Thomas Nørret

Thomas Nørret (born 17 February 1974) is a Danish professional golfer.

Thomas Nørret
Personal information
Born (1974-02-17) 17 February 1974
Kolding, Denmark
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb; 14 st)
Sporting nationality Denmark
ResidenceKolding, Denmark
Spouse
Mette
(m. 1998)
Children4
Career
CollegeLamar University
Aalborg University
Turned professional1999
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other4
Achievements and awards
Danish Golf Tour
Order of Merit winner
2010

Career

Nørret became a professional golfer in 1999 at the relatively late age of 25, after he had spent time studying in both Denmark and the United States. He immediately joined the second-tier Challenge Tour and found instant success, posting two runners-up finishes in his debut season and finishing 25th in the final standings, just outside the automatic qualifiers for the European Tour. Nørret became a Challenge Tour regular over the following seasons, claiming his first win in 2002 at the Volvo Finnish Open[1] after a six-month break, but never improved on his 1999 performance, and in 2009 he took a break from tournament golf to manage young players, returning only for a few events in 2006 and 2009. In 2010, Nørret made a comeback, playing several Challenge Tour events before progressing through qualifying school to reach the European Tour for the first time at the age of 36.

At the 2011 Austrian Golf Open on the European Tour, Nørret took a two stroke lead into the final round after shooting 9-under-par over the first three days.[2] He then shot a final round level par to finish solo fourth, his best result on the European Tour so far.

Professional wins (5)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 14 Jul 2002 Volvo Finnish Open −15 (68-68-72-65=273) 1 stroke Germany Gary Birch Jr.

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1999 NCC Open Sweden Klas Eriksson, Sweden Per G. Nyman Nyman won with bogey on second extra hole
Nørret eliminated by par on first hole

Nordic Golf League wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 26 Sep 2002 Wilson Open −14 (69-68-65=202) 4 strokes Denmark Jesper Lassen Nielsen
2 26 Oct 2008 Nickent Golf Invitational Pro-Am −12 (64-68=132) 1 stroke Denmark Jesper Bentsen, Denmark Jesper Lerchedahl
3 9 Mar 2010 La Manga Masters I −7 (68-71-73=212) Playoff Denmark Kasper Linnet Jørgensen, Norway Marius Thorp
4 13 May 2010 JELD-WEN Masters −12 (67-71-66=204) 4 strokes Finland Kalle Samooja

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

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