Marius Thorp (born 28 June 1988) is a Norwegian

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Career

Thorp had a successful amateur career, winning the European Amateur in 2005 and claiming the silver medal for lowest amateur in the 2006

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. He turned professional in 2007 and had immediate success, claiming four wins on mini-tours in

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. In 2010 Thorp joined the

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and found further success at that level, with six top-10s in his debut season. He ended 2010 16th in the standings, which earned him a

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card for 2011. In September 2011 he announced that he was taking a break from golf, saying that his motivation and desire were no longer present. Thorp hails from

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and represented the local golf club Bærum GK.

Amateur wins

*2005 European Amateur

Professional wins (5)

Nordic Golf League wins (4)

¹Co-sanctioned by the Hi5 Pro Tour

Hi5 Pro Tour wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League

Results in major championships

LA = Low amateur
"T" = tied
''Note: Thorp only played in The Open Championship.''

Team appearances

Amateur * Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2004 (winners) * European Boys' Team Championship (representing Norway): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (winners) *

Jacques Léglise Trophy The Jacques Léglise Trophy is an annual amateur boys' team golf competition between Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It was first played in 1977, as a one-day match before the Boys Amateur Championship, but since 1996 it has ...

(representing Continental Europe): 2005 (winners), 2006 (winners) *

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(representing Norway):

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* Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2006 (winners) * European Amateur Team Championship (representing Norway):

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References

External links

* Norwegian male golfers European Tour golfers Golfers from Oslo Sportspeople from Bærum 1988 births Living people 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-golf-bio-stub