Kristoffer Reitan
| Kristoffer Reitan | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 8 March 1998 Lørenskog, Norway |
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  Norway |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2018 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2018 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Kristoffer Reitan (born 8 March 1998) is a Norwegian professional golfer on the European Tour. In 2018 he become the first Norwegian to play in the U.S. Open.[1]
Career[edit]
Reitan had a successful amateur career and won the Valderrama Boys Invitational, Italian International U16 Championship, Skandia Junior Open and the Junior Orange Bowl Championship. As part of the national team he represented Norway at the European Young Masters, European Boys' Team Championship and the European Amateur Team Championship.[2]
In 2014 he won the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup together with Viktor Hovland. He teamed up with Hovland again for the 2018 Eisenhower Trophy, where they finished fifth. He also represented Europe at the 2018 Junior Ryder Cup and 2018 Bonallack Trophy, and won the 2016 Jacques Léglise Trophy.[2] He finished runner-up at the opening event of the 2017 Nordic Golf League, behind Florian Fritsch.
Still a 20-year-old amateur, Reitan secured a spot at the 2018 U.S. Open through the Walton Heath Golf Club sectional qualifier, to become the first Norwegian to play in the U.S. Open.[3]
Reitan earned the 26th card at the 2018 European Tour Qualifying School, the only amateur to earn a European Tour card.[1] In his debut season on the European Tour his best finish was tie for fifth at the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth in Australia.[4] He ended the season 141st in the rankings, retaining conditional status.[1]
Amateur wins[edit]
- 2013 Valderrama Boys Invitational, Italian International U16 Championship
- 2014 Skandia Junior Open
- 2015 Junior Orange Bowl Championship
Source:[2]
Results in major championships[edit]
| Tournament | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | CUT |
| The Open Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances[edit]
Amateur
- European Young Masters (representing Norway): 2013, 2014
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Norway): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016[5]
- Toyota Junior Golf World Cup (representing Norway): 2014 (winners), 2015
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2014, 2015, 2016 (winners)
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Norway): 2017
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2018
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2018
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Norway): 2018
Source:[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Kristoffer Reitan". European Tour. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Kristoffer Reitan". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Kristoffer Reitan klar for U.S. Open" (in Norwegian). Norsk Golf. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Qualifying School graduates impress in Perth". European Tour. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
External links[edit]
- Kristoffer Reitan at the European Tour official site
- Kristoffer Reitan at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Kristoffer Reitan at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)