Alexander Björk

Alexander Karl Mikael Björk (born 7 June 1990) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2018 Volvo China Open.

Alexander Björk
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Karl Mikael Björk
Born (1990-06-07) 7 June 1990
Växjö, Sweden
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceJönköping, Sweden
Career
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking59 (30 December 2018)[1]
(as of 7 February 2021)
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 ChampionshipCUT: 2017, 2018, 2019

Professional career

Björk turned professional in 2009 and played on the Swedish Golf Tour and the Nordic Golf League , where he won his first event as a professional, the Swedish PGA Championship, before moving on to the Challenge Tour, where he won the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge, in July 2016.[2][3] Following eight top-ten finishes including a tie for second at the Terre dei Consoli Open, he ended the season ranked seventh on the 2016 Challenge tour Order of Merit, securing a card for the European Tour. At the time, in November 2016, he reached a rank of 181 on the Official World Golf Ranking.[4]

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.[5]

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 2018 European Tour, Björk shared the lead heading into the final round of UBS Hong Kong Open, but shot his second in the bunker on 18 and missed a short putt for par and a play-off, finishing tied for second.[8] He rose to a world ranking of 110.[7] In April 2018, the week after he finished third at Trophée Hassan II, Björk won his first European Tour title at the Volvo China Open in Beijing, moving into the top ten of the 2018 Race to Dubai rankings[9] and a world ranking of 73.[7] In October he was runner-up in the Sky Sports British Masters and he finished the season 19th in the Order of Merit.

Björk had less success in 2019 and 2020. He was tied for third at the Hero Open in August 2020, his best finish since 2018.

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 29 Apr 2018 Volvo China Open1 −18 (66-72-67-65=270) 1 stroke Adrián Otaegui

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Challenge Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 24 Jul 2016 Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge −14 (67-65-69-69=270) 1 stroke Nick Cullen, Aaron Rai

Swedish Golf Tour/Nordic Golf League wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 26 Sep 2009 PGA of Sweden National Open −7 (74-65-70=209) 1 stroke Joakim Renström
2 13 Sep 2013 Arlandastad MoreGolf Open −12 (67-62-69=198) 3 strokes Gustav Kocken

Other wins (1)
  • 2015 Abbekås Open (Swedish Mini tour Future Series)

Results in major championships
Tournament 20172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament 2019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament20182019
Championship T39
Match Play
Invitational T48
Champions T28
  Did not play

"T" = tied

Team appearances

See also

References
  1. "Week 52 2018 Ending 30 Dec 2018" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. http://www.alexanderbjork.com/about.html
  3. "Bjork inspired by Stenson as he wins Le Vaudreuil". PGA European Tour. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. "Alexander Björk". OWGR. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  5. "Alexander Björk" (in Swedish). Trade In Sports. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  6. "2017 HNA Open de France". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  7. "Alexander Björk". Official World Golf Ranking. 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.


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