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Winners of the U.S. Open Championship for the last 10 years.

Exemption Code: 2

Winner and runner-up of the 2008 U.S. Amateur Championship.

Exemption Code: 3

Winners of the Masters Tournament for the last five years.

Exemption Code: 4

Winners of the British Open Championship for the last five years.

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Winners of the PGA of America Championship for the last five years.

Exemption Code: 6

Winner of the 2009 Players Championship.

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Winner of the 2008 U.S. Senior Open Championship.

Exemption Code: 8

From the 2008 U.S. Open Championship, the 15 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 15th place.

Exemption Code: 9

From the 2008 final official PGA Tour money list, the top 30 money leaders.

Exemption Code: 10

Those 30 players qualifying for the 2008 season-ending Tour Championship.

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From the 2008 final official PGA European Tour, the top 15 money leaders.

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From the 2009 official PGA Tour money list, the top 10 money leaders through May 25.

Exemption Code: 13

Any multiple winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored events whose victories are considered official from June 2, 2008, through June 14, 2009.

Exemption Code: 14

From the 2009 PGA European Tour, the top two money leaders through May 25.

Exemption Code: 15

From the 2008 final Japan Golf Tour money list, the top two leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Rankings at that time.

Exemption Code: 16

From the 2008 final PGA Tour of Australasia money list, the top two leaders provided they are within the top 75 point leaders of the World Rankings at that time.

Exemption Code: 17

From the World Rankings list, the top 50 point leaders as of May 25, 2009

Exemption Code: 18

Special exemptions selected by the USGA Executive Committee. International players not otherwise exempt as selected by the USGA Executive Committee.

Player Bios

Peter Hanson (SWE)

Birthdate:October 03, 1977

Birthplace:Svedala, Sweden

Age:31

Height:6-3

Weight:187

Home:Trelleborg, Sweden

Turned Professional:1998

U.S. OPEN 2009 SCORES

POSITION: T18STATUS: +4HOLE: F

ROUND:	1	2	3	4	TOTAL
SCORES:	66	71	73	74	284

U.S. OPEN HISTORY

First U.S. Open:2005 (Pinehurst)
U.S. Opens Played:2
Best Round:R1-71 (2007 Oakmont)
Best Finish:T-30 (2007 Oakmont)
Money:$47,313

RELATED NEWS, PHOTOS & VIDEOS
STATISTICS
PERSONAL NOTES & STAT HISTORY

NEWS

First Round Concludes: Weir Takes Charge

INTERVIEWS

Peter Hanson

CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

* Calculated on holes #10 and #13

Peter Hanson +4

Peter Hanson

Field Average

Fairways Hit

75.00%

63.60%

*Avg. Driving Distance

267.00

Sand Saves

Greens Hit

Putts Per Hole

CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP

	EAGLES	BIRDIES	PARS	BOGEYS	DOUBLE BOGEYS	OTHERS
Round 1	0	6	10	2	0	0
Round 2	0	2	13	3	0	0
Round 3	0	1	13	4	0	0
Round 4	0	2	10	6	0	0
Total	0	11	46	15	0	0

PERSONAL NOTES

Secured spot in his third U.S. Open by registering a dramatic hole-in-one at second playoff hole in Walton Heath Golf Club sectional in England

Seventh career ace gave Hanson the final qualifying spot

Also had a hole-in-one two weeks earlier during Irish Open at County Louth in Baltray

Claimed 2008 SAS Masters in his home country, becoming the first Swede to win that event in 10 years

Claimed first European Tour when he edged countryman Peter Gustafsson in a playoff for 2005 Open de Espana en Andalucia

As an amateur won the 1998 Brabazon Trophy at Formby Golf Club in England

Represented Sweden at 1998 World Amateur Team Championship in Chile.

STATISTICS

EUROPEAN TOUR

Tournament	Pos	Prize Money	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	Par
HSBC Champions	3T	€ 219708.16	69	70	70	66	275	-13
UBS Hong Kong Open	24T	€ 19839.77	67	70	69	67	273	-7
South African Open Championship	19T	€ 11142.86	74	68	70	68	280	-8
The Abu Dhabi Golf Championship	10T	€ 27257.89	67	71	66	69	273	-15
Commercialbank Qatar Masters Presented by Dolphin Energy	31T	€ 14902.80	72	69	71	70	282	-6
Dubai Desert Classic	24T	€ 18731.82	71	67	72	72	282	-6
WGC - Accenture Match Play	9T	€ 110120.41						Par
WGC-CA Championship	40T	€ 46173.45	70	74	72	68	284	-4
Open de Andalucia de Golf 09	35T	€ 7000.00	72	72	74	71	289	+1
Ballantine's Championship	128T		73	78			151	+7
The 3 Irish Open	90T		69	73			142	-2
BMW PGA Championship	54T	€ 14940.00	71	74	74	72	291	+3
The European Open	55T	€ 6469.53	66	73	79	75	293	+5

Current Tour Rankings

	Position	No. of Events	Money Won
European Tour	21	14	€496,287

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