| Marius Thorp | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1988-06-28) 28 June 1988 (age 36) Oslo, Norway |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Norway |
| Residence | Oslo, Norway |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2007 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour Nordic Golf League |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T48: 2006 |
Marius Thorp (born 28 June 1988) is a Norwegian professional golfer.
Career
Thorp had a successful amateur career, winning the European Amateur in 2005 and claiming the silver medal for lowest amateur in the 2006 Open Championship. He turned professional in 2007 and had immediate success, claiming four wins on mini-tours in Scandinavia. In 2010 Thorp joined the Challenge Tour and found further success at that level, with six top-10s in his debut season. He ended 2010 16th in the standings, which earned him a European Tour card for 2011.
In September 2011 he announced that he was taking a break from golf, saying that his motivation and desire were no longer present.
Thorp hails from Bærum and represented the local golf club Bærum GK.
Amateur wins
- 2005 European Amateur
Professional wins (5)
Nordic Golf League wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 May 2007 | DnB NOR Open | +3 (74-74-74=222) | 6 strokes | Christian Aronsen, Dennis Den Roover
|
| 2 | 8 Jun 2008 | Cutter & Buck Open | −3 (65-73-75=213) | 10 strokes | Stian Hansen, Markus Leanderson
|
| 3 | 19 Feb 2009 | El Valle - Polaris World | −5 (74-65-69=208) | 1 stroke |  Gonzalo Elena
|
| 4 | 22 May 2010 | Willis Masters | −18 (64-67-67=198) | 6 strokes |  Joonas Granberg,  Marcus Palm, Joakim Rask, Fredric Sundberg
|
Co-sanctioned by the Hi5 Pro Tour
Hi5 Pro Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Feb 2009 | El Valle - Polaris World | −5 (74-65-69=208) | 1 stroke | Gonzalo Elena
|
| 2 | 18 Feb 2010 | Polaris #2 Condado Open | −7 (70-70-69=209) | 3 strokes | Fredrik Widmark
|
Co-sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2006 |
|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T48LA |
LA = Low amateur
"T" = tied
Note: Thorp only played in The Open Championship.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2004 (winners)
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Norway): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (winners)
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2005 (winners), 2006 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Norway): 2006
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2006 (winners)
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Norway): 2007
See also
References
- "McIlroy misses out". Irish Independent. 21 August 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- "Thorp claims silver medal success". BBC Sport. 23 July 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- "Marius Thorp legger opp" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- "Norge Europamästare i EM Boys Lag - Sverige tog hem bronset" [Norway European Champions for Boys Team - Sweden conquered the bronze] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. 15 July 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
External links
- Marius Thorp at the European Tour official site
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