Espen Kofstad

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Espen Kofstad
Personal information
Born (1987-08-11) 11 August 1987 (age 36)
Oslo, Norway
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
ResidenceOslo, Norway
Career
College University of Denver
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s) Challenge Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour4
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour
Rankings winner 		2012

Espen Kofstad (born 11 August 1987) is a Norwegian professional golfer who currently plays on the Challenge Tour.

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Kofstad was born in Oslo and was educated at Perbraten School. [1]

After finishing at the University of Denver, he entered the first stage of the European Tour qualifying school in 2010. At the final stage, he missed qualification for the European Tour by one stroke. [2]

He then joined the Challenge Tour in 2011 and finished in 35th on the Tour's Order of Merit in his rookie season. He picked up his first victory in 2012 at the Double Tree by Hilton Acaya Open. He plays for Losby Golf and Country Club.

He finished 43rd at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio De Janeiro for Norway.

In 2022, he played in his first PGA Tour Event in the Barbasol Championship, shooting a final round 67 to tie for 16th place.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (4)

Legend
Grand Finals (1)
Other Challenge Tour (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
122 Jul 2012 Double Tree by Hilton Acaya Open −9 (72-69-65-65=271)1 stroke Flag of Denmark.svg Joachim B. Hansen
227 Oct 2012 Apulia San Domenico Grand Final −19 (65-66-67-67=265)1 stroke Flag of England.svg James Busby, Flag of Denmark.svg Joachim B. Hansen
310 Jul 2016 D+D Real Slovakia Challenge −17 (67-65-75-64=271)Playoff Flag of France.svg Romain Langasque
420 Aug 2021 Sydbank Esbjerg Challenge 1−11 (68-70-68-67=273)Playoff Flag of Scotland.svg Ewen Ferguson

1Co-sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League

Challenge Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2016 D+D Real Slovakia Challenge Flag of France.svg Romain Langasque Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2021 Sydbank Esbjerg Challenge Flag of Scotland.svg Ewen Ferguson Won with birdie on first extra hole

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Men's Golf: Espen Kofstad". University of Denver Golf. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Hauger to host the Norwegian Challenge". European Tour.
  3. ↑ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association" . Retrieved 22 January 2023.


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