Pro Golfer Thorbjorn Olesen Was Arrested After Allegedly Getting Hammered And Going Apesh*t On A Flight

Thorbjorn Olesen arrested drunk plane assault

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If you’re not a huge golf fan, you’re probably not intimately familiar with Thorbjorn Olesen, the Danish pro who’s made a career for himself playing on the European Tour and has racked up his fair share of tournament victories during his time traversing the continent.

As a result, you won’t find his name dominating the headlines, but this week, it managed to find its way into the news for reasons I’m assuming he’s not exactly thrilled about.

Over the weekend, Olesen competed in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at TPC Southwind in Memphis, where he found himself tied for 27th when everything was said and done.

Once the tournament wrapped up, he jetted back to Europe on a British Airways flight with Ian Poulter and, well, that’s where things started to go downhill.

According to The Independent, it looks like the Dane may have hit the airport bar a little too hard before he decided to board and allegedly got into it with another passenger when he made his arrival in first class. Poulter apparently stepped in to defuse the situation before deciding to get some sleep, which is when everything promptly went to shit.

The Sun reports it was only a matter of time until Olesen “made a pass” at a fellow passenger and allegedly groped her before making his way into the aisle and pulling down his fly to relieve himself.

As a result, he was greeted by police upon landing at Heathrow, where he was charged under suspicion of sexual assault, public intoxication, and ignoring the orders of the flight attendants on board.

British Airways issued a statement following his arrest, saying:

“Our customers and crews deserve to enjoy their flights, and not to suffer any form of abuse. This sort of behavior will not be tolerated, and the appropriate action will always be taken.​​”

If things did indeed go down as officials claim, this certainly isn’t the best look for Thorbjorn.

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Connor Toole is the Deputy Editor at BroBible. He is a New England native who went to Boston College and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. Frequently described as "freakishly tall," he once used his 6'10" frame to sneak in the NBA Draft and convince people he was a member of the Utah Jazz.