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

Marius Thorp
Personal information
Born (1988-06-28) 28 June 1988 (age 36)
Oslo, Norway
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)
Sporting nationality Norway
ResidenceOslo, Norway
Career
Turned professional2007
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Nordic Golf League
Professional wins5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT48: 2006

Career

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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

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Professional wins (5)

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Nordic Golf League wins (4)

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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 World1 −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)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 19 Feb 2009 El Valle - Polaris World1 −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

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Tournament 2006
The Open Championship T48LA

LA = Low amateur
"T" = tied
Note: Thorp only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

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Amateur

See also

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References

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  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.
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