Oliver Hundebøll Jørgensen (born 19 April 1999) is a Danish professional golfer. In 2022, he won the Mangaung Open, a co-sanctioned Challenge Tour and Sunshine Tour event.[1]
| Oliver Hundebøll | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Oliver Hundebøll Jørgensen |
| Born | 19 April 1999 Silkeborg, Denmark |
| Sporting nationality |  Denmark |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2019 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour Nordic Golf League |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Sunshine Tour | 1 |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
Career
editHundebøll is from Silkeborg, and has since he was 8 years old been playing for Silkeborg Ry Golf Club, a club that also fostered Thomas Bjørn.[2][3]
As an amateur, Hundebøll won the DGU Elite Tour I in 2016 and 2018.[4] Representing the Danish National Team he won the European Boys' Team Championship in 2017.[5]
Hundebøll turned professional in early 2019 and joined the 2019 Nordic Golf League (NGL), where he recorded one victory his rookie year. He also made seven starts on the 2019 Challenge Tour where hist best finish was a solo 3rd at the Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour held at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Morocco.[6] In 2021 he made 16 starts and 12 cuts on the Challenge Tour, with best result a tie for 5th at the Dormy Open held at Österåker Golf Club in Sweden.[7]
Hundebøll won his first Challenge Tour title at the 2022 Mangaung Open at Bloemfontein Golf Club in South Africa. He came from five strokes behind on the final day to secure victory in difficult conditions after a birdie on the final hole.[3][8]
Amateur wins
edit- 2016 DGU Elite Tour I
- 2018 DGU Elite Tour I
Source:[4]
Professional wins (2)
editSunshine Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Mar 2022 | Mangaung Open1 | −21 (68-67-66-66=267) | 1 stroke |  Luke Jerling, Tristen Strydom
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Mar 2022 | Mangaung Open1 | −21 (68-67-66-66=267) | 1 stroke | Luke Jerling, Tristen Strydom
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | Italian Challenge Open |  Kristian Krogh Johannessen
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Nordic Golf League wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 May 2019 | Jyske Bank Made in Denmark Qualifier | −17 (64-67-68=199) | 2 strokes |  Oskar Bergman, Elias Bertheussen
|
Team appearances
editAmateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Denmark): 2017 (winners)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Oliver Hundebøll vandt Mangaung Open på Challenge Touren" (in Danish). 19huk. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Ambassadors". Backtee. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Quiet operator Oliver Hundeboll pulls off stunning win at Mangaung Open". The Golfing Hub. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Oliver Hundebøll". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Results European Boys' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Results 2019 Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour". Golfdata. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Oliver Hundebøll Bio". Challenge Tour. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Heroic Hundebøll secures maiden Challenge Tour title in Bloemfontein". European Tour. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
External links
edit- Oliver Hundebøll at the European Tour official site
- Oliver Hundebøll at the Official World Golf Ranking official site