Peter became a member at seven and early showed great talent, but was actively involved in ice hockey before that.

His younger sister Marlene did not start her golfing career until the age of 12, but also later became a tournament professional.

[2] His father Olle was an elite player himself and once won the Scandinavian Foursome, together with best friend William Löfqvist, who was a well-known goaltender of the Swedish national ice hockey team and the best golfer in northern Sweden.

He was a member of the Continental Europe team that won the 1986 Jacques Léglise Trophy and also played in the event in 1987.

In 1996, he qualified for his third Open, to take place at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, England 18–21 July.

He picked up his third win at the 2009 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, Scotland, his first tour title on European soil, a reward for him, who lost a play-off – the fourth of his career – the previous week in the KLM Open.

Hedblom has not moved abroad, like many other successful Swedish golfers have, and always lived in his hometown Gävle in Sweden, close to his relatives.