Øyvind Rojahn

Øyvind Rojahn (born 8 November 1971) is a Norwegian professional golfer. He was national champion twice and played on the European Tour, where his best finish was runner-up at the 1995 Air France Cannes Open.[1]

Øyvind Rojahn
Personal information
Born (1971-11-08) 8 November 1971
Sarpsborg, Norway
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Sporting nationality Norway
ResidenceVestby, Norway
Career
CollegeNew Mexico Military Institute
Turned professional1993
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Nordic Golf League
Professional wins5
Achievements and awards
Nordic Golf League
Order of Merit winner		2003
Danish Golf Tour
Order of Merit winner		2003
Norwegian Golf Tour
Order of Merit winner		2005

Amateur career

Rojahn hails from Sarpsborg, south east of Oslo, and was introduced to golf at the age of six by his father, who was chairman of Borregaard Golf Club. Rojahn became a scratch player by 14, the same year he won the Trophy Topolino in Sanremo, Italy. He also won the Doug Sanders European Junior Championship.[1]

He joined the National Team and played for Norway three times in the European Amateur Team Championship with a best finish of 6th in 1989, and three times in the Eisenhower Trophy with a best finish of 8th in 1992 in Vancouver, Canada.[2]

In 1991, Rojahn won the Norwegian National Golf Championship and received the Kongepokal.[3] He spent 18 months on a golf scholarship at the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico.[1]

Professional career

Rojahn turned professional in 1993, and played on the Challenge Tour in 1994, where he finished fifth at the Tunisian Challenge and Tessali Open in Italy, to finish the season 62nd in the rankings.[1]

In 1995, after finishing third at the European Tour Qualifying School, he played on the European Tour where he recorded his career best finish of second at the Air France Cannes Open, two strokes behind André Bossert of Switzerland. He finished 91st in the season rankings to retain his card. After the 1996 season, he was relegated to the Challenge Tour where he spent three seasons, before joining the nascent Nordic Golf League in 2000.

Rojahn represented Norway at the 1998 World Cup of Golf in New Zealand with Per Haugsrud, where they tied for 23rd alongside South Korea.[4]

Rojahn won several Nordic titles, including the 2004 Nordic Golf League tour championship in Denmark.[5] He also won the 2003 Nordic Golf League Order of Merit to earn promotion to the Challenge Tour, and spent two season on the tour. In 2005, he won his second Norwegian National Golf Championship, and the Norwegian Golf Tour Order of Merit.[6]

He retired from tour after the 2005 season,[7] and has since been working for the Norwegian Golf Federation.[8][9]

Professional wins (5)

Nordic Golf League wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 12 Sep 1999 Siemens Open −2 (72-71-71=214) 5 strokes Norway Morten Hagen
2 12 Jun 2000 Arendal Norge −3 (78-70-65=213) 1 stroke Norway Morten Orveland
3 24 Sep 2004 Nordic League Final −11 (70-67-68=205) 1 stroke Finland Thomas Sundström

Norwegian Golf Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 7 Aug 2005 Norwegian National Golf Championship −8 (68-74-70-68=280) 4 strokes Norway Paul Nilbrink

Other wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References
  1. "Øyvind Rojahn Bio". European Tour. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  2. "Golf: Eisenhower Trophy Men's World Amateur Teams C'ship". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 October 1992. p. 43 – via newspapers.com.
  3. "Norgesmestere i golf" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  4. "World Cup of Golf - England wins". Golf Today. 22 November 1998. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  5. "Rojahn vant i Danmark" (in Norwegian). Sunnmorsposten. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  6. "Rojahn og Valle best på P4 Tour" (in Norwegian). Adresseavisen. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  7. Taskerud, Kjell (27 December 2005). "Rojahn legger opp". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  8. "Øyvind Rojahn". Norwegian Golf Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  9. "Rojahn blir ny idrettssjef" (in Norwegian). Norsk Golf. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  10. "Svenskt juniorguld i Helsingfors, Lag-EM Juniorer" [Swedish Junior Gold in Helsinki, European Youth's Team Championship]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9/1992. September 1992. pp. 56, 65. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
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