Søren Hansen

Søren Hansen (born 21 March 1974) is a Danish professional golfer.^[2]

Søren Hansen
Hansen at the 2009 U.S. Open
Personal information
Full name	Søren Hansen
Born	(1974-03-21) 21 March 1974 (age 50) Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationality	Denmark
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Career
Turned professional	1997
Former tour(s)	European Tour Challenge Tour
Professional wins	3
Highest ranking	39 (6 July 2008)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Challenge Tour	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 2008, 2009, 2010
PGA Championship	T36: 2009
U.S. Open	T6: 2009
The Open Championship	T8: 2002, 2009

Hansen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He won the 1997 Danish Amateur Stroke Play Championship and turned professional later that year.

Hansen collected his first professional win at the Challenge Tour's 1998 Navision Open Golf Championship in his home country. Since 1999 he has been a member of the European Tour where he has picked up two tournament victories. He won the 2002 Murphy's Irish Open, where he won at the fourth extra hole in a play-off against Richard Bland, Niclas Fasth and Darren Fichardt. He also won the 2007 Mercedes-Benz Championship by a margin of four strokes. His best Order of Merit finish is 8th in 2007. He represented Europe in the 2008 Ryder Cup matches, but he did not win a match, the U.S. was victorious.

In September 2007, he reached the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings and became the top-ranked Danish golfer.^[3]

Hansen represented Denmark in the World Cup in 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2007.

On 11 August 2009, Hansen was charged with tax evasion by Danish authorities for allegedly claiming residency of Monaco, while actually living in Denmark.^[4] On 19 May 2010, Hansen was fined nearly $1.1 million for tax evasion.