Lasse Jensen
Jensen in 2015
Personal information
Born (1984-09-06) 6 September 1984
Hillerød, Denmark
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
Sporting nationality Denmark
ResidenceCopenhagen, Denmark
Career
Turned professional2003
Current tour(s)Nordic Golf League
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
EPD Tour
Professional wins8
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2016
Achievements and awards
Nordic Golf League
Order of Merit winner
2009

Lasse Jensen (born 6 September 1984) is a Danish professional golfer who has played on the European Tour.

Nordic Golf League

In 2009, he won the Order of Merit for the Nordic Golf League.[1]

Challenge Tour

He has two runner-up finishes on the Challenge Tour at the 2012 and 2014 Barclays Kenya Open.[2][3]

European Tour

He qualified for the 2013 European Tour by finishing on the final number at European Tour Qualifying School.[4]

For the 2015 European Tour, Jensen finished in 144th place on the Order of Merit, but retained his playing card by way of European Tour Qualifying School.[5]

Jensen finished 2nd at the 2016 Nordea Masters. This finish qualified him for the 2016 Open Championship.[6]

Professional wins (8)

EPD Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 24 May 2006 Haus Bey Classic −5 (71-70-70=211) 1 stroke Germany Ralf Geilenberg

Nordic Golf League wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 2 Aug 2009 Capitals Masters −8 (66-72-67=205) 1 stroke Finland Janne Kaske, Sweden Wilhelm Schauman,
Norway Marius Thorp
2 30 Aug 2009 Landskrona Masters −9 (69-67-68=204) 1 stroke Sweden Björn Åkesson, Sweden Gustav Andersson,
Sweden Fredrik Henge, Sweden Anders Sjöstrand
3 6 Sep 2009 Ledreborg Danish PGA Championship −11 (68-67-67=202) 3 strokes Sweden Niklas Bruzelius
4 5 Oct 2013 Backtee Race to HimmerLand −1 (70-73-72=215) 3 strokes Sweden Alexander Björk, Denmark Lasse Sonne Nielsen,
Sweden Patrik Sjöland
5 9 Oct 2020 Lindbytvätten Tour Final −16 (67-67-66=200) 1 stroke Sweden Mikael Lindberg
6 11 Jun 2021 Jyske Bank Championship −14 (69-63-70=202) 1 stroke Sweden Joakim Wikström
7 2 Jul 2021 Junet Open −12 (72-68-64=204) 4 strokes Sweden Robert S. Karlsson

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2012 Barclays Kenya Open England Seve Benson Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2016
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

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

See also

References

  1. "Nordic Golf League Ranking 2009" (PDF). ECCO Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. Waindi, James (2 April 2012). "Benson wins Kenya Open at sudden death".
  3. "Trophy goes south: South African Jake Roos crowned Kenya Open champion as tourney ends". 10 March 2014.
  4. "John Parry romps to Q-School victory as 28 earn European Tour cards for 2013". PGA of America. 29 November 2012.
  5. "Lasse Jensen tilbage på europatouren" (in Danish). 19 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  6. Gray, Will (5 June 2016). "Fitzpatrick wins Nordea as Jensen nabs Open spot - Golf Channel". Golf Channel.
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