Kristoffer Reitan

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Kristoffer Reitan
Personal information
Born (1998-03-08) 8 March 1998 (age 26)
Lørenskog, Norway
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Residence Geneva, Switzerland
Career
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s) European Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
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 and European Tour player. In 2018, he become the first Norwegian to play in the U.S. Open. [1]

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Amateur career

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.

Reitan signed a letter of intent to play college golf for the University of Texas at Austin starting in the fall of 2017, but later decided to forego college and turn professional instead. [3]

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. [4]

Professional career

Reitan turned professional after he earned the 26th card at the 2018 European Tour Qualifying School, the only amateur to earn a card. [1]

In his rookie season on the European Tour, his best finish was a tie for fifth at the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth in Australia, where he shared the lead after round one. [5] [6] He ended the season 141st in the rankings, retaining conditional status. [1]

He tied for 5th at the 2020 Italian Open. In 2024, after joining the Challenge Tour, he was 3rd at the Blot Open de Bretagne, runner-up at the Swiss Challenge, and won the Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final, to graduate to the European Tour by finishing 7th in the rankings. [7] [8]

Amateur wins

Source: [2]

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other Challenge Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
13 Nov 2024 Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final −23 (65-64-68-68=265)1 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Ángel Ayora, Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen

Results in major championships

Tournament2018
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur

Source: [2]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kristoffer Reitan". European Tour. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Kristoffer Reitan". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Romine, Brentley (21 April 2017). "Kristoffer Reitan makes tough decision to skip college golf". Golfweek. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Kristoffer Reitan klar for U.S. Open" (in Norwegian). Norsk Golf. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Qualifying School graduates impress in Perth". European Tour. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Lacy, Bridget (14 February 2019). "World Super 6 Perth: Miguel Tabuena, Kristoffer Reitanset share the lead after opening day at Lake Karrinyup". The Western Australian. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  7. ↑ Dempster, Martin (29 September 2024). "Swiss success on Challenge Tour boosts Euan Walker's DP World Tour card bid". The Scotsman. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Challenge Tour Grand Final: Which players secured their DP World Tour cards and promotion for the 2025 season". Sky Sports. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association" . Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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