Dorthea Forbrigd
{{short description|Norwegian professional golfer (born 2000)}}
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Dorthea Forbrigd (born 27 May 1997) is a Norwegian professional golfer and Ladies European Tour (LET) player. She has won the Norwegian National Golf Championship twice, and was runner-up at the 2023 SuperSport Ladies Challenge in South Africa.{{cite web |title=Dorthea Forbrigd Bio |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/player-profiles/911458/ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=28 April 2025}}
Amateur career
Forbrigd was born in Oslo and represented Norway internationally, including at the 2014 World Junior Girls Championship in Canada, the 2018 World Amateur Team Championship in Ireland for the Espirito Santo Trophy, and the 2019 Spirit International Amateur championship in Texas.
She attended East Carolina University between 2017 and 2021, earning an undergraduate degree in finance and an MBA.{{cite web |title=Women's Golf Roster: Dorthea Forbrigd |url=https://ecupirates.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/dorthea-forbrigd/11285 |publisher=ECU Pirates |access-date=28 April 2025}} Playing with the East Carolina Pirates women's golf team, she won five events individually including two conference championships, and recorded a program-best 73.13 career stroke average.{{cite web |title=Forbrigd Wins American Championship |url=https://ecupirates.com/news/2021/4/20/womens-golf-dorthea-forbrigd-wins-american-championship.aspx |publisher=ECU Pirates |access-date=28 April 2025}} As a freshman, she was named the American Women's Golf Player-of-the-Month for September 2017.{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Alex |title=Dorthea Forbrigd Named American Women's Golfer-Of-The-Month |url=https://www.witn.com/content/sports/Dorthea-Forbrigd-Named-American-Womens-Golfer-Of-The-Month-449117443.html |access-date=28 April 2025 |work=WITN |date=2 October 2017}}
Forbrigd reached a career-best ranking of 41st in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
Professional career
Forbrigd turned professional in 2021 and earned status for the 2022 LET Access Series at LET Q-School. In 2023, she finished 3rd at the PGA Championship Gothenburg and runner-up at the Lombardia Ladies Open in Italy. She was runner-up at the 2023 SuperSport Ladies Challenge on the Sunshine Ladies Tour, and also made 11 LET starts with a best finish of tied 7th at the Dutch Ladies Open.{{cite news |title=Ridhima Dilawari starts season with a fine tied-13th place in South Africa |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/golf/top-stories/ridhima-dilawari-starts-season-with-a-fine-tied-13th-place-in-south-africa/articleshow/97619378.cms |access-date=28 April 2025 |work=The Times of India |date=5 February 2023}}
Forbrigd earned her full card for the 2024 Ladies European Tour by finishing 13th at LET Q-School, after a career-best final round of 65.{{cite web |title=Forbrigd Focused On Growth For 2024 LET Season |url=https://letaccess.com/forbrigd-focused-on-growth-for-2024-let-season |publisher=LET Access Series |access-date=28 April 2025}} Her best result in 2024 was a tie for 5th at the Dutch Ladies Open, and after only missing 3 cuts all season she finished 61st in the Order of Merit.
Amateur wins
- 2016 Norgescup 3, Titleist Tour 6
- 2017 Pirate Collegiate Classic
- 2018 The American Championship
- 2019 Lady Puerto Rico Classic, Pirate Collegiate Classic
- 2021 The American Championship
Professional wins (2)
=Other wins (2)=
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Norway): 2014
- World Junior Girls Championship (representing Norway): 2014
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Norway): 2016
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Norway): 2018
- Spirit International Amateur (representing Norway): 2019
References
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External links
- {{LadiesEuroTour player|911458}}
- {{WWGR|5985}}
- {{official|https://dortheaforbrigd.com/}}
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Category:Norwegian female golfers
Category:Ladies European Tour golfers