Søren Hansen
Søren Hansen is a Danish professional golfer.
Hansen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He won the 1997 Danish Amateur Stroke Play Championship and turned professional later that year.
Hansen collected his first professional win at the Challenge Tour's 1998 Navision Open Golf Championship in his home country. Since 1999 he has been a member of the European Tour where he has picked up two tournament victories. He won the 2002 Murphy's Irish Open, where he won at the fourth extra hole in a play-off against Richard Bland, Niclas Fasth and Darren Fichardt. He also won the 2007 Mercedes-Benz Championship by a margin of four strokes. His best Order of Merit finish is 8th in 2007. He represented Europe in the 2008 Ryder Cup matches, but he did not win a match, the U.S. was victorious.
In September 2007, he reached the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings and became the top-ranked Danish golfer.
Hansen represented Denmark in the World Cup in 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2007.
On 11 August 2009, Hansen was charged with tax evasion by Danish authorities for allegedly claiming residency of Monaco, while actually living in Denmark. On 19 May 2010, Hansen was fined nearly $1.1 million for tax evasion.
Amateur wins
- 1997 Danish Amateur Stroke Play Championship
Professional wins (3)
European Tour wins (2)
European Tour playoff record| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
| 1 | 2002 | Murphy's Irish Open |  Richard Bland,  Niclas Fasth, Darren Fichardt | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Bland eliminated by birdie on second hole |
Challenge Tour wins (1)
Playoff record
Other playoff record| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
| 1 | 2001 | WGC-World Cup | − Michael Campbell and David Smail, − Retief Goosen and Ernie Els, − David Duval and Tiger Woods | South Africa won with par on second extra hole New Zealand and United States eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut"T" = tied
Summary
- Most consecutive cuts made – 3
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2
Results in The Players Championship
Results in World Golf Championships
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.