Player
Profile
Used
the Challenge Tour as his platform to launch
a hugely successful career on The European Tour.
Won four titles on his way to winning the Challenge
Tour in 1995 with what was then a record total
of €65,059 (£46,471). Blessed with a solid,
powerful game, he emerged as a genuine top class
player by capturing the Loch Lomond World Invitational
in 1996 over one of the most demanding courses
on The European Tour International Schedule.
The victory proved to be the springboard for
Björn to become the first Danish golfer to play
in The Ryder Cup Matches. Became a major force
in 2000, finishing tied second behind Tiger
Woods in the Open Championship at St Andrews
and outright third behind the same player in
the US PGA Championship at Valhalla. Started
playing at age six because parents played the
game. Brother Søren is also a talented golfer.
Rubber-stamped his potential with two wins in
1998 but struggled with a neck injury in the
first half of 1999. Returned to form with a
victory in The Sarazen World Open at PGA Golf
de Catalunya in October 1999, and then captured
the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Miyazaki, Japan,
with a fourth extra hole birdie to beat Sergio
Garcia in a play-off. Began working with highly
respected coach, Pete Cowen, midway through
2000 season and was rewarded with a victory
in the BMW International Open. Produced arguably
the best performance of his career in the 2001
Dubai Desert Classic, playing all four rounds
in the company of Tiger Woods and emerging on
top by two shots to win the tournament. Qualified
automatically for his second Ryder Cup appearance,
finishing third in the Points List behind Darren
Clarke and Padraig Harrington. Played a significant
part in Europe’s win at The De Vere Belfry,
two weeks after claiming his seventh European
Tour International Schedule victory in the 2002
BMW International Open.
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