He joined the Legends Tour in 2021 and made his debut at the Italian Senior Open.
His breakthrough DP World Tour win came at Wentworth in the BMW PGA Championship in 2002 and he would do it again five years later for his second victory, beating Justin Rose in a play-off. His third title on the Tour came at the Joburg Open in 2009.
He was top of the Sunshine Tour’s Order of Merit in 2009, the first European to achieve that since 1972.
Hansen played 442 times on the DP World Tour and has represented Denmark eight times in the World Cup from 1999 to 2011, he was also twice on the Seve Trophy team in 2009 and 2011.