Christoffer Bring (born 17 November 1998) is a Danish professional golfer and European Tour player. He had a successful amateur career, winning both the 2021 European Amateur and the 2021 European Amateur Team Championship.

Christoffer Bring
Personal information
Born (1998-11-17) 17 November 1998 (age 25)
Næstved, Denmark
Sporting nationality Denmark
Career
CollegeUniversity of Texas at Austin
Turned professional2021
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Nordic Golf League
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2021

Early life and amateur career

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Bring was born Næstved and had a successful amateur career. He was runner-up at the 2015 Portuguese International Amateur and lost a playoff at the 2020 Brabazon Trophy, before winning the 2021 European Amateur, two strokes ahead of Ludvig Åberg.[1] He shot a 20-under par 264, only a stroke away from the tournament record set by Carl Pettersson in 2000.[2]

He was a member of the 2015 European Jacques Leglise Trophy Team at Royal Dornoch Golf Club, where his teammates in that 12 ½-12 ½ tie included Viktor Hovland and Guido Migliozzi.[2]

Playing for Denmark he won the European Boys' Team Championship in 2015 and the European Amateur Team Championship in 2021.[1]

Bring attended the University of Texas at Austin between 2017 and 2021, playing with the Texas Longhorns men's golf team.[3]

Professional career

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Bring turned professional in August 2021 and joined the Nordic Golf League, where he was runner-up at the 2022 GolfStar Winter Series I in Spain, behind John Axelsen.[4]

In November 2022, he finish tied 7th at European Tour Qualifying School, earning a place on the European Tour for 2023.[5]

Amateur wins

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  • 2015 Danish Boys Championship
  • 2016 Mon Open
  • 2020 Danish National Match Play Championship
  • 2021 European Amateur

Source:[1]

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2021
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

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Amateur

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Christoffer Bring". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Christoffer Bring Bio". The Open. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Men's Golf Roster". University of Texas at Austin Athletics. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Christoffer Bring". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Forsström tops leading 28 at DP World Tour Qualifying School". European Tour. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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