Marius Thorp

Marius Thorp
Personal information
Born	28 June 1988 (1988-06-28) (age 23) Oslo, Norway
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	79 kg (170 lb; 12.4 st)
Nationality	Norway
Residence	Oslo, Norway
Career
Turned professional	2007
Current tour(s)	European Tour Challenge Tour
Professional wins	4
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T48: 2006
PGA Championship	DNP

Marius Thorp (born 28 June 1988) is a Norwegian professional golfer.

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.

Amateur wins

• 2005 European Amateur

Professional wins (4)

• 2007 DnB NOR Open (Nordic League)
• 2008 Cutter & Buck Open (P4 Tour)
• 2009 El Valle - Polaris World (Hi5 Pro Tour)
• 2010 Willis Masters (Nordic League)

Results in major championships

Tournament	2006
The Masters	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T48 LA
PGA Championship	DNP

LA = Low amateur
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

See also

• 2010 Challenge Tour graduates
• 2010 European Tour Qualifying School graduates

References

1. ^ McIlroy misses out
2. ^ Thorp claims silver medal success

External links

• Official website
• Marius Thorp at the European Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Thorp, Marius
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	28 June 1988
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Date of death
Place of death