Alexander Björk

Alexander Karl Mikael Björk (born 7 June 1990) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and PGA Tour. He won the 2018 Volvo China Open, and has recorded runner-up finishes at the UBS Hong Kong Open, British Masters, DP World Tour Championship, Ras Al Khaimah Championship and Omega European Masters. In 2023, he finished 5th in Race to Dubai Eligibility Ranking to receive a PGA Tour card.

Professional career Björk turned professional as a teenager in 2009 and joined the Swedish Golf Tour, where he won his first event as a professional, the Swedish PGA Championship, in his rookie season.

In 2012, Björk became the first golfer to list himself through Trade in Sports, an exchange for athletes, funding the launch of his professional career by pledging 10% of winnings to investors.

Challenge Tour In 2013, he won the Arlandastad MoreGolf Open and finished 6th in the Nordic Golf League rankings to earn promotion to the Challenge Tour. His international break-through season came in 2016, where he won the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge in France and secured a card for the European Tour through a seventh place on the 2016 Challenge tour rankings. The season saw eight top-ten finishes including a tie for second at the Terre dei Consoli Open in Italy. He reached a rank of 181 on the Official World Golf Ranking.

European Tour On the 2017 European Tour, Björk shared the lead with Peter Uihlein heading into the final round of Open de France, an Open Qualifying Series and Rolex Series event with a purse of US$7 million. He eventually finished tied for third, which earned him a spot at the 2017 Open Championship and saw him rise to 116 on the OWGR.

In the opening tournament of the 2018 European Tour, Björk shared the lead heading into the final round of UBS Hong Kong Open, but shot his second in the bunker on the final hole and missed a short putt for par and a playoff, finishing tied for second. In April 2018, the week after he finished third at Trophée Hassan II, Björk won his first European Tour title at the Volvo China Open in Beijing, moving into the top ten of the 2018 Race to Dubai rankings and a world ranking of 73. After three months of rehab, he returned to tour for the 2023 UAE swing, where he finished joint runner-up at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship, one stroke behind Daniel Gavins, missing out on a playoff after a bogey on the final hole.

In September 2023, Björk was solo runner-up at the Omega European Masters, two strokes behind compatriot Ludvig Åberg who birdied four of the closing five holes to record his first win as a professional. He finished the season 11th in the Race to Dubai and 5th in PGA Tour Eligibility Ranking to receive a 2024 PGA Tour card.

PGA Tour In his second PGA Tour start as a member, at The American Express, he shot an opening round of 64 to sit 2 strokes off the lead. He eventually finished tied 11th, which came to be his best PGA Tour finish of 2024. He made the cut 8 times in 16 starts to end the season 167th in the FedEx Cup standings, earning $414,659.

Björk announced his retirement from professional golf in September 2025.

Awards and honors In 2021, he received Elit Sign number 147 by the Swedish Golf Federation based on world ranking achievements.

Professional wins (5) European Tour wins (1) 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Nordic Golf League wins (2)

Other wins (1) 2015 Abbekås Open (Swedish Mini tour Future Series)

Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020.

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = tied

Team appearances Professional World Cup (representing Sweden): 2018