Golf Rankings in 1997.{{cite web |title=Per Haugsrud |url=http://www.owgr.com/en/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerID=2716 |publisher=OWGR |accessdate=16 May 2020}} He was the second Norwegian ever to qualify for The Open Championship after Tore Sviland.{{cite web |title=Tidenes 10 beste norske golfsesonger |url=https://www.norskgolf.no/artikler/nyheter/tidenes-10-beste-norske-golfsesonger |publisher=Norsk Golf |accessdate=17 May 2020}}

Starting in 2015 Haugsrud teamed up with Henrik Bjørnstad to provide commentary for the PGA Tour broadcast on Eurosport Norway.{{cite web |title=Haugsrud og Bjørnstad er Eurosports nye radardpar |url=https://www.norskgolf.no/artikler/nyheter/haugsrud-bjornstad-eurosports-nye-radardpar |accessdate=17 May 2020 |publisher=Norsk Golf}}