Michael Alexander Mjaaseth (born 31 March 2003) is a Norwegian amateur golfer who has won the 2019 European Young Masters, 2021 French International Boys Championship, and was runner-up at the 2023 Eisenhower Trophy.
| Michael Mjaaseth | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born | 31 March 2003 Oslo, Norway | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Norway | ||
| Residence | Bærum, Norway Tempe, Arizona, U.S. | ||
| Career | |||
| Status | Amateur | ||
| Professional wins | 1 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Amateur career
editMjaaseth first made his mark when he won the 2019 European Young Masters ahead of José Luis Ballester. In 2022 he won the Norwegian National Golf Championship, an event open to professional golfers. He won the 2021 French International Boys Championship final against Maxence Giboudot, and lost the final of the 2022 Spanish Amateur to John Gough of England 6 & 5. He made a hole-in-one at the 2023 European Amateur at Pärnu Bay Golf Links in Estonia and was in contention with rounds of 63–66–67, but an untimely final round of 77 saw him finish tied 13th.[1]
Mjaaseth enrolled at Arizona State University in the fall of 2022 and started playing with the Arizona State Sun Devils men's golf team.[2] He won his first collegiate event, the Maui Jim Individual, and was awarded the 2023 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year title. He was also named to the GCAA All-Freshman national team as only the 4th Sun Devil in history, after Jon Rahm in 2013, and Preston Summerhays and Josele Ballester in 2022.[3]
Mjaaseth has played for his national team, and has represented Europe in the Bonallack Trophy against an Asia/Pacific team.[4] He has had success at the Eisenhower Trophy, the World Amateur Team Championships, alongside Herman Wibe Sekne and Mats Ege. They finished 4th in 2022 at Le Golf National in Paris, and in Abu Dhabi in 2023 the team secured a historic silver medal for Norway, only beaten by the U.S. team with Nick Dunlap, David Ford, and Gordon Sargent.[5]
Amateur wins
edit- 2019 European Young Masters
- 2020 Srixon Tour 1
- 2021 Garmin Norgescup 5, French International Boys Championship
- 2022 Garmin Norgescup 1, International Trophy, Garmin Norgescup 4, Maui Jim Individual
Source:[6]
Professional wins (1)
editOther wins (1)
editTeam appearances
editAmateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Norway): 2019, 2021
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Norway): 2022, 2023
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2023
References
edit- ^ Landmark, Nicolai (28 June 2023). "Mjaaseth med hole-in-one på jakten etter The Open-invitasjon". Norsk Golf (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Men's Golf Roster: Michael Mjaaseth". Sun Devil Athletics. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Schwam, Josh (4 June 2023). "Mjaaseth Named to All-Freshman Team by GCAA". Sun Devil Athletics. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "England's Gough Spearheads EGA Bonallack Team". Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Eikebrokk, Erik. "Norge tok historisk VM-sølv: – Gøy å ta medalje som det siste de gjorde". Norsk Golf (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Michael Alexander Mjaaseth". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 2 February 2024.
External links
edit- Michael Mjaaseth at the Official World Golf Ranking official site