Alex Noren Facts: 20 Things To Know About Swedish PGA Tour Golfer

Alex Noren is a 10-time winner on the DP World Tour who now mainly plays on the PGA Tour. Get to know his life and career better...

Alex Noren acknowledges the crowd after holing a putt
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Alex Noren has had huge success on the DP World Tour since turning pro in 2005, with 10 big wins including the BMW PGA Championship, Omega European Masters, Scottish Open, British Masters and French Open

The Swede, now based in Florida, has also played on a winning Ryder Cup team and has earned tens of millions throughout his career. Get to know him better with these facts...

Alex Noren facts:

1. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden.

2. He made his first hole-in-one aged 12.

3. He played golf for Oklahoma State University and got a degree in Business Marketing. He played alongside Hunter Mahan at OSU.

5. He turned pro in late-2005 and earned his Challenge Tour card via European Tour Q-school.

6. He won his maiden professional title in his first full season on the Challenge Tour in 2006 at the Rolex Trophy in Switzerland.

7. His maiden European Tour title also came in Switzerland, at the 2009 Omega European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre GC.

Alex Noren holds the European Masters trophy in 2009

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8. He won his second and third European Tour titles in 2011, at the Wales Open and Nordea Masters in his homeland of Sweden.

9. It took him four more years to win again, coming back at the Nordea Masters in 2015.

10. The best year of his career was 2016, when he won four times on the European Tour. He won the Scottish Open, European Masters, British Masters and Nedbank Golf Challenge.

11. The biggest win of his career came in 2017, when he shot a course record-equalling 62 in the final round to win the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

Alex Noren with the BMW PGA Championship trophy in 2016

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12. Noren's final European Tour title to date, his 10th overall, came in July 2018 at the French Open. He has not won anywhere worldwide since.

13. His career-high world ranking is 8th.

14. His total of 10 European Tour titles is one less than compatriots Henrik Stenson and Robert Karlsson.

15. Noren married his wife Jennifer Kovacs in 2017. The pair have a daughter named Iris and a son named Roy.

16. He and his family now live in Jupiter, Florida.

Alex Noren celebrates holing a putt at the 2018 Ryder Cup

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17. Noren played in the 2018 Ryder Cup representing Team Europe, where he won 2 points from his three matches. He holed a 50-footer on the 18th green to beat Bryson DeChambeau 1up in the Sunday singles.

18. He has just two top-10s in Majors, with a T9 and T6 at The Open in 2012 and 2017 respectively being his best finishes.

19. He has not yet won on the PGA Tour despite playing more than 180 events and winning over $15m. He has three runner-up finishes, most notably at the 2018 Farmers Insurance Open where he lost on the sixth playoff hole to Jason Day.

20. He played in the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympics.

21. He went 326 holes without a three-putt during the 2020-21 PGA Tour season, the longest on tour.

22. He is a long-time Callaway staffer and plays a full bag of the company's products.

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Alex Noren bio
Full name Alexander Noren
BornJuly 12 1982, Stockholm, Sweden
CollegeOklahoma State University
ResidesJupiter, Florida
Turned pro2005
Current toursPGA Tour, DP World Tour
DP World Tour wins10
Career-high world ranking8th
SpouseJennifer Kovacs (m 2017)
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Alex Noren wins
EventTourScore
2006 Rolex TrophyChallenge Tour-22 (3 strokes)
2009 Omega European MastersDP World Tour-20 (2 strokes)
2011 Saab Wales OpenDP World Tour-9 (2 strokes)
2011 Nordea MastersDP World Tour-15 (7 strokes)
2015 Nordea Masters (2)DP World Tour-12 (4 strokes)
2016 Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish OpenDP World Tour-14 (1 stroke)
2016 Omega European Masters (2)DP World Tour-17 (playoff)
2016 British MastersDP World Tour-18 (2 strokes)
2016 Nedbank Golf ChallengeDP World Tour-14 (6 strokes)
2017 BMW PGA ChampionshipDP World Tour-11 (2 strokes)
2018 HNA Open de FranceDP World Tour-7 (1 stroke)
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Driver: Titleist TSR4

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Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV