Joachim Brandt Hansen (born 18 August 1990) is a Danish

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who currently plays on the European Tour.

Early life and amateur career

Hansen was born in Hillerød. He took up golf at the age of 12 enjoyed a successful amateur career which culminated with representing his country, and being the lowest-scoring player in the 2010 Eisenhower Trophy.

Professional career

Hansen turned professional following this performance, earning a place on the Challenge Tour after three runner-up finishes on the third-tier Nordic League in 2011. A further three runner-up finishes at Challenge Tour level, during Hansen's rookie 2012 season, earned him fourth place in the season-ending rankings and a further promotion to the European Tour. In 2013, Hansen managed to finish in a tie for third at the

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, where he briefly led late in the final round despite carding a quadruple-bogey nine at his second hole. In 2019, Hansen finished second at the Amundi Open de France, one stroke behind

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. Hansen's first victory on the European Tour came in November 2020, where he shot a final round 67 to win the

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. He won the Aviv Dubai Championship in November 2021 to claim his second victory on the European Tour.

Amateur wins

*2010 Eisenhower Trophy (individual leader), Finnish Amateur

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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Challenge Tour wins (2)

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Nordic Golf League wins (2)

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Denmark): 2008 * European Amateur Team Championship (representing Denmark):

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* Eisenhower Trophy (representing Denmark):

(individual leader)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hansen, Joachim B. Danish male golfers European Tour golfers Olympic golfers for Denmark Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark People from Hillerød Municipality People from Hørsholm Municipality 1990 births Living people