Søren Kjeldsen

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| fullname = Søren Panum Kjeldsen

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| birth_place = Aalborg, Denmark

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Søren Panum Kjeldsen ({{IPA|da|ˈsœːɐ̯n̩ ˈkʰelˀsn̩|}}; born 17 May 1975) is a Danish golfer who currently plays on PGA Tour Champions.

Professional career

Kjeldsen turned professional in 1995. Kjeldsen's success on the second tier Challenge Tour in 1997, which included his first victory as a professional in the Volvo Finnish Open, earned him membership for the main European Tour for 1998. He won his first European Tour title at the 2003 Diageo Championship at Gleneagles.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/3011392.stm |title=Kjeldsen claims maiden victory |work=BBC Sport |date=22 June 2003 |access-date=5 March 2025}}

His second European Tour win came at the 2008 Volvo Masters at Valderrama Golf Club in Andalucía, Spain, where he won by two shots over Martin Kaymer and Anthony Wall.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/20081102volvo |title=Kjeldsen Makes Karlsson A Big Winner |magazine=Golf Digest |date=1 November 2008 |access-date=5 March 2025}} He finished the season 10th on the Order of Merit.{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7B7E944807%2D48EC%2D411A%2DB82A%2DD56203FDC915%7D |title=2008 Order of Merit |publisher=European Tour |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081103023100/http://www.europeantour.com:80/default.sps?pagegid=%7B7E944807%2D48EC%2D411A%2DB82A%2DD56203FDC915%7D |archive-date=3 November 2008 |access-date=24 April 2023}}

Kjeldsen won his third European Tour event, and second consecutive event on Spanish soil with a three shot victory over David Drysdale at the 2009 Open de Andalucía in Spain.{{cite news |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/golf/2009/0329/247206-kjeldsens/ |title=Kjeldsen pips Drysdale to Andalucian Open title |work=RTÉ |date=29 March 2009 |access-date=5 March 2025}} Also in 2009, he finished third at the BMW PGA Championship, fourth at the Scottish Open, sixth at the PGA Championship and seventh at the WGC-CA Championship.

He finished second at the 2010 Andalucía Masters and the 2011 Volvo China Open. In 2012 he finished second at the Open de España and fifth at the Scottish Open.

In May 2015, Kjeldsen ended a six-year drought and won his fourth European Tour title at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. On a very windy final day, Kjeldsen held a two stroke lead but shot a 76 five over par round to fall into a three-man playoff with Eddie Pepperell and Bernd Wiesberger. On the first extra hole, Kjeldsen found the par five 18th green in two and after Pepperell and Wiesberger could not get up and down for their birdies, he two putted from 30 feet for the victory. Kjeldsen maintained his 100% record of winning when holding the 54 hole lead, which now stands at 4-for-4.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/may/31/soren-kjeldsen-irish-open-play-off |title=Soren Kjeldsen wins Irish Open after three-man play-off |date=31 May 2015 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=4 June 2015}} The next week he finished second at the Nordea Masters. Later he finished second at the Made in Denmark and British Masters tournaments.

Kjeldsen represented Denmark in the Eisenhower Trophy in 1994 and at the World Cup in 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2009, and 2016, winning the 2016 event alongside Thorbjørn Olesen.

He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

In December 2024, Kjeldsen won the PGA Tour Champions Qualifying Tournament, earning a tour card once he turns 50 in May 2025.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions/article/news/latest/2024/12/06/soren-kjeldsen-wins-pga-tour-champions-qualifying-tournament-final-stage-scottsdale-dicky-pride-freddie-jacobsen |title=Søren Kjeldsen wins PGA Tour Champions Qualifying Tournament-Final Stage |publisher=PGA Tour |date=6 December 2024 |access-date=10 December 2024}} In early 2025, he played on the Nordic Golf League as a warm up for the upcoming PGA Tour Champions season.{{cite web |url=https://danish.golf/stjernespaekket-saesonstart-paa-ecco-tour-2025/ |title=Stjernespækket sæsonstart på ECCO Tour 2025 |trans-title=Star-studded start to the ECCO Tour 2025 season |language=da |publisher=Danish Golf |date=22 February 2025 |access-date=5 March 2025}} He went on to claim victory in the Infinitum Spring Series Final.{{cite web |url=https://danish.golf/soeren-kjeldsen-triumferer-paa-ecco-tour-efter-dramatisk-omspil/ |title=Søren Kjeldsen triumferer på ECCO Tour efter dramatisk omspil |trans-title=Søren Kjeldsen triumphs on ECCO Tour after dramatic replay |language=da |publisher=Danish Golf |date=5 March 2025 |access-date=5 March 2025}}

Professional wins (7)

=European Tour wins (4)=

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! Legend

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| Tour Championships (1)

Other European Tour (3)

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|22 Jun 2003

|Diageo Championship at Gleneagles

|−9 (72-68-67-72=279)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Alastair Forsyth

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|align=center|2

|align=right|2 Nov 2008

|Volvo Masters

|−8 (65-71-69-71=276)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Martin Kaymer, {{flagicon|ENG}} Anthony Wall

align=center|3

|align=right|29 Mar 2009

|Open de Andalucía

|−14 (68-72-62-72=274)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|SCO}} David Drysdale

align=center|4

|align=right|31 May 2015

|Dubai Duty Free Irish Open

|−2 (69-70-67-76=282)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Eddie Pepperell, {{flagicon|AUT}} Bernd Wiesberger

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result

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|align=center|1

|2007

|Volvo Masters

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Simon Dyson, {{flagicon|ENG}} Justin Rose

|Rose won with birdie on second extra hole

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|align=center|2

|2015

|Dubai Duty Free Irish Open

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Eddie Pepperell, {{flagicon|AUT}} Bernd Wiesberger

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

=Challenge Tour wins (1)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|13 Jul 1997

|Volvo Finnish Open

|−12 (70-67-72-67=276)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Thomas Nielsen, {{flagicon|SWE}} Leif Westerberg

=Nordic Golf League wins (1)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|5 Mar 2025

|Infinitum Spring Series Final

|−10 (67-65-69=201)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Pep Anglès

=Other wins (1)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|27 Nov 2016

|ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf
(with {{flagicon|DNK}} Thorbjørn Olesen)

|−20 (72-60-70-66=268)

|4 strokes

|{{CHN}} − Li Haotong and Wu Ashun,
{{FRA}} − Victor Dubuisson and Romain Langasque,
{{USA}} − Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!2001

!2002

!2003

!2004

!2005

!2006

!2007

!2008

!2009

align=left|Masters Tournament

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|CUT

align=left|U.S. Open

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|T52

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|CUT

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align=left|The Open Championship

|CUT

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|CUT

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|T41

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|CUT

|T27

align=left|PGA Championship

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|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

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!Tournament

!2010

!2011

!2012

!2013

!2014

!2015

!2016

!2017

align=left|Masters Tournament

|T30

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|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|T36

align=left|U.S. Open

|T33

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|CUT

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|CUT

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align=left|The Open Championship

|T37

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|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|T37

align=left|PGA Championship

|CUT

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|CUT

|T33

|CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

=Summary=

Totals	0	0	0	0	3	3	24	12
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	3
align=left\|U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	1	1	9	5
align=left\|PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	2

Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2009 Open – 2010 Open)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

Results in The Players Championship

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!Tournament

!2009!!2010!!2011!!2012!!2013!!2014!!2015!!2016

align=left|The Players Championship

|CUT

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|T43

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.

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!Tournament!! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017

align="left"|Championship

|T59

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|11

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|60

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|T28

|T32

align="left"|Match Play

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|R64

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|T51

|style="background:yellow;"|QF

align="left"|Invitational

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|T68

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|T12

|T42

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align="left"|Champions

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|style="background:yellow;"|T10

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|T46

|T40

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QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" = tied

Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

European Boys' Team Championship (representing Denmark): 1991{{cite web |title=European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-boys-team-championship |access-date=22 January 2023}}
Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1993
European Amateur Team Championship (representing Denmark): 1993
European Youths' Team Championship (representing Denmark): 1994{{cite web |title=EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship |url=https://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-youths-team-championship |accessdate=13 January 2023 |publisher=European Golf Association}}
Eisenhower Trophy (representing Denmark): 1994

Professional

World Cup (representing Denmark): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2016 (winners), 2018
Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2009
EurAsia Cup (representing Europe): 2016 (winners)

References

External links

{{official website|http://www.sorenkjeldsen.com}}
{{EuroTour player|1159}}
{{OWGR|6149}}

Category:Danish male golfers

Category:European Tour golfers

Category:PGA Tour golfers

Category:Olympic golfers for Denmark

Category:Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Category:Sportspeople from Aalborg

Category:Sportspeople from Ascot, Berkshire

Category:1975 births

Category:Living people