Joachim Brandt Hansen (born 18 August 1990) is a Danish

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who currently plays on the

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Early life and amateur career

Hansen was born in

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Professional career

Hansen turned professional following this performance, earning a place on the

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after three runner-up finishes on the third-tier

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in 2011. A further three runner-up finishes at

level, during Hansen's rookie 2012 season, earned him fourth place in the season-ending rankings and a further promotion to the

. In 2013, Hansen managed to finish in a tie for third at the

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, where he briefly led late in the final round despite carding a quadruple-bogey nine at his second hole. In 2019, Hansen finished second at the Amundi Open de France, one stroke behind

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. Hansen's first victory on the European Tour came in November 2020, where he shot a final round 67 to win the

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. He won the Aviv Dubai Championship in November 2021 to claim his second victory on the European Tour.

Amateur wins

*2010

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(individual leader), Finnish Amateur

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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Challenge Tour wins (2)

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Nordic Golf League wins (2)

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Denmark): 2008 *

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(representing Denmark):

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

(representing Denmark):

(individual leader)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hansen, Joachim B. Danish male golfers European Tour golfers Olympic golfers for Denmark Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Hillerød Municipality Sportspeople from Hørsholm Municipality 1990 births Living people 21st-century Danish sportsmen