Malene Jørgensen (born 30 July 1986) is a Danish

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who played on the

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between 2009 and 2016. She was runner-up in the Dutch Ladies Open,

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and Hero Women's Indian Open.

Early life and amateur career

Jørgensen started playing golf at age 9 with her family, encouraged by her 6 years older brother Michael Jørgensen, a professional golfer and

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player. She represented Odense Eventyr Golf Club. Jørgensen was a member of the Danish National Team between 2002 and 2008. She represented Denmark at the

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where Denmark finished fifth and at the

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in Adelaide, Australia, where Denmark tied for 8th place.

Professional career

Jørgensen turned professional in January 2009 and joined the

. In her rookie year, she finished inside the top 80 in the rankings, to keep her full card. She finished 48th on the Order of Merit in 2010 and 56th in 2011, but had to return to Q-School to keep her card after finishing 100th in 2012. She represented Denmark at the 2011 European Nations Cup with Iben Tinning, replacing Lisa Holm Sørensen. Jørgensen's game improved, and in 2013 she made the cut at the

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. In May 2014, she hit the best form of her career, and was runner-up at the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open, and the following week lost a playoff to Kylie Henry at the

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. In 2015, she finished third at the Helsingborg Open and

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, and recorded another runner-up finish at the Hero Women's Indian Open, losing by one stroke to compatriot

Emily Kristine Pedersen Emily Kristine Pedersen (born 7 March 1996) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour and LPGA Tour. She had a successful amateur career winning the 2013 International European Ladies Amateur Championship and the 2014 ...

. She finished 15th on the LET Order of Merit in 2014, 16th in 2015, and 18th in 2016. After taking 2017 off for maternity leave, Jørgensen did not return to tour.

Amateur wins

*2006 Danish Amateur Strokeplay Championship, Danish Amateur Matchplay Championship *2008 Danish Amateur Strokeplay Championship, Danish International Ladies Amateur Championship Source:

Playoff record

LET playoff record (0–1)

Results in LPGA majors

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur * European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Denmark):

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(representing Denmark):

Professional * European Nations Cup (representing Denmark): 2011

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jorgensen, Malene Danish female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Odense 1986 births Living people