Thomas Bjorn
Thomas Bjørn (born 18 February 1971) is Denmark's most successful professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Bjørn played on the Challenge Tour from 1993 to 1995. He then made an immediate impact on the European Tour in his first season, finishing tenth on the 1996 Order of Merit. He has won 11 tournaments on the European Tour and has finished in the top ten on the Order of Merit five times with a best finish of fifth in 2000. He has come close to winning a major championship at the 2003 Open Championship when he was in the lead with 4 holes to play before a slump handed victory to Ben Curtis and at the U.S. PGA Championship in 2005, when he tied for the lead before finishing as runner-up to Phil Mickelson in a second-place tie with Steve Elkington.
Bjørn was a member of the winning European Ryder Cup teams in 1997 and 2002. He made the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for one week in 2001 after a second place finish at The Scottish Open at Loch Lomond.
He picked up his first European Tour win in four years and 10th of his career in 2010 at the Estoril Open de Portugal, winning with a score of 23-under-par, five better than Richard Green. He followed this with another win at the Commercialbank Qatar Masters in February 2011.
Bjørn's last name is sometimes written Björn or Bjorn outside Denmark. The Danish (and Norwegian) letter 'ø' represents approximately the same sound as 'ö' in German and Swedish. Literally translated, his surname means bear in Danish.
In 2005 and 2006, Bjørn sponsored the Thomas Bjørn Open, an event on the Challenge Tour played in his home country. In 2007, Bjørn was elected chairman of the European Tour's tournament committee.
Thomas Bjorn mourns his father at British Open
Bjorn wins Qatar Masters
Thomas Bjorn
Professional wins
[edit]European Tour wins (11)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
Victory Runner(s)-up
1 22 Sep 1996 Loch Lomond World Invitational -11 (70-68-69-70=277) 1 stroke Jean Van de Velde
2 26 Apr 1998 Peugeot Open de Espana -21 68-67-66-66=267) 1 stroke Greg Chalmers, José María Olazábal
3 1 Feb 1998 Heineken Classic -8 (70-68-68-74=280) 1 stroke Ian Woosnam
4 17 Oct 1999 Sarazen World Open -15 (66-69-70-68=273) 2 strokes Paolo Quirici, Katsuyoshi Tomori
5 22 Aug 2000 BMW International Open -20 (69-93-69-67=268) 3 strokes Bernhard Langer
6 4 Mar 2001 Dubai Desert Classic -22 (64-66-67-69=266) 2 strokes Pádraig Harrington, Tiger Woods
7 1 Sep 2002 BMW International Open -24 (68-64-66-66=264) 4 strokes John Bickerton, Bernhard Langer
8 15 May 2005 Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters -6 (73-68-73-68=282) Playoff Brian Davis, David Howell
9 21 May 2006 Irish Open -5 (78-66-67-72=283) 1 stroke Paul Casey
10 14 Jun 2010 Estoril Open de Portugal -23 (67-65-65-68=265) 5 strokes Richard Green
11 6 Feb 2011 Commercialbank Qatar Masters -13 (74-65-66-69=274) 4 strokes Álvaro Quirós
[edit]Challenge Tour wins (4)
1995 Coca-Cola Open, C*Esbjerg Danish Closed, Interlaken Open, Himmerland Open
[edit]Japan Golf Tour wins (2)
1999 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament
2003 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament
[edit]Results in major championships
Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Masters DNP DNP DNP CUT
U.S. Open DNP T68 T25 CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT T9 T30
PGA Championship DNP T45 CUT T70
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
The Masters T28 CUT T18 DNP CUT T25 T32 CUT DNP DNP
U.S. Open T46 T22 T37 CUT CUT T52 T48 CUT DNP DNP
The Open Championship T2 CUT T8 T2 CUT CUT T41 T53 DNP DNP
PGA Championship 3 T63 CUT CUT DNP T2 CUT T62 DNP DNP
Tournament 2010
The Masters DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship DNP
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit]Results in World Golf Championship events
Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Accenture Match Play Championship R32 R16 DNP DNP R64 R32 R64 DNP R64 DNP
Cadillac Championship T59 T40 NT1 T27 T28 2 WD T41 T11 DNP
Bridgestone Invitational DNP T10 T31 T15 T61 DNP 18 T18 DNP DNP
Tournament 2009 2010 2011
Accenture Match Play Championship DNP DNP R32
Cadillac Championship DNP DNP T28
Bridgestone Invitational DNP DNP
HSBC Champions DNP DNP
1Cancelled due to 9/11
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No Tournament
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
[edit]Professional team appearances
Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1997 (winners), 2002 (winners)
World Cup (representing Denmark): 1996, 1997, 2001
Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2000 (winners), 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 (non-playing captain)
Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2006 (winners)
[edit]See also
Golfers with most European Tour wins
References from Wikipedia.com