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Thorbjørn Olesen

Denmark · born , Hareskovby, Denmark

1Ryder Cup points from 2 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 1 Cups · 1-1-0 · 1 points (50.0%)
  • Singles 1-0-0 · Foursomes 0-0-0 · Four-ball 0-1-0
  • Open top 10s 2012 (T9)
  • 2026 PGA Tour (in progress) 15 events · 0 top 10s

Near misses

  1. 2012 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T9 · 280 (E)

Ryder Cup

1 Cups, 2 matches: 1 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 1 points. Foursomes 0-0-0, four-ball 0-1-0, singles 1-0-0.

  1. 2018 Le Golf National, Albatros Course Europe · Europe won 17.5–10.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

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Results by championship

    Best day

    2018 Ryder Cup

    Le Golf National, Albatros Course · Europe won 17.5–10.5 · 1-1-0, 1 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 2018.

    Career line, 2012–2026

    PGA Tour 2024–26
    2024 PGA Tour season: 16 events2025 PGA Tour season: 24 events2026 PGA Tour season: 15 events
    201520202025

    5 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe
    • Tour season

    Thorbjørn Olesen was born on December 21, 1989, in Hareskovby, Denmark. Olesen played in 1 Ryder Cup for Europe (2018), winning 1, losing 1 and halving 0 of 2 matches for 1 point. In the 2026 PGA Tour season (in progress; data through October 11, 2026), Olesen played 15 events.

    See Thorbjørn Olesen in our rooms: The Open.

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    The record

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 2012 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T9 · 280 (E)

    Ryder Cup

    Olesen played 1 Ryder Cups for Europe: 2 matches, 1 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 1 points (50.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 0-0-0, four-ball 0-1-0, singles 1-0-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 2018 Le Golf National, Albatros Course Europe · Europe won 17.5–10.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic

    Partners, with matches played together: Rory McIlroy (1).

    PGA Tour seasons, 2024–2026

    1. 2024 Season 16 events · 0 wins · 0 top 10s · 9 cuts made · $500,887 official money · strokes gained total 0.101 (No. 100) · driving distance 302.1 (No. 81)
    2. 2025 Season 24 events · 0 wins · 3 top 10s · 16 cuts made · $1,438,925 official money (No. 108) · strokes gained total 0.802 · driving distance 304.7 (No. 76)
    3. 2026 In progress 15 events · 0 wins · 0 top 10s · 7 cuts made · $333,402 official money (No. 164)

    2026 runs through the Baycurrent Classic (ended October 11, 2026).

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Thorbjørn Olesen
    3. Wikidata: Q1655711
    4. R&A 2012
    5. Wikipedia: 2018 Ryder Cup
    6. GolfCompendium: 2018 ryder cup
    7. ESPN statistics API
    8. github.com: strokes gained.rds
    9. github.com: statdetails.rds