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HENRIK BJORNSTAD
NORWAY
Height:
5 ft, 9 in
Weight:
163 lbs
Birthday:
05/07/1979
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Turned Pro:1997
Birthplace:Oslo, Norway
Residence:Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Nationwide Tour - Media Guide
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| T10-- Buick Invitational. | |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| 2-- Henrico County Open. | |
| 2011 Season Highlights | |
| Made the cut in nine of 26 PGA TOUR starts and had a pair of top-25 finishes. Wound up the year No. 186 on the money list. Best efforts came in consecutive weeks when he finished T17 at The Honda Classic and T17 at the Puerto Rico Open.Made the cut in nine of 26 PGA TOUR starts and had a pair of top-25 finishes. Wound up the year No. 186 on the money list. Best efforts came in consecutive weeks when he finished T17 at The Honda Classic and T17 at the Puerto Rico Open. | |
| Career Highlights | |
| 2009: Earned a return trip to the PGA TOUR in 2010 after finishing No. 18 on the 2009 Nationwide Tour money list, thanks to 12 top-25 finishes. A stretch of 11 consecutive cuts made started in the summer and was highlighted by four top-10s in a five-week period. Was T4 at the season-opening Panama Digicel Championship. Earned his second top-10 of the year at the HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship, where he also T4. Two top-10s in a row at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open (T9) and the Price Cutter Charity Championship (T5) moved him to No. 20 on the money list at the time. Added a third-place finish at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic, where he finished at 13-under par and missed a playoff by two strokes. Money was enough to get him beyond the $175,000 mark for the year and got him to No. 16 on the money list. He continued his money-list climb the following week with a T7 at the Mexico Open. 2008: Made the cut in eight of 22 Nationwide Tour starts, with two top-10s. Earned his first top-10 of the year with a T9 at the Athens Regional Foundation Classic. One week later, finished runner-up to Greg Chalmers at the Henrico County Open, where he lost a playoff on the second extra hole. 2007: Completed his first stint on the Nationwide Tour by finishing No. 78 on the money list, with $79,340. Made the cut in 11 of 24 starts, with seven top-25 finishes, including top-10s at the Chattanooga Classic (T6) and the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship (T9). 2006: Finished No. 152 on the money list during his rookie season on the PGA TOUR. Made the cut in 17 of 31 starts and earned first top-10 of his career in just his second career start—a T10 at the Buick Invitational. At one point, held or shared the lead during the final round but finished three strokes out of a three-man playoff won by Tiger Woods. 2006: Rookie season was set up after finishing T13 at the 2005 Qualifying Tournament. Made it through all three stages in his first attempt at Q-School. Became the first player from Norway to have a PGA TOUR card. Did not play golf from mid-2004 to February 2005. Worked as a carpenter during that period. Member of the European Tour in 1999 and 2001-04 and European Challenge Tour in 1998 and 2000. Best season finish on the order of merit was 61st in 2002. Best finish was a runner-up to José Maria Olazábal in the 2002 Omega Hong Kong Open. | |
| Personal | |
| At age 11, a friend of his father was invited to dinner and brought his golf clubs. He asked to try them out and became hooked on the game. Began serious pursuit of the game two years later and went on to win the Norwegian Amateur in 1996. Elder brother, Marius, is a scratch golfer and has played for the Norwegian national team. Inspired by David Duval and his Australian coach Jim McGowan, the professional at Drobak, an hour from Oslo. Lists Tiger Woods as his hero. Lists competing against himself as his biggest thrill in golf. Held a job as a carpenter in 2005. | |
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| National Teams | |
| World Cup (1), 2001. | |
