Jacob Thorbjørn Olesen (born 21 December 1989) is a Danish

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who plays on the

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, where he has won six times including the 2016

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and the 2018

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. He has also won two important pairs events, representing Denmark, the 2016 World Cup of Golf with Søren Kjeldsen and the 2017

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with

Lucas Bjerregaard Lucas Justra Bjerregaard (born 14 August 1991) is a Danish professional golfer who plays the European Tour. In May 2017, playing with Thorbjørn Olesen, they won the inaugural GolfSixes, an unofficial pairs event on the European Tour. Later that ...

Professional career

Olesen turned professional in 2008. He finished in fourth place on the third tier Nordic League rankings in 2009, having won three tournaments, to graduate to Europe's second tier

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for 2010. During his début season he claimed his first Challenge Tour title at The Princess, held in Sweden at the beginning of July. He finished third in the 2010

ranking, earning him full exemption (category 10b) for the 2011

. In December 2010, Olesen tied for second place at the Alfred Dunhill Championship, the first tournament of the 2011 European Tour season. This was equaled in June 2011, when Olesen tied for second at the

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, mostly due to a 10-under-par round of 62 on the final day, but still coming up short by one stroke of Englishman

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. The following month Olesen finished in a tie for second again at the

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when he bogeyed the last hole to finish one stroke behind Thomas Levet. With this finish, Olesen qualified for The 2011 Open Championship, his first

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. Olesen won the 2012

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. This victory placed him in the top-100 of the

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. After the final event of the 2012 season, the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai where he finished T21, Olesen moved into the world top-50 for the first time as No. 50 and played the Masters for the first time in 2013. In the 2013 Masters Tournament, after an opening round of 78, Olesen shot rounds of 70, 68, and 68 to finish at four-under-par 284, good enough for a sixth place tie. His final three rounds of 206 combined were ten-under-par, the best in the tournament. He earned enough money to be eligible for Special Temporary Membership on the

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, which he accepted. This allowed him unlimited sponsor exemptions for the remainder of the 2013 season. In 2015, Olesen won the

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at the

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. In 2016, Olesen won the

in Turkey. This was part of the

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Final Series. In 2018, Olesen won the

for his fifth

victory. In September 2018, Olesen qualified for the

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European team. Europe regained the Ryder Cup, winning by 17½ points to 10½. Olesen went 1–1 including defeating Jordan Spieth in singles (5 and 4). After four years without winning, Olesen won the Betfred British Masters in May 2022. He finished eagle-birdie on the final two holes to claim a one shot victory over

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Personal life

On 29 July 2019, Olesen was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on a British Airways flight. He was also accused of urinating in a first-class aisle. On 6 August 2019, he was formally charged with sexual assault, being drunk on an aircraft and common assault. He was suspended by the European Tour pending resolution of the criminal charges. The suspension was initially valid until the end of the legal proceedings. In July 2020, the European Tour lifted the suspension because his court date, original scheduled for 11 May 2020, was postponed until December 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 8 December 2021, Olesen was cleared of all charges by a court in London. Olesen supports both

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and

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Professional wins (13)

European Tour wins (6)

¹Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Nordic Golf League wins (4)

¹Co-sanctioned by the Hi5 Pro Tour

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = No tournament due to the

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Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (twice) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

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 before 2015.'' QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Professional * World Cup (representing Denmark):

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(winners),

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* Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe):

(winners) *

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(representing Europe):

(winners) *

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(representing Europe):

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(representing Europe):

(winners)

References

External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olesen, Thorbjorn Danish male golfers European Tour golfers PGA Tour golfers Ryder Cup competitors for Europe Olympic golfers of Denmark Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics People from Furesø Municipality Sportspeople from Copenhagen 1989 births Living people

Professional career

Personal life

Professional wins (13)

European Tour wins (6)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Nordic Golf League wins (4)

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

Summary

Results in The Players Championship

Results in World Golf Championships

Team appearances

See also

References

External links