5 things you don't know about Soren Kjeldsen

The Dane won the Irish Open with a final round 76 on Sunday.

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(Image credit: Soren Kjeldsen with the Irish Open trophy. Caption: Getty Images)

The Dane won his first event of the year at the Irish Open on Sunday.

Soren Kjeldsen has been around professional golf for a long time. 20 years to be precise.

To acknowledge his play-off win at Royal County Down, here are five things you probably didn't know about the man.

1. It's his first tournament win in six years

Kjeldsen must have felt like he's been stuck in five-foot high rough in pursuit of his first title since 2009. The Open de Andalucia was the site of his last victory, when he shot a third-round 62 along the way to finishing three shots clear of David Drysdale.

When your hometown club are finishing 23 points behind the leaders in the Danish league, you can understand why English-based Kjeldsen might opt for a team a little more successful. He wrote on his website that he and his family root for Jose Mourinho's side.

 

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Thomas Patrick Clarke
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Tom Clarke joined Golf Monthly as a sub editor in 2009 being promoted to content editor in 2012 and then senior content editor in 2014, before becoming Sports Digital Editor for the Sport Vertical within Future in 2022. Tom currently looks after all the digital products that Golf Monthly produce including Strategy and Content Planning for the website and social media - Tom also assists the Cycling, Football, Rugby and Marine titles at Future. Tom plays off 16 and lists Augusta National (name drop), Old Head and Le Touessrok as the favourite courses he has played. Tom is an avid viewer of all golf content with a particularly in depth knowledge of the pro tour.