Søren Kjeldsen (; born 17 May 1975) is a

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er who plays on the

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Professional career

Kjeldsen turned professional in 1995. Kjeldsen's success on the second tier

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in 1997, which included his first victory as a professional in the Volvo Finnish Open, earned him membership for the main

for 1998. He won his first European Tour title at the 2003 Diageo Championship at Gleneagles. His second European Tour win came at the 2008

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, where he won by 2 strokes over

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and

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. He ended the year 10th on the

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, which to date is still his best year-end ranking. Kjeldsen won his third

event and second consecutive event on Spanish soil with a three stroke victory over

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at the

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Open de Andalucia in Marbella,

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. Also in 2009, he finished third at the

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, fourth at the Scottish Open, sixth at the

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and seventh at the

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. He finished second at the 2010

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and the 2011

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. In 2012 he finished second at the

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and fifth at the Scottish Open. In May 2015, Kjeldsen ended a six-year drought and won his fourth European Tour title at the

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. On a very windy final day, Kjeldsen held a two stroke lead but shot a 76 five over par round to fall into a three-man playoff with

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and

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. On the first extra hole, Kjeldsen found the par five 18th green in two and after Pepperell and Wiesberger could not get up and down for their birdies, he two putted from 30 feet for the victory. Kjeldsen maintained his 100% record of winning when holding the 54 hole lead, which now stands at 4-for-4. The next week he finished second at the

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. Later he finished second at the

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and

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tournaments. Kjeldsen represented Denmark in the

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in 1994 and at the

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in 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2009, and 2016, winning the 2016 event alongside

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. He has featured in the top 50 of the

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. For 2017, Kjeldsen accepted PGA Tour membership.

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (4)

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2009 Open – 2010 Open) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

''Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.'' 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 *

Jacques Léglise Trophy The Jacques Léglise Trophy is an annual amateur boys' team golf competition between Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It was first played in 1977, as a one-day match before the Boys Amateur Championship, but since 1996 it has b ...

(representing the Continent of Europe): 1993 *

European Amateur Team Championship The European Amateur Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for men organised by the European Golf Association which was introduced in 1959. The championship was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been ...

(representing Denmark):

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

European Youths' Team Championship The European Youths' Team Championship was a European amateur team golf championship for men under 22 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1961. It was played every year until 1982, then every second year. It ...

(representing Denmark): 1994 *

(representing Denmark):

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Professional *

(representing Denmark):

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

(winners),

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

Seve Trophy The Seve Trophy was a biennial golf tournament between teams of professional male golfers; one team representing Great Britain and Ireland, the other team representing Continental Europe. The tournament was played in years when there is no Ryder ...

(representing Continental Europe):

EurAsia Cup The EurAsia Cup was a biennial men's professional team golf tournament between teams representing Europe and Asia. It started in 2014, superseding the Royal Trophy which had been played from 2006 to 2013. It was previously held at the Glenmarie ...

(representing Europe):

(winners)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kjeldsen, Soren Danish male golfers European Tour golfers PGA Tour golfers Olympic golfers of Denmark Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Aalborg People from Ascot, Berkshire 1975 births Living people