Marco Penge (born 15 May 1998) is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour. In 2023, he won the Open de Portugal and Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final.[1]
| Marco Penge | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 15 May 1998 Horsham, West Sussex, England | ||
| Sporting nationality |  England | ||
| Residence | Clitheroe, Lancashire, England | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2017 | ||
| Current tour(s) | European Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour PGA EuroPro Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 3 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Challenge Tour | 2 | ||
| Other | 1 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2022, 2023 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Amateur career
editPenge was educated at The Forest School, Horsham. He started playing golf at five, and enjoyed success already at junior level.[2] In 2013, he won the McGregor Trophy, the Fairhaven Trophy, and lost a playoff for the Irish Boys Amateur Open. He represented England in the European Young Masters, the European Boys' Team Championship and the Boys Home Internationals, which he won twice. He also secure victory at the Jacques Léglise Trophy three times with the Great Britain & Ireland team.[3]
Penge won the 2015 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Moray Golf Club, and lost a playoff at the 2016 Internationaux de France - Coupe Murat. In 2017, he lost the final of the Spanish Amateur, 4 and 3, and the NSW Amateur to Scott Gregory, 1 up.[3]
Professional career
editPenge turned professional in 2017 and joined the PGA EuroPro Tour.[4] In 2019 he won his first title, the Prem Group Irish Masters, and finished third on the Order of Merit to earn promotion to the 2020 Challenge Tour.[5]
He was runner-up at the 2022 Kaskáda Golf Challenge before securing two titles in 2023 including the Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final,[6] to top the Order of Merit and earn promotion to the 2024 European Tour.[7][8]
In his third European Tour start, he tied for 4th at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa.[1]
Amateur wins
edit- 2013 Fairhaven Trophy, McGregor Trophy, Sussex Amateur Championship
- 2014 Fairhaven Trophy
- 2015 Faldo Series Wales, Peter McEvoy Trophy, Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters
Source:[3]
Professional wins (3)
editChallenge Tour wins (2)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Tour Championships (1) |
| Other Challenge Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 Sep 2023 | Open de Portugal | −16 (65-68-69-70=272) | 4 strokes |  Lorenzo Scalise,  Julian Suri
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| 2 | 5 Nov 2023 | Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final | −10 (69-68-72-69=278) | 6 strokes |  Tom Vaillant
|
PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Aug 2019 | Prem Group Irish Masters | −12 (66-67-71=204) | 1 stroke | Alasdair Plumb
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Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| PGA Championship | ||
| U.S. Open | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
"T" = tied
Team appearances
editAmateur
- European Young Masters (representing England): 2013
- Boys Home Internationals (representing England): 2013, 2014 (winners), 2015, 2016 (winners)
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2013 (winners), 2014 (winners), 2015 (winners), 2016
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing England): 2013, 2014, 2015
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 2016
Sources:[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Player Profile Marco Penge". European Tour. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Marco Penge and his Masters dream". All About Horsham Magazine. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Marco Penge". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Marco Penge Player Profile". PGA EuroPro Tour. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "McElroy takes up home challenge at Prem Group Irish Masters". Irish Golfer Magazine. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Bruxo, Michael (19 September 2023). "British golfer Marco Penge wins Open de Portugal". Portugal Resident. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Dempster, Martin (6 November 2023). "Marco Penge reflects on journey from star in making in Lossiemouth to DP World Tour card holder". The Scotsman. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Leighfield, Jonny (5 November 2023). "Marco Penge Claims Challenge Tour Double And Secures 2024 DP World Tour Card". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
External links
edit- Marco Penge at the European Tour official site
- Marco Penge at the Official World Golf Ranking official site