Alexander Björk

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Alexander Björk
European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Nordic Golf League
Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking59 (30 December 2018)[1]
(as of 21 April 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Asian Tour1
Challenge Tour1
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2018, 2019
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT41: 2023

Alexander Karl Mikael Björk (born 7 June 1990) is a

Race to Dubai Eligibility Ranking to receive a PGA Tour card.[2]

Professional career

Björk turned professional as a teenager in 2009 and joined the Swedish Golf Tour, where he won his first event as a professional, the Swedish PGA Championship, in his rookie season.

In 2012, Björk became the first golfer to list himself through Trade in Sports, an exchange for athletes, funding the launch of his professional career by pledging 10% of winnings to investors.[3]

Challenge Tour

In

Terre dei Consoli Open in Italy. He reached a rank of 181 on the Official World Golf Ranking.[5]

European Tour

On the 2017 European Tour, Björk shared the lead with Peter Uihlein heading into the final round of Open de France, an Open Qualifying Series and Rolex Series event with a purse of US$7 million. He eventually finished tied for third,[6] which earned him a spot at the 2017 Open Championship and saw him rise to 116 on the OWGR.[7]

In the opening tournament of the

Race to Dubai and with a career-high world rank of 59.[7]

Björk made less of an impact in 2019 and 2020, but comfortably kept his card. He was tied for third at the Hero Open in England in August 2020, his best finish since 2018.

In 2021, Björk finished tied second with

Race to Dubai
ranking.

During 2022, Björk surpassed €5 million in career earnings, but struggled with a back injury and missed the latter part of the season.[10] After three months of rehab, he returned to tour for the 2023 UAE swing, where he finished joint runner-up at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship, one stroke behind Daniel Gavins, missing out on a playoff after a bogey on the final hole.[11]

In September 2023, Björk was solo runner-up at the

The American Express
, he shot an opening round of 64 to sit 2 strokes off the lead.

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 29 Apr 2018 Volvo China Open1 −18 (66-72-67-65=270) 1 stroke Spain Adrián Otaegui

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 24 Jul 2016 Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge −14 (67-65-69-69=270) 1 stroke Australia Nick Cullen, England Aaron Rai

Nordic Golf League wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 26 Sep 2009
PGA of Sweden National Open
 −7 (74-65-70=209) 1 stroke Sweden Joakim Renström
2 13 Sep 2013 Arlandastad MoreGolf Open −12 (67-62-69=198) 3 strokes Sweden Gustav Kocken

Other wins (1)

  • 2015 Abbekås Open (Swedish Mini tour Future Series)

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT NT CUT T41
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2018 2019
Championship
 T39
Match Play
Invitational T48
Champions T28
  Did not play

"T" = tied

Team appearances

Professional

See also

References

  1. OWGR
    . Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Player profile Alexander Björk". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Alexander Björk" (in Swedish). Trade In Sports. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Bjork inspired by Stenson as he wins Le Vaudreuil". PGA European Tour. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Alexander Björk". OWGR. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  6. ^ "2017 HNA Open de France". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  7. ^ a b c "Alexander Björk". Official World Golf Ranking. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  8. ^ "UBS Hong Kong Open Day Four". European Tour. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Brilliant Björk Wins Maiden Title in Beijing". European Tour. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  10. ^ Strömberg, Martin (4 February 2023). "Björk i slagläge inför slutronden: Efter skadeproblemen – på väg mot bästa tävlingen på över ett år" (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Daniel Gavins secures dramatic Ras Al Khaimah Championship victory". European Tour. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Ludvig Aberg boosts Ryder Cup hopes with impressive DP World Tour win at European Masters". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Race to Dubai Rankings - PGA Tour Eligibility". PGA Tour. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

External links

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