Lucas Justra Bjerregaard (born 14 August 1991) is a Danish

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who plays the European Tour. In May 2017, playing with Thorbjørn Olesen, they won the inaugural

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, an unofficial pairs event on the European Tour. Later that year, in September, he had his first solo win on the European Tour, the Portugal Masters. In October 2018, Bjerregaard won the

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for his second European Tour victory.

Amateur career

Bjerregaard played on the Continental Europe team in the 2009 Jacques Léglise Trophy. He played in the Eisenhower Trophy for Denmark in 2008 and 2010; the 2010 team, with

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and Morten Ørum Madsen finished second to France by one stroke. Bjerregaard won the Danish Open Amateur in 2007 and 2008, and the

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in 2010. Bjerregaard committed to play golf at Florida State University, but turned pro before entering college.

Professional career

Bjerregaard turned professional in 2011 and in 2012, he won the Order of Merit (leading money winner) on the Nordic Golf League. He won three Nordic Golf League between 2011 and 2013. Bjerregaard played on the Challenge Tour in 2013, making 14 cuts in 18 events. His best finish was second place at the National Bank of Oman Golf Classic. He finished 34th in the Challenge Tour rankings. He then competed in the

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and finished T-17 to earn his European Tour card for 2014. On the European Tour in 2014, he made 17 cuts in 26 events, including three top-10 finishes. He finished 90th in the Race to Dubai rankings and retained his card for 2015. At the 2014 U.S. Open he finished in a tie for 40th place. Bjerregaard earned his first European Tour win at the 2017 Portugal Masters. On 7 October 2018, Bjerregaard won the

at the Old Course at St Andrews beating Tommy Fleetwood and Tyrrell Hatton by one stroke and winning €695,759 for his second European Tour victory. At the 2019 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, having defeated 2016 Open champion

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earlier in the day, Bjerregaard scored a massive upset victory over Tiger Woods 1 up. The following day, losses to Matt Kuchar and Francesco Molinari placed Bjerregaard 4th, his best finish in a World Golf Championships event.

Amateur wins

*2007 Danish Open Amateur *2008 Danish Open Amateur *2010

, Toyota Junior World Cup

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (2)

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Nordic Golf League wins (3)

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place

Results in The Players Championship

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur * European Boys' Team Championship (representing Denmark): 2007 (winners), 2008, 2009 (winners) * Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2009 * Eisenhower Trophy (representing Denmark):

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* European Amateur Team Championship (representing Denmark):

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