Jens Dantorp

Jens Dantorp
Personal information
Full name	Jens Morgan Dantorp
Born	(1989-04-28) 28 April 1989 (age 35) Malmö, Sweden
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Sporting nationality	Sweden
Residence	Falkenberg, Sweden
Spouse	Emma
Career
Turned professional	2008
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Former tour(s)	Challenge Tour Nordic Golf League
Professional wins	12
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	3
Other	9
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 2023
The Open Championship	CUT: 2018
Achievements and awards
Swedish Golf Tour Order of Merit winner 2011 Danish Golf Tour Order of Merit winner 2011 Nordic Golf League Order of Merit winner 2011

Jens Morgan Dantorp (born 28 April 1989) is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour. He has won three times on the Challenge Tour and was runner-up at the 2023 Soudal Open.

Professional career

Early years

Dantorp was born in Malmö in 1998 and attended Malmö Idrottsakademi. ^[1] He turned professional after graduating in 2008 and honed his game on the Nordic Golf League, rather than taking the popular U.S college route. He soon found success and collected eight titles in five years. In 2011, he won three consecutive tournaments in Denmark, and shot a 59 in the process. He topped the 2011 Order of Merit ahead of Kristoffer Broberg, earning promotion to the 2012 Challenge Tour.

In 2013, Dantorp picked up his first Challenge Tour title at the Rolex Trophy, beating Adrián Otaegui by a stroke. ^[2] At the end of year he came through Q-school to qualify for the European Tour. He finished his rookie season 154th in the rankings and returned to the Challenge Tour, where he did progressively better over the next three years.

In 2015, Dantorp tied for 3rd at the Nordea Masters, in one of only two European Tour starts that season. He finished runner-up at the Kärnten Golf Open in Austria and finished 24th in the Challenge Tour Rankings. In 2016, he was runner-up in the season-ending NBO Golf Classic Grand Final a stroke behind Bernd Ritthammer and finished 19th in the rankings. In 2017 he won the Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge, holing out for an eagle three at the first playoff hole to beat Adrian Meronk. He finished tied for 5th place in the NBO Golf Classic Grand Final the following week, to end the season 11th in the rankings and gain a place on the 2018 European Tour.

European Tour

In 2018, Dantorp held the lead after three rounds of the Scottish Open at Gullane, eventually finishing tied third behind Brandon Stone and Eddie Pepperell, and earning a spot in the 2018 Open Championship ahead of Trevor Immelman by virtue of higher world ranking. ^{[3] [4]}

Dantorp was tied for second, one stroke off the lead, heading into the final round at the 2022 Cazoo Classic in England. He shot a final day 73 to finish in tied 8th place, four strokes behind winner Richie Ramsay. ^[5]

In 2023, Dantorp battled with compatriot Simon Forsström for the Soudal Open title in Belgium over the final nine holes. He took the outright lead after a 48-foot birdie putt dropped on the 13th hole, and set the clubhouse target at 16-under-par, but Forsström birded the 16th and 17th to win by a stroke. ^{[6] [7]}

Dantorp earned a spot at the 2023 U.S. Open in the qualifier at Walton Heath Golf Club in England. ^{[8] [9]} A few weeks later, he tied for 3rd at the Barracuda Championship in California, a PGA Tour co-sanctioned event. ^[10]

Personal life

Dantorp is married to Emma Eksell, a Gothenburg native who played college golf at Morehead State University. ^[11]

Amateur wins

• 2007 Swedish Junior Strokeplay Championship

Professional wins (12)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	25 Aug 2013	Rolex Trophy	−18 (67-67-66-70=270)	1 stroke	Adrián Otaegui
2	28 Oct 2017	Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge	−15 (71-69-65-68=273)	Playoff	Adrian Meronk
3	22 May 2022	Challenge de España	−10 (74-71-67-66=278)	3 strokes	Victor Pastor

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2017	Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge	Adrian Meronk	Won with eagle on first extra hole

Nordic Golf League wins (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	31 Aug 2008	Gant Open	−11 (72-65-68=205)	2 strokes	Klas Hallgren
2	1 May 2009	St Ibb Open	40 pts (10-17-13=40)	11 points	Lars Johansson
3	11 Jun 2011	Sturup Park Masters	−11 (71-66-68=205)	1 stroke	Peter Hanson
4	9 Sep 2011	Bravo Tours Open	−15 (73-59-66=198)	2 strokes	Morten Ørum Madsen
5	24 Sep 2011	Golf Experten Open	21 pts (10-9-2=21)	4 points	Joakim Bäckström, Niclas Johansson, Steen Ottosen
6	8 Oct 2011	Backtee Race to HimmerLand	−10 (68-66-66=200)	Playoff	Mattias Eliasson, Jacob Glennemo, Kristian Grud
7	17 May 2012	Elisefarm Open	−5 (69-72-70=211)	2 strokes	Jesper Kennegård
8	6 Oct 2012	Backtee Race to HimmerLand (2)	−11 (74-65-66=205)	4 strokes	Niclas Johansson

Hi5 Pro Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	23 Feb 2012	Hacienda Riquelme Open	−10 (71-65-70=206)	1 stroke	Eddie Pepperell

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020.

Tournament	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open						CUT
The Open Championship	CUT		NT

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Boys' Team Championship (representing Sweden): 2007 ^[12]

See also

• 2013 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2017 Challenge Tour graduates
• 2022 Challenge Tour graduates

References

1. Åkesson, Richard (2 March 2014). "Talangen fann motivationen igen i Malmö" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
2. "Dantorp hangs on to win by 1 in Switzerland". Fox News. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
3. "Jens Dantorp leading the Scottish Open going into the final day". Golf Channel. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
4. Axelsson, Ola (18 July 2018). "Jens Dantorp framme vid sin dröm". Skånska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 May 2024.
5. "Julien Guerrier claims narrow lead in Cazoo Classic". European Tour. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
6. Cradock, Matt (14 May 2023). "Simon Forsstrom Claims Maiden DP World Tour Title At Soudal Open". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
7. "Swedish golfer Forsström holds off countryman Dantorp to win Soudal Open". Kileen Daily Herald. Associated Press. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
8. "US Open Final Qualifying: Scotland's Calum Hill misses out by one stroke". BBC Sport. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
9. "2023 U.S. Open Final Qualifying". European Tour. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
10. "Akshay Bhatia, 21, wins his first PGA Tour title at the Barracuda Championship". CBS Sports. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
11. "Women's Golf Roster: Emma Eksell". MSU Attletics. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
12. "European Boys' Team Championship". European Golf Association.

External links

• Jens Dantorp at the European Tour official site
• Jens Dantorp at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
• Jens Dantorp at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)