More Information About Soren Hansen

Søren Hansen
Personal information
Full name	Søren Hansen
Born	21 March 1974 (1974-03-21) (age 35) Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Nationality	Denmark
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Career
Turned professional	1997
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Challenge Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships
The Masters	CUT: 2008, 2009
U.S. Open	T6: 2009
Open Championship	T8: 2002, 2009
PGA Championship	T36: 2009

Søren Hansen (born 21 March 1974) is a Danish professional golfer.

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.

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.^[1]

Amateur wins

• 1997 Danish Amateur Stroke Play Championship

Professional wins

European Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-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

Challenge Tour wins (1)

• 1998 Navision Open Golf Championship

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

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

References

External links

• Profile on the European Tour's official site

v â€¢ d â€¢ e European Ryder Cup team – 2008 Paul Casey Â· Sergio García Â· Søren Hansen Â· Pádraig Harrington Â· Miguel Ã�ngel Jiménez Â· Robert Karlsson Â· Graeme McDowell Â· Ian Poulter Â· Justin Rose Â· Henrik Stenson Â· Lee Westwood Â· Oliver Wilson Â· Nick Faldo (non-playing captain)