Søren Hansen

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Søren Hansen (born 21 March 1974) is a Danish professional golfer.^[2]

Søren Hansen
Hansen at the 2009 U.S. Open
Personal information
Full name	Søren Hansen
Born	(1974-03-21) 21 March 1974 (age 51) Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationality	Denmark
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Career
Turned professional	1997
Former tour(s)	European Tour Challenge Tour
Professional wins	3
Highest ranking	39 (6 July 2008)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Challenge Tour	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 2008, 2009, 2010
PGA Championship	T36: 2009
U.S. Open	T6: 2009
The Open Championship	T8: 2002, 2009

Hansen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He won the 1997 Danish Amateur Stroke Play Championship and turned professional later that year.

Hansen collected his first professional win at the Challenge Tour's 1998 Navision Open Golf Championship in his home country. Since 1999 he has been a member of the European Tour where he has picked up two tournament victories. He won the 2002 Murphy's Irish Open, where he won at the fourth extra hole in a play-off against Richard Bland, Niclas Fasth and Darren Fichardt. He also won the 2007 Mercedes-Benz Championship by a margin of four strokes. His best Order of Merit finish is 8th in 2007. He represented Europe in the 2008 Ryder Cup matches, but he did not win a match, the U.S. was victorious.

In September 2007, he reached the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings and became the top-ranked Danish golfer.^[3]

Hansen represented Denmark in the World Cup in 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2007.

On 11 August 2009, Hansen was charged with tax evasion by Danish authorities for allegedly claiming residency of Monaco, while actually living in Denmark.^[4] On 19 May 2010, Hansen was fined nearly $1.1 million for tax evasion.

Amateur wins

• 1997 Danish Amateur Stroke Play Championship

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	30 Jun 2002	Murphy's Irish Open	−14 (69-69-64-68=270)	Playoff	Richard Bland, Niclas Fasth, Darren Fichardt
2	16 Sep 2007	Mercedes-Benz Championship	−17 (65-68-71-67=271)	4 strokes	Phillip Archer, Alastair Forsyth

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2002	Murphy's Irish Open	Richard Bland, Niclas Fasth, Darren Fichardt	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Bland eliminated by birdie on second hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	30 Aug 1998	Navision Open Golf Championship	−10 (71-69-66=206)	Playoff	René Budde, Euan Little

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1998	Navision Open Golf Championship	René Budde, Euan Little	Won with par on first extra hole

Playoff record

Other playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2001	WGC-World Cup (with Thomas Bjørn)	New Zealand − Michael Campbell and David Smail,  South Africa − Retief Goosen and Ernie Els,  United States − David Duval and Tiger Woods	South Africa won with par on second extra hole New Zealand and United States eliminated by birdie on first hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament								CUT	CUT
U.S. Open								T53	T6
The Open Championship	CUT	T8	CUT		T41			T64	T8
PGA Championship		T43			CUT			CUT	T36

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Masters Tournament	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT						CUT
The Open Championship	CUT
PGA Championship	CUT

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	2
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	2	2	7	4
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Totals	0	0	0	0	3	3	19	8

• Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2009 U.S. Open – 2009 PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2009 U.S. Open – 2009 Open Championship)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2008
The Players Championship	T42

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Match Play							R64	R64	R64
Championship	T39						T70	T13	T18
Invitational	T52						T73	T60	75
Champions

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Youths' Team Championship (representing Denmark): 1990, 1994
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing Denmark): 1995, 1997

Professional

• World Cup (representing Denmark): 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
• Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2007, 2009
• Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2008
• Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2009, 2010 (winners)

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