Thomas Bjørn

Thomas Bjørn (born 18 February 1971) is a Danish golfer who plays on the PGA European Tour. He played on the Challenge Tour from 1993 to 1995. He then made an immediate impact on the European Tour in his first season, finishing tenth on the 1996 order of merit. As of May 2005 he has won eight tournaments on the European tour and his finished in the top ten on the order of merit five times, his best being fifth in 2000. He came closest to winning a major championship at the US PGA Championship in 2005, when he tied for the lead before finishing as runner-up to Phil Mickelson in a second-place tie with Steve Elkington.

Bjørn was a member of the winning European Ryder Cup teams in 1997 and 2002.

Thomas Bjørn's last name is sometimes written Björn or Bjorn outside Denmark, because the letter 'ø' can be hard to access on some keyboards. It represents the same sound as 'ö'. The name means bear in Danish.

European Tour wins

1996 Loch Lomond World Invitational
1998 Peugeot Open de Espana, Heineken Classic
1999 The Sarazen World Open
2000 BMW International Open
2001 Dubai Desert Classic
2002 BMW International Open
2005 Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters

Other professional wins

1995 Coca-Cola Open, C*Esbjerg Danish Closed, Interlaken Open, Himmerland Open (all Challenge Tour)
1999 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament (Japan Golf Tour)
2003 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament (Japan Golf Tour)