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Personal information | |
Full name | Jacob Thorbjørn Olesen |
Born | Hareskovby, Furesø Municipality, Denmark | 21 December 1989
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 154 lb (70 kg; 11.0 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | London, England |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2008 |
Current tour(s) | European Tour |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Challenge Tour |
Professional wins | 13 |
Highest ranking | 33 (28 April 2013) [1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 6 |
PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
Challenge Tour | 1 |
Other | 6 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T6: 2013 |
PGA Championship | T27: 2012 |
U.S. Open | CUT: 2013, 2018, 2019, 2022 |
The Open Championship | T9: 2012 |
Jacob Thorbjørn Olesen (born 21 December 1989) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, where he has won six times including the 2016 Turkish Airlines Open and the 2018 Italian Open. He has also won two important pairs events, representing Denmark, the 2016 World Cup of Golf with Søren Kjeldsen and the 2017 GolfSixes with Lucas Bjerregaard.
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 Challenge Tour for 2010. During his début season he claimed his first Challenge Tour title at The Princess, held in Sweden at the beginning of July. [2] He finished third in the 2010 Challenge Tour ranking, earning him full exemption (category 10b) for the 2011 European Tour.
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 BMW Italian Open in Turin, mostly due to a 10-under-par round of 62 on the final day, but still coming up short by one stroke of Englishman Robert Rock. [3] The following month Olesen finished in a tie for second again at the Alstom Open de France 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 major.
Olesen won the 2012 Sicilian Open. [4] This victory placed him in the top-100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. [5] 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 [6] 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 PGA Tour, which he accepted. This allowed him unlimited sponsor exemptions for the remainder of the 2013 season. [7]
In 2015, Olesen won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at the Old Course at St Andrews. [8]
In 2016, Olesen won the Turkish Airlines Open in Turkey. This was part of the Race to Dubai Final Series. [8]
In 2018, Olesen won the Italian Open for his fifth European Tour victory. [8]
In September 2018, Olesen qualified for the 2018 Ryder Cup 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). [9]
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 Sebastian Söderberg. [10]
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. [11] On 6 August 2019, he was formally charged with sexual assault, being drunk on an aircraft and common assault. [12] He was suspended by the European Tour pending resolution of the criminal charges. [13] The suspension was initially valid until the end of the legal proceedings. [14] 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. [15] On 8 December 2021, Olesen was cleared of all charges by a court in London. [16]
Olesen supports both F.C. Copenhagen and Manchester United. [17]
Legend |
Race to Dubai finals series (1) |
Rolex Series (1) |
Other European Tour (4) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 1 Apr 2012 | Sicilian Open | −15 (68-69-67-69=273) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | 26 Oct 2014 | ISPS Handa Perth International 1 | −17 (64-69-67-71=271) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
3 | 4 Oct 2015 | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | −18 (68-66-65-71=270) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
4 | 6 Nov 2016 | Turkish Airlines Open | −20 (65-62-68-69=264) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
5 | 3 Jun 2018 | Italian Open | −22 (65-68-65-64=262) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
6 | 8 May 2022 | Betfred British Masters | −10 (66-70-69-73=278) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2015 | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open | ![]() | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | 4 Jul 2010 | The Princess | −14 (69-66-65-70=270) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2010 | Mugello Tuscany Open | ![]() | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 22 Oct 2008 | ECCO Tour Qualification | −10 (67-67=134) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 22 Jan 2009 | Oliva Nova Open1 | −1 (74-73-68=215) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
3 | 29 Jan 2009 | Open de Quara1 | −3 (70-70-73=213) | Playoff | ![]() |
4 | 15 Aug 2009 | JELD-WEN Masters | −9 (71-65-71=207) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the Hi5 Pro Tour
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | 27 Nov 2016 | ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf (with ![]() | −20 (72-60-70-66=268) | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2 | 7 May 2017 | GolfSixes (with ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Masters Tournament | T6 | T44 | ||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | ||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | T9 | CUT | T64 | CUT | T62 | T12 | |
PGA Championship | T27 | T40 | T30 | CUT | T44 | T56 |
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Masters Tournament | T21 | |||
PGA Championship | T64 | |||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | ||
The Open Championship | T57 | NT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 |
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | T41 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Championship | T53 | T63 | T45 | |||||
Match Play | R32 | R64 | T38 | T40 | ||||
Invitational | T48 | T10 | T3 | T27 | ||||
Champions | T11 | T6 | T19 | T31 | T7 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
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