Marius Thorp
Professional golfer

Marius Thorp

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28 June 1988
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Introduction

Marius Thorp (born 28 June 1988) is a Norwegian professional golfer.
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.
He hails from Bærum and represented the local golf club Bærum GK.

Amateur wins

  • 2005 European Amateur

Professional wins (4)

Nordic League wins (2)

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 Norway Christian Aronsen, Norway Dennis Den Roover
2 22 May 2010 Willis Masters –18 (64-67-67=198) 6 strokes Finland Joonas Granberg, Sweden Marcus Palm,
Sweden Joakim Rask, Sweden Fredric Sundberg

Other wins (2)

  • 2008 Cutter & Buck Open (P4 Tour)
  • 2009 El Valle - Polaris World (Hi5 Pro Tour)

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
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Team appearances

Amateur

  • Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2005 (winners), 2006 (winners)
  • Eisenhower Trophy (representing Norway): 2006