Knud Storgaard Jensen (born 10 August 1972) is a Danish

professional golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit a ball into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

er.

Career

Storgaard, who holds a master's degree in

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, first qualified for the

European Tour The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...

in 1998 having won once on the

Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour, currently titled as the HotelPlanner Tour for sponsorship reasons and also sometimes referred to as the European Challenge Tour, is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European To ...

the previous year. His first season was unsuccessful, but he again qualified for the 2003

season; unfortunately at the same time it was discovered that he was suffering from

testicular cancer Testicular cancer is cancer that develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system. Symptoms may include a lump in the testicle or swelling or pain in the scrotum. Treatment may result in infertility. Risk factors include an c ...

. Because of the cancer, Storgaard didn't participate in the European Tour season, and as a result he got a medical extension for the 2004

season.

Amateur wins

*1993 Danish National Amateur Championship

Professional wins (5)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

Nordic Golf League wins (4)

Team appearances

Professional *

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(representing Denmark):

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

References

External links

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Profile at www.golfonline.dk
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