Lasse Jensen (golfer)

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Lasse Jensen
Open de France 2015 58.jpg
Jensen in 2015
Personal information
Born (1984-09-06) 6 September 1984 (age 37)
Hillerød, Denmark
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
Sporting nationality Denmark
ResidenceCopenhagen, Denmark
Career
Turned professional2003
Current tour(s)Nordic Golf League
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
European Tour
Professional wins4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2016

Lasse Jensen (born 6 September 1984) is a Danish professional golfer who has played on the European Tour.

Nordic Golf League[]

In 2009, he won the Order of Merit for the Nordic Golf League.[1]

Challenge Tour[]

He has two runner-up finishes on the Challenge Tour at the 2012 and 2014 Barclays Kenya Open.[2][3]

European Tour[]

He qualified for the 2013 European Tour by finishing on the final number at European Tour Qualifying School.[4]

For the 2015 European Tour, Jensen finished in 144th place on the Order of Merit, but retained his playing card by way of European Tour Qualifying School.[5]

Jensen finished 2nd at the 2016 Nordea Masters. This finish qualified him for the 2016 Open Championship.[6]

Professional wins (4)[]

Nordic Golf League wins (4)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 9 Apr 2009 Ledreborg Danish PGA Championship −11 (68-67-67=202) 3 strokes Sweden
2 9 Oct 2020 −16 (67-67-66=200) 1 stroke Sweden
3 11 Jun 2021 −14 (69-63-70=202) 1 stroke Sweden
4 2 Jul 2021 −12 (72-68-64=204) 4 strokes Sweden

Playoff record[]

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2012 Barclays Kenya Open England Seve Benson Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships[]

Tournament 2016
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nordic Golf League Ranking 2009" (PDF). ECCO Tour.
  2. ^ Waindi, James (2 April 2012). "Benson wins Kenya Open at sudden death".
  3. ^ "Trophy goes south: South African Jake Roos crowned Kenya Open champion as tourney ends". 10 March 2014.
  4. ^ "John Parry romps to Q-School victory as 28 earn European Tour cards for 2013". PGA of America. 29 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Lasse Jensen tilbage på europatouren" (in Danish). 19 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  6. ^ Gray, Will (5 June 2016). "Fitzpatrick wins Nordea as Jensen nabs Open spot - Golf Channel". Golf Channel.

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