With some six victory jackets now in his possession Thomas Bjorn would be delighted to swap all for an Augusta green jacket next April.
Bjorn claimed the traditional red Omega European Masters jacket in destroying his Swiss rivals last Sunday by four shots.
The Dane became the first over-40 year old in 14 years to win back-to-back on the European Tour and will head to the Home of Golf in three weeks looking to make it three wins from three starts at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Bjorn’s win has lifted him from 59th to 27th in the world with his highest World Ranking being that of 10th more than a decade ago when the Dane was 30 years of age.
It means Bjorn will be into the four majors next year starting with April’s U.S. Masters where he first played in 1999 as a 28-year old but also hasn’t played since missing the cut in 2007.
And when he goes to Augusta early next year, the over-40 tag will be in his favour.
Golden Bear Jack Nicklaus was 46-years old Jack Nicklaus when he became the oldest ever Augusta winner in capturing a sixth Masters title in 1986.
Since then, Ben Crenshaw was 43 when he won a second green jacket in 1995 and Nick Faldo had turned 41 when he was fitted with a third green jacket a year later.
And American Mark O’Meara was also 41 when he won both the Masters and The Open in 1998.
Bjorn said: “I’ve got a few jackets in the wardrobe now which is nice.
“The good thing is that I should now get into Augusta off my world ranking because it’s been some years since I played the Masters.
“And if you’re not into the Masters then you can’t win it.
“But then the way I have been playing the last couple of weeks I feel I can win any tournament I play in now, so my golf is going in the right direction.
“But I’ll tell you what. I would gladly swap all the jackets I have at home for a green one.”
Bjorn will not contest this week’s KLM Open that means his next event will be the September 29th commencing Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
And after winning a first ever Tour title in Loch Lomond in 1996, and then winning recently at Gleneagles, Bjorn will be looking for a rare first and that’s a third straight success for the 40 and over brigade.
