Oliver Hundebøll

Oliver Hundebøll Jørgensen (born 19 April 1999) is a Danish professional golfer. In 2022, he won the Mangaung Open, a co-sanctioned Challenge Tour and Sunshine Tour event.[1]

Oliver Hundebøll
Personal information
Full nameOliver Hundebøll Jørgensen
Born (1999-04-19) 19 April 1999
Silkeborg, Denmark
Sporting nationality Denmark
Career
Turned professional2019
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Nordic Golf League
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour1
Challenge Tour1
Other1

Career

Hundebøll is from Silkeborg, and has since he was 8 years old been playing for Silkeborg Ry Golf Club, a club that also fostered Thomas Bjørn.[2][3]

As an amateur, Hundebøll won the DGU Elite Tour I in 2016 and 2018.[4] Representing the Danish National Team he won the European Boys' Team Championship in 2017.[5]

Hundebøll turned professional in early 2019 and joined the 2019 Nordic Golf League (NGL), where he recorded one victory his rookie year. He also made seven starts on the 2019 Challenge Tour where hist best finish was a solo 3rd at the Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour held at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Morocco.[6] In 2021 he made 16 starts and 12 cuts on the Challenge Tour, with best result a tie for 5th at the Dormy Open held at Österåker Golf Club in Sweden.[7]

Hundebøll won his first Challenge Tour title at the 2022 Mangaung Open at Bloemfontein Golf Club in South Africa. He came from five strokes behind on the final day to secure victory in difficult conditions after a birdie on the final hole.[3][8]

Amateur wins
  • 2016 DGU Elite Tour I
  • 2018 DGU Elite Tour I

Source:[4]

Professional wins (2)

Sunshine Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 6 Mar 2022 Mangaung Open1 −21 (68-67-66-66=267) 1 stroke South Africa Luke Jerling, South Africa Tristen Strydom

1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 6 Mar 2022 Mangaung Open1 −21 (68-67-66-66=267) 1 stroke South Africa Luke Jerling, South Africa Tristen Strydom

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2022 Italian Challenge Open Norway Kristian Krogh Johannessen Lost to par on first extra hole

Nordic Golf League wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 10 May 2019 Jyske Bank Made in Denmark Qualifier −17 (64-67-68=199) 2 strokes Sweden Oskar Bergman, Norway Elias Bertheussen

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. "Oliver Hundebøll vandt Mangaung Open på Challenge Touren" (in Danish). 19huk. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. "Ambassadors". Backtee. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. "Quiet operator Oliver Hundeboll pulls off stunning win at Mangaung Open". The Golfing Hub. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. "Oliver Hundebøll". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  5. "Results European Boys' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  6. "Results 2019 Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour". Golfdata. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  7. "Oliver Hundebøll Bio". Challenge Tour. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  8. "Heroic Hundebøll secures maiden Challenge Tour title in Bloemfontein". European Tour. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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