Marius Thorp

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[1] and claiming the silver medal for lowest amateur in the 2006 Open Championship.[2] 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.[3]

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^1	−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

^1Co-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^1	−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

^1Co-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)[4]
• 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

• 2010 Challenge Tour graduates

References

1. "McIlroy misses out". Irish Independent. 21 August 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
2. "Thorp claims silver medal success". BBC Sport. 23 July 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
3. "Marius Thorp legger opp" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
4. "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