
Height: 5 ft, 9 in
Weight: 152
DOB: 12/21/1989
Bio: Olesen made his European Tour breakthrough in the 2012 Sicilian Open, fulfilling the promise he had shown as a rookie the year before, when he finished 48th in The Race to Dubai. That was thanks largely to runner-up performances at the South African Open Championship, the BMW Italian Open presented by CartaSi and the Alstom Open de France. Made his World Cup debut in 2011, partnering Anders Hansen A football fanatic who divides his loyalties between FC Copenhagen and Manchester United. Formerly known as Jacob, but changed to use his middle name Thorbjørn as it is far less common
Ian Poulter lost 3 and 2 to Thongchai Jaidee, but a win tomorrow against South Africa’s Thomas Aiken, the other player in the group, will see the Englishman through to the knockout rounds of the Volvo World Match Play Championship.
It's easy to get a sense of why the great players tread carefully with their schedules - so many great tournaments, so little time. Plus: Players on courses they love and courses they don't, and more in this week's notes.
Luke Donald is the most popular pick, mostly due to his short-game prowess. Lee Westwood and Phil Mickelson also register as favorites at this week's Players Championship.
Tee times and pairings for the first- and second-round of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
While plenty of Zurich Classic attention will be paid to Tianlang Guan, don't lose sight of the likes of Justin Rose, Jason Dufner and Rickie Fowler. Our weekly predictions.
Check out tee times and pairings for the second round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana.
Graeme McDowell was bogey-free until the 72nd hole, which allowed Webb Simpson to par his way into a playoff. McDowell didn't make the same mistake twice, as he won on the first hole of a playoff to win his second PGA Tour title.
Charley Hoffman fired a 5-under 66 to take a two-shot lead entering the final round of the RBC Heritage. See how it all unfolded Saturday at Harbour Town!
With Brian Davis holding the 18-hole lead at 6 under, will the weather hold up at the RBC Heritage to give players a chance to catch him? Follow Round 2 now!
Brian Davis fired a first-round 6-under 65 at the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links. See how if all unfolded with our Tracker.
Finishing tied for sixth at last week's Masters, Thorbjorn Olesen has been top 10 in seven of 20 tournaments – including a T-9 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes and a T-27 at the 2012 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island.
Tianlang Guan, the 14-year-old who earned low amateur honors at the Masters, accepted a sponsor exemption to play in the PGA Tour's Zurich Classic of New Orleans April 25-28.
The Masters is over. I don’t know if I can stand it, returning to real life. And I’m not the only one. But here are the Sunday awards from Augusta National.
Those who came close to winning the Masters spoke candidly after their rounds. Here's a sampling of their words after Sunday's final round at Augusta National:
Adam Scott, less than a year after losing the lead on the back nine at the Open Championship, beat Angel Cabrera on the second hole of a playoff to win the 77th Masters on Sunday.
Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen means "Thunderbear," and he certainly roared to life at Augusta National on Sunday. Playing in his first Masters, the 23-year-old carded a 68 using the following Nike gear:
Check out the complete tee times and pairings for the fourth round of the 77th Masters on Sunday at Augusta National.
Bubba Watson on viewers calling in rules infractions: “I’m going to start calling in (as a protest against callers). You can put bad press on somebody. All it takes is one person to say something and bad press gets on you, even though you did nothing wrong.”
Tiger Woods responded to being assessed a two-shot penalty before his round to shoot 2-under 70 Saturday at the Masters. He trails leaders Angel Cabrera and Brandt Snedeker by five shots heading into the final round at Augusta. See how it all unfolded!
Tianlang Guan’s 9-over score isn’t indicative of how well he has hit the ball during the Masters – and belies the fact that the 14-year-old is not giddy or scared or overwhelmed.
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