Thomas Bjørn
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Bjørn after winning the 2011 Omega European Masters | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Thomas Bjørn | ||||
| Nickname | The Great Dane | ||||
| Born | 18 February 1971 Silkeborg, Denmark | ||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb; 13.9 st) | ||||
| Sporting nationality | Denmark | ||||
| Residence | Silkeborg, Denmark Gothenburg, Sweden | ||||
| Children | 4 | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 1993 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour Champions European Senior Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 24 | ||||
| Highest ranking | 10 (15 July 2001) | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| European Tour | 15 | ||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 | ||||
| Asian Tour | 2 | ||||
| Sunshine Tour | 1 | ||||
| Challenge Tour | 3 | ||||
| PGA Tour Champions | 1 | ||||
| European Senior Tour | 2 | ||||
| Other | 1 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | T8: 2014 | ||||
| PGA Championship | T2: 2005 | ||||
| U.S. Open | T22: 2001 | ||||
| The Open Championship | T2: 2000, 2003 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Thomas Bjørn (born 18 February 1971) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He is the most successful Danish golfer to have played the game having won fifteen tournaments worldwide on the European Tour. In 1997 he also became the first Dane to qualify for a European Ryder Cup team. He captained the winning European side at the 2018 Ryder Cup.