Thomas Björn
| Residence : | Silkeborg, Denmark; Wentworth, England |
| Date of birth : | 18/02/1971 |
| Place of birth : | Silkeborg, Denmark |
| Stats : | 6ft 2 1/2in 13st 12lb (189cm 88kgs) |
| Interests : | Football, movies |
| Turned Pro : | 1993 (scratch) |
| Qualifying School : | (1992), (93) |
| European Tour Position : | [ER] |
| Official World Ranking : | [WR] |
| Last Tournament : | CASTELLÓ MASTERS Costa Azahar |
| Position / Total : | 81 / 142 |
| Money Won : | €0.00 |
Biography
Played on the Challenge Tour in his early professional career and won four titles on his way to topping the Rankings in 1995 before emerging as a genuinely top class player by capturing the Loch Lomond World Invitational in 1996, the first of his nine European Tour victories to date. The ninth, in May 2006, featured a gritty comeback to win The Irish Open at Carton House. Trailed the lead by nine strokes after the first round but battled back and birdied the last two holes to claim the title. The victory at Loch Lomond was the springboard for him to become the first Danish golfer to play in The Ryder Cup, a feat achieved in 1997 at Valderrama. Qualified automatically again for his second Ryder Cup appearance in 2002 and was a member of Bernhard Langer’s backroom team at Oakland Hills in 2004. In 2007 he was unanimously elected The European Tour’s Chairman of the Tournament Committee. A football fan, he is a keen supporter of Liverpool FC.