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Jacob Skov Olesen

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Jacob Skov Olesen
Personal information
Born (1999-05-28) 28 May 1999 (age 25)
Roskilde, Denmark
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Sporting nationality Denmark
ResidenceCopenhagen, Denmark
Career
CollegeRanger College
Texas Christian University
University of Arkansas
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT60: 2024
Achievements and awards
NJCAA Phil Mickelson
Outstanding Freshman Award
2020

Jacob Skov Olesen (born 28 May 1999) is a Danish golfer. He won The Amateur Championship in 2024.[1][2]

Amateur career

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In 2016, Olesen won the International Juniors of Belgium and was runner-up at the English Boys' Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Carris Trophy, where he shot a final round of 62 and lost a playoff to Angus Flanagan. He was bronze medalist at various Danish National Championships for four-straight years, between 2017 and 2020, before winning the Danish National Match Play Championship in 2022. He plays left-handed.[3]

Olesen has represented the Danish National Team, including at the 2017 Junior Golf World Cup in Japan and the 2023 Eisenhower Trophy in Abu Dhabi. His team finished runner-up at the 2023 European Amateur Team Championship, losing to Spain in the final, where Olesen beat José Luis Ballester, 4 and 3.[4]

Olesen attended Ranger College in 2019–20 where he won the Texas Intercollegiate Tournament in his collegiate debut. He finished the season with a scoring average of 69.53 as the top-ranked junior college player according to GolfStat, and received the NJCAA Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award. He then spent three seasons at Texas Christian University between 2020 and 2023 where he was medalist at The Prestige and named to the Big 12 All-Tournament team.[5] He spent the 2023–24 season as a graduate student at the University of Arkansas, where he earned All-America honors and played in the Arnold Palmer Cup.[6]

In July 2024, Olesen made history by becoming the first Dane to win The Amateur Championship, triumphing, 4 and 3, against Dominic Clemons in the 36-hole final at Ballyliffin Golf Club in Ireland. The victory earned him a spot in the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon, where he made the cut to finish tied 60th alongside Phil Mickelson and defending champion Brian Harman.[1][2]

Amateur wins

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  • 2016 Team Rudersdal Open, International Juniors of Belgium
  • 2017 Kronborg Masters
  • 2018 Mon Open
  • 2019 Texas Intercollegiate, High Country Shootout
  • 2021 The Prestige
  • 2022 Danish National Match Play Championship
  • 2024 The Amateur Championship

Source:[7]

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2024
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T60
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

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Amateur

References

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  1. ^ a b Jourdan, Cameron (23 June 2024). "Jacob Skov Olesen makes history, becomes first Dane to win Amateur Championship". Golfweek. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b Strege, John. "Denmark's Jacob Skov Olesen cruises to a 4-and-3 victory in the 129th British Amateur Championship". Golf Digest. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  3. ^ Leighfield, Jonny (20 July 2024). "Jacob Skov Olesen Facts: 14 Things You Didn't Know About The Danish Golfer". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  4. ^ "2023 European Amateur Team Championship - Results". European Golf Association. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Men's Golf Roster: Jacob Skov Olesen". TCU Athletics. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Men's Golf Roster: Jacob Skov Olesen". University of Arkansas. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Jacob Skov Olesen". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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