Alexander Karl Mikael Björk (born 7 June 1990) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the

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and

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. He won the 2018

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, and has recorded runner-up finishes at the UBS Hong Kong Open,

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, DP World Tour Championship, Ras Al Khaimah Championship and

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. In 2023, he finished 5th in

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Eligibility Ranking to receive a

card.

Professional career

Björk turned professional as a teenager in 2009 and joined the

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, where he won his first event as a professional, the Swedish PGA Championship, in his rookie season. In 2012, Björk became the first golfer to list himself through Trade in Sports, an exchange for athletes, funding the launch of his professional career by pledging 10% of winnings to investors.

Challenge Tour

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, he won the Arlandastad MoreGolf Open and finished 6th in the

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rankings to earn promotion to the

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. His international break-through season came in

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, where he won the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge in France and secured a card for the

through a seventh place on the 2016 Challenge tour rankings. The season saw eight top-ten finishes including a tie for second at the Terre dei Consoli Open in Italy. He reached a rank of 181 on the Official World Golf Ranking.

European Tour

On the

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, Björk shared the lead with Peter Uihlein heading into the final round of

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, an Open Qualifying Series and Rolex Series event with a purse of US$7 million. He eventually finished tied for third, which earned him a spot at the 2017 Open Championship and saw him rise to 116 on the OWGR. In the opening tournament of the

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, Björk shared the lead heading into the final round of UBS Hong Kong Open, but shot his second in the bunker on the final hole and missed a short putt for par and a playoff, finishing tied for second. In April 2018, the week after he finished third at Trophée Hassan II, Björk won his first European Tour title at the

in Beijing, moving into the top ten of the 2018

rankings and a world ranking of 73. In October he was runner-up at the Sky Sports British Masters. He finished the season 19th in the

and with a career-high world rank of 59. Björk made less of an impact in

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and

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, but comfortably kept his card. He was tied for third at the Hero Open in England in August 2020, his best finish since 2018. In 2021, Björk finished tied second with

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at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, two shots behind winner

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, and advanced to 12th on the final 2021

ranking. During 2022, Björk surpassed €5 million in career earnings, but struggled with a back injury and missed the latter part of the season. After three months of rehab, he returned to tour for the 2023 UAE swing, where he finished joint runner-up at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship, one stroke behind Daniel Gavins, missing out on a playoff after a bogey on the final hole. In September 2023, Björk was solo runner-up at the

, two strokes behind compatriot

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who birdied four of the closing five holes to record his first win as a professional. He finished the season 11th in the

and 5th in PGA Tour Eligibility Ranking to receive a 2024

card.

PGA Tour

In his second PGA Tour start as a member, at The American Express, he shot an opening round of 64 to sit 2 strokes off the lead. He eventually finished tied 11th, which came to be his best PGA Tour finish of

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. He made the cut 8 times in 16 starts to end the season167th in the FedEx Cup standings, earning $414,659.

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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Challenge Tour wins (1)

Nordic Golf League wins (2)

Other wins (1)

*2015 Abbekås Open (Swedish Mini tour Future Series)

Results in major championships

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

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Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = tied

Team appearances

Professional *

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(representing Sweden):

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bjork, Alexander Swedish male golfers European Tour golfers PGA Tour golfers Sportspeople from Växjö Sportspeople from Jönköping 1990 births Living people 21st-century Swedish sportsmen