Alexander Norén
| Alexander Norén | |
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| — Golfer — | |
Norén at the 2012 Omega European Masters
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Alexander Norén |
| Born | 12 July 1982 Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Nationality |  Sweden |
| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco[1] |
| Career | |
| College | Oklahoma State University |
| Turned professional | 2005 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 4 |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T51: 2011 |
| The Open Championship | T9: 2012 |
| PGA Championship | T34: 2011 |
Alexander Norén (born 12 July 1982) is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.
Norén was born in Stockholm. He attended Oklahoma State University in the United States before turning professional in 2005.
Norén gained a place on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour by reaching the final stage of the European Tour qualifying school at the end of 2005. In his rookie season he claimed his maiden professional victory at the Rolex Trophy, and ended the year in 3rd place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate to the elite European Tour for 2007.
Norén had a solid rookie season on the European Tour in 2007 and improved on that the following year to finish in 31st place on the Order of Merit. He made the cut at the 2008 Open Championship and was in the top 10 going into day 3, before eventually finishing in a tie for 19th place.
Norén won his first event on the European Tour in September 2009 at the Omega European Masters, where he finished 20 under par to win by two strokes over Bradley Dredge.[2] Norén finished the season ranked 25th on the Race To Dubai.
In June 2011, Norén won his second European Tour title at the Saab Wales Open played at The Celtic Manor Resort. He won by two strokes from Grégory Bourdy and Anders Hansen finishing at 9 under par.[3] This victory secured Norén of a place in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in August. The following month, Norén won his third European Tour title at the Nordea Masters in his home country of Sweden. He won from wire-to-wire, the first time in his career he had achieved this feat, and opened up an eleven stroke margin after the third round. Despite difficult conditions in the wind on the final day, Norén finished seven strokes ahead of Richard Finch.[4] Norén finished the season ranked 14th on the Race To Dubai.
Noren won his fourth European Tour title by capturing the Swedish Nordea Masters for the second time in his career in June 2015. He won by four strokes from Søren Kjeldsen, having held a two stroke lead after 54 holes.
Contents
Professional wins (5)
European Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Sep 2009 | Omega European Masters | −20 (65–70–63–66=264) | 2 strokes |  Bradley Dredge |
| 2 | 5 Jun 2011 | Saab Wales Open | −9 (67–67–71–70=275) | 2 strokes |  Grégory Bourdy,  Anders Hansen |
| 3 | 24 Jul 2011 | Nordea Masters | −15 (67–66–63–77=273) | 7 strokes |  Richard Finch |
| 4 | 7 Jun 2015 | Nordea Masters (2) | −12 (70–68–67–71=276) | 4 strokes | Søren Kjeldsen |
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Aug 2006 | Rolex Trophy | −22 (66–67–62–71=266) | 3 strokes | Johan Axgren, Gareth Davies |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| The Open Championship | T19 | DNP | CUT | CUT | T9 | WD | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 | T66 | CUT | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (2012 Open Championship – 2012 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Sweden): 2004
- Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2004 (winners), 2005
Professional
- Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2010 (winners)
- Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2011
- World Cup (representing Sweden): 2011
See also
References
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- Official website
- Alexander Norén at the European Tour official site
- Alexander Norén at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
