Thomas Nørret (born 17 February 1974) is a Danish

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Career

Nørret became a professional golfer in 1999 at the relatively late age of 25, after he had spent time studying in both Denmark and the United States. He immediately joined the second-tier

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and found instant success, posting two runners-up finishes in his debut season and finishing 25th in the final standings, just outside the automatic qualifiers for the

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. Nørret became a Challenge Tour regular over the following seasons, claiming his first win in 2002 at the Volvo Finnish Open after a six-month break, but never improved on his 1999 performance, and in 2009 he took a break from tournament golf to manage young players, returning only for a few events in 2006 and 2009. In 2010, Nørret made a comeback, playing several Challenge Tour events before progressing through

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to reach the European Tour for the first time at the age of 36. At the 2011 Austrian Golf Open on the European Tour, Nørret took a two stroke lead into the final round after shooting 9-under-par over the first three days. He then shot a final round level par to finish solo fourth, his best result on the European Tour so far.

Professional wins (5)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Nordic Golf League wins (4)

Team appearances

Amateur *

European Youths' Team Championship The European Youths' Team Championship was a European amateur team golf championship for men under 22 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1961. It was played every year until 1982, then every second year. It ...

(representing Denmark): 1994

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Norret, Thomas Danish male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Kolding 1974 births Living people