Søren Kjeldsen

Søren Kjeldsen
Kjeldsen at the 2011 BMW International Open
Personal information
Full name	Søren Panum Kjeldsen
Born	(1975-05-17) 17 May 1975 (age 49) Aalborg, Denmark
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
Sporting nationality	Denmark
Residence	Fredensborg, Denmark
Career
Turned professional	1995
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour Challenge Tour
Professional wins	6
Highest ranking	31 (12 July 2009)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	4
Challenge Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T7: 2016
PGA Championship	T6: 2009
U.S. Open	T33: 2010
The Open Championship	T9: 2016

Søren Panum Kjeldsen ([ˈsœːɐ̯n̩ ˈkʰelˀsn̩]; born 17 May 1975) is a Danish golfer who plays on the European Tour.

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.

His second European Tour win came at the 2008 Volvo Masters at Valderrama Golf Club in Andalucia, Spain, where he won by 2 strokes over Martin Kaymer and Anthony Wall. He ended the year 10th on the Order of Merit, which to date is still his best year-end ranking.

Kjeldsen won his third European Tour event and second consecutive event on Spanish soil with a three stroke victory over David Drysdale at the 2009 Open de Andalucia in Marbella, Andalusia, Spain. 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.^[2] 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.

For 2017, Kjeldsen accepted PGA Tour membership.

In December 2024, Kjeldsen won the PGA Tour Champions Qualifying Tournament, earning a tour card once he turns 50 in May 2025.^[3]

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (4)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Tour (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	22 Jun 2003	Diageo Championship at Gleneagles	−9 (72-68-67-72=279)	2 strokes	Alastair Forsyth
2	2 Nov 2008	Volvo Masters	−8 (65-71-69-71=276)	2 strokes	Martin Kaymer, Anthony Wall
3	29 Mar 2009	Open de Andalucía	−14 (68-72-62-72=274)	3 strokes	David Drysdale
4	31 May 2015	Dubai Duty Free Irish Open	−2 (69-70-67-76=282)	Playoff	Eddie Pepperell, Bernd Wiesberger

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2007	Volvo Masters	Simon Dyson, Justin Rose	Rose won with birdie on second extra hole
2	2015	Dubai Duty Free Irish Open	Eddie Pepperell, Bernd Wiesberger	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	13 Jul 1997	Volvo Finnish Open	−12 (70-67-72-67=276)	3 strokes	Thomas Nielsen, Leif Westerberg

Other wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	27 Nov 2016	ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf (with Thorbjørn Olesen)	−20 (72-60-70-66=268)	4 strokes	China − Li Haotong and Wu Ashun,  France − Victor Dubuisson and Romain Langasque,  United States − Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker

Results in major championships

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament									CUT
U.S. Open					T52		CUT
The Open Championship	CUT		CUT			T41		CUT	T27
PGA Championship								CUT	T6

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Masters Tournament	T30						T7	T36
U.S. Open	T33		CUT				CUT
The Open Championship	T37					CUT	T9	T37
PGA Championship	CUT					CUT	T33	CUT

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	3
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	1	1	9	5
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	2
Totals	0	0	0	0	3	3	24	12

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

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
The Players Championship	CUT							T43

  Did not play

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.

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Championship	T59					11	T7	60						T28	T32
Match Play							R64	R64						T51	QF
Invitational							T68						T12	T42
Champions							T10						T46	T40

  Top 10

  Did not play

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^[4]
• Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1993
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing Denmark): 1993
• European Youths' Team Championship (representing Denmark): 1994^[5]
• 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

1. "Week 28 2009 Ending 12 Jul 2009" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
2. "Soren Kjeldsen wins Irish Open after three-man play-off". The Guardian. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
3. "Søren Kjeldsen wins PGA Tour Champions Qualifying Tournament-Final Stage". PGA Tour. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
4. "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
5. "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Søren Kjeldsen at the European Tour official site
• Søren Kjeldsen at the Official World Golf Ranking official site