Thomas Nørret
| Thomas Nørret | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born | 17 February 1974 Kolding, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Denmark | ||
| Residence | Kolding, Denmark | ||
| Spouse |
Mette (m. 1998) | ||
| Children | 4 | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Lamar University Aalborg University | ||
| Turned professional | 1999 | ||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 5 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Challenge Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 4 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Thomas Nørret (born 17 February 1974) is a Danish professional golfer.
Career
[edit]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)
[edit]Challenge Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Jul 2002 | Volvo Finnish Open | −15 (68-68-72-65=273) | 1 stroke |  Gary Birch Jr.
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Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | NCC Open |  Klas Eriksson, Per G. Nyman
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Nyman won with bogey on second extra hole Nørret eliminated by par on first hole |
Nordic Golf League wins (4)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Sep 2002 | Wilson Open | −14 (69-68-65=202) | 4 strokes | Jesper Lassen Nielsen
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| 2 | 26 Oct 2008 | Nickent Golf Invitational Pro-Am | −12 (64-68=132) | 1 stroke | Jesper Bentsen, Jesper Lerchedahl
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| 3 | 9 Mar 2010 | La Manga Masters I | −7 (68-71-73=212) | Playoff | Kasper Linnet Jørgensen,  Marius Thorp
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| 4 | 13 May 2010 | JELD-WEN Masters | −12 (67-71-66=204) | 4 strokes |  Kalle Samooja
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Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing Denmark): 1994[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Norret caps comeback with first victory
- ^ Norret edges closer to first tour win in Austria
- ^ "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Thomas Nørret at the European Tour official site