Kristoffer Reitan was born on 8 March 1998 in Oslo, Norway.[1] He is a grandson of Odd Reitan, who formed the Reitan conglomerate and became one of Norway's wealthiest businessmen.[4] Kristoffer's father, Magnus Reitan[no], was also involved in the Reitan business and was an avid golfer. He introduced Kristoffer to the game as a child. In addition to golf, Kristoffer played football during his youth.[5] His mother Siv is a trained nurse,[6] and he has one sibling, a younger sister Viktoria who is a singer under the name of "bby ivy".[7][8]
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.[13]
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.[15][16] He ended the season 141st in the rankings, retaining conditional status.[3]
In April 2025, he was runner-up at the Hainan Classic in China, three strokes behind Marco Penge.[19] In May, he claimed his first European Tour title, at the Soudal Open. Starting the final round nine strokes off the lead, Reitan shot a course-record 62 and posted 13-under for the tournament to ultimately enter a three-man playoff. Reitan birdied the second extra hole to defeat Darius van Driel and 54-hole leader Ewen Ferguson.[20] After another runner-up finish at the Austrian Alpine Open, following a 60 in the final round, Reitan rose into the top-100 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time.[21] Reitan ended the season at 8th in the Race to Dubai rankings and earned playing status for the 2026 PGA Tour season.[22]
At the Nedbank Golf Challenge in December 2025, Reitan opened with a 9-under 63 to take the first-round lead.[23] He held a five-stroke lead after 54 holes and shot a 72 in the final round to complete a wire-to-wire victory, finishing one stroke ahead of Dan Bradbury and Jayden Schaper.[24]
Amateur wins
2013 Valderrama Boys Invitational, Italian International U16 Championship
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