Marius Thorp (born 28 June 1988) is a

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. Thorp had a successful amateur career, winning the

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in 2005 and claiming the silver medal for lowest amateur in the 2006

Open Championship The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later th ...

. He turned professional in 2007 and had immediate success, claiming four wins on mini-tours in

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. In 2010 Thorp joined the

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and found further success at that level, with six top-10s in his debut season. He ended 2010 16th in the standings, which earned him a

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card for 2011. In September 2011 he announced that he was taking a break from golf, saying that his motivation and desire were no longer present. He hails from

Bærum Bærum () is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Norway that forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a population of 128,760 (2021). It is part of the electoral ...

and represented the local golf club Bærum GK.

Amateur wins

*2005

Professional wins (4)

Nordic Golf League wins (4)

¹Co-sanctioned by the Hi5 Pro Tour

Results in major championships

LA = Low amateur
"T" = tied
''Note: Thorp only played in The Open Championship.''

Team appearances

Amateur * Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2004 (winners) *

Jacques Léglise Trophy The Jacques Léglise Trophy is an annual amateur boys' team golf competition between Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It was first played in 1977, as a one-day match before the Boys Amateur Championship, but since 1996 it has b ...

(representing Continental Europe): 2005 (winners), 2006 (winners) *

Eisenhower Trophy The Eisenhower Trophy (World Men's Amateur Team Championships) is the biennial World Amateur Team Championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. Since the tournament was first played in 1958, it is named after Dwight D. Eisen ...

(representing Norway):

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* Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2006 (winners) *

European Amateur Team Championship The European Amateur Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for men organised by the European Golf Association which was introduced in 1959. The championship was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been ...

(representing Norway):

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References

External links

* Norwegian male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Oslo Sportspeople from Bærum 1988 births Living people {{Norway-golf-bio-stub