Thomas Nørret Explained

Thomas Nørret
Birth Date:17 February 1974
Birth Place:Kolding, Denmark
Weight:90kg (200lb)
Residence:Kolding, Denmark
Children:4
College:Lamar University
Aalborg University
Yearpro:1999
Extour:European Tour
Challenge Tour
Prowins:5
Chalwins:1
Otherwins:4
Award1:Danish Golf Tour
Order of Merit winner
Year1:2010

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

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)

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Nordic Golf League wins (4)

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

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/season=2002/tournamentid=2002748/news/newsid=107213.html#norret+caps+comeback+with+first+victory Norret caps comeback with first victory
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019011845/http://uk.reuters.com/intromessagegeo?origLocation=/article/2011/09/24/golf-european-idUKL5E7KO0TD20110924&dartZone=/news/uk/article Norret edges closer to first tour win in Austria
  3. Web site: EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship . 13 January 2023 . European Golf Association.