A “rising star,” on whom Captain Rory McIlroy had immense faith, for Michael Thorbjornsen, it was not easy to be this heroic. Taking the Boston Common Golf to its first-ever winning podium, the 24-year-old will now be the centre of attraction. Not something he would mind, maybe, as his “struggles” on the Tour are quite well-known.

The “struggles” of being single. Yes, Michael Thorbjornsen is not dating anyone in 2026. As hard as it might be to believe, Thorbjornsen has been single for a while now. Back in 2021, he was with long-time caddy Cori Miwa. Several snaps from Getty Images and The Boston Globe confirmed their relationship that reportedly extended back to his amateur days.

But now, as per his own account, the young golfer is all by himself.

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What Michael Thorbjornsen Has Said Publicly About Life Outside Golf

On October 28 last year, appearing with Matt Every for his show, the Every Tuesday series, Thorbjornsen cleared the air around his love life. As honest as he could let himself be, the Ohio native shared how he was a loner.

“I mean, every time you see all the girlfriends and the wives and the different players, and I’m just eating lunch by myself sometimes,” he said. “I’m like, damn… this sucks.”

If you put yourself in his shoes, you might get his unease. At the time of this conversation, Thorbjornsen had made his way into the world’s top 75, he had secured a runner-up finish at the 2025 Corales Puntacana Championship, and was earning seven figures from his professional stint. On the surface, he’s the most eligible bachelor. Yet, no one to court.

For Matt Every, the entire narration felt surreal. Jokingly, he commented, “Imagine being 24 years old, handsome as a devil, on the PGA Tour…Yet there sits the World No. 74…eating alone.”

Someone who was named ‘Thor’ during his college days, this is a surprising revelation. But despite all, Michael Thorbjornsen has his ways to balance his life.

How Thorbjornsen Balances PGA Tour Life and Personal Commitments

Friendship. That’s basically how Michael Thorbjornsen weaves his life around with the Tour and constant competition. And chief among those friends is fellow pro Luke Clanton.

“I’ve been hanging out with Luke a lot more,” Thorbjornsen said in the same video. “We kind of just give each other a hard time. It’s almost like we’re in a relationship.”

Well, that would surely make up for the absence of a girlfriend! But within this friendly humour, there’s a reflection of a deep connection. Both Clanton and Thorbjornsen come from very tightly knit college programs. The former is from Florida State, where the latter is from Stanford. But it all disappeared when they stepped into the professional circuit.

Here, the constant travel, grit, and weekly events make life quite individualistic. On average, a PGA Tour pro spends 25-30 weeks annually on the road. For Thorbjornsen, this would have been difficult, if not for his buddy Clanton. Finding support in each other, both spend quite a lot of time chatting or playing video games like F1 and MLB The Show. At times, his former Stanford teammate, Carl Yuan, also joins them in this ritual.

“That’s kind of how we kind of pass time…four or five weeks in a row [of golf] can just really take a mental toll on you,” Thorbjornsen says.

These admissions by the 24-year-old, while quite telling, are also brutally honest. It takes years for players to admit anything about their personal life, be it about mental stress or dating.

Why Many PGA Tour Players Keep Their Relationships Private

This is perhaps the first time Michael Thorbjornsen openly talked about his personal life, feelings, and mental stresses. Unlike many others, the Ohio native lives a very reserved life. Quite inactive on his Instagram, which has just 45.3k followers, Thorbjornsen’s case reveals a broader pattern increasing among golfers.

Being quite open can lead to massive scrutiny. Social media has now collapsed the boundary between entities and their fans. Speculations, judgements, and even abuse are quite common. The regular harassment that Paige Spiranac faces is proof of that. Six-time PGA Tour champ Max Homa was quite blunt in his remarks about the same.

“Twitter, or X, is a terrible, terrible place…I miss the connection with fans, but it comes with a lot of hate and hostility.”

Secondly, partners and family members are the most common targets during high-stakes tournaments. The abuse that Rory McIlroy’s wife, Erica Stoll, faced during the 2025 Ryder Cup reveals the darker side of golf. From targeted abuse to lewd comments and even throwing beer bottles, fans shamelessly crossed their lines.

With these contexts in mind, Thorbjornsen’s desire to keep his relationship private is a fitting choice. Success obviously cannot fill every void, but it’s better to keep your life private, rather than exposing it to the real world, which, unfortunately, is ugly most of the time.