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WATCH: Alexander Bjork Putts an Impossible 100-Footer at the 2022 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

Published 01/23/2022, 1:50 PM EST

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Golf is an unpredictable sport and you never know what these golfers can do until you see it with your eyes. A similar shocking incident happened at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship when Alexander Bjork did a 100 footer putt.

Alexander Bjork is a Swedish golfer who plays at the DP World Tour events. He turned pro in 2009 and currently holds the 122nd position in the Official World Golf Rankings. He has won a European title, the 2018 Volvo China Open.

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Bjork is currently playing at the 2022 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. He has been paying at the event since 2017 and has managed to win the prize money every year but in 2018. His best performance was in 2017 when he was placed at the 13T.

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The Abu Dhabi event ended on January 23rd and the Belgian golfer Thomas Pieters won the title with a score of 10-under par. Spanish player Rafa Cabrera Bello and Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma tied at second place with a score of 9-under. Bjork could only score 4-under and was placed at the 20th position.

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Although Alexander is not among the front liners, one of his putts made everyone crazy; He made a 100 footer putt.

Alexander Bjork made an impossible putter at the Abu Dhabi Championship!

While some of the world’s best, including Rory McIlroy and Collin Morikawa, are doing poorly at the Abu Dhabi event, a 100 footer putter from the world’s 122nd best golfer was a big surprise. It was so shocking that even the commentators couldn’t control their joy. 

 

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The location was windy, yet Bjork’s 100-foot putt went straight into the hole without any problems. Alexander was happy after the shot and briefly celebrated the moment with his caddie with a fist bump.

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While most of the players struggled with the windy situation at the golf tournament, Alexander’s putt was indeed shocking.

 

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Although he couldn’t win, the 100-footer was a sight to watch, wasn’t it? What do you think of the Swedish golfer’s impossible putt? Let us know!

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Anjana Prabhakaran is a Golf content writer at EssentiallySports. She has completed her Master's degree in Public Administration and considers researching as one of her hobbies. As her family is interested in sports, Anjana grew up watching every sport on television.
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