Kristoffer Reitan
{{short description|Norwegian professional golfer}}
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Kristoffer Reitan (born 8 March 1998) is a Norwegian professional golfer and European Tour player. In 2018, he become the first Norwegian to play in the U.S. Open. He won the 2024 Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final and the 2025 Belgian Open.
Amateur career
Reitan had a successful amateur career and won the Valderrama Boys Invitational, Italian International U16 Championship, Skandia Junior Open and the Junior Orange Bowl Championship. As part of the national team he represented Norway at the European Young Masters, European Boys' Team Championship and the European Amateur Team Championship.{{cite web |title=Kristoffer Reitan |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/kristoffer-reitan-7671 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |accessdate=2 September 2020}}
In 2014, he won the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup together with Viktor Hovland. He teamed up with Hovland again for the 2018 Eisenhower Trophy, where they finished fifth. He also represented Europe at the 2018 Junior Ryder Cup and 2018 Bonallack Trophy, and won the 2016 Jacques Léglise Trophy. He finished runner-up at the opening event of the 2017 Nordic Golf League, behind Florian Fritsch.
Reitan signed a letter of intent to play college golf for the University of Texas at Austin starting in the fall of 2017, but later decided to forego college and turn professional instead.{{cite news |last1=Romine |first1=Brentley |title=Kristoffer Reitan makes tough decision to skip college golf |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2017/04/21/texas-college-golf-kristoffer-reitan/ |access-date=30 September 2024 |work=Golfweek |date=21 April 2017}}
Still a 20-year-old amateur, Reitan secured a spot at the 2018 U.S. Open through the Walton Heath Golf Club sectional qualifier, to become the first Norwegian to play in the U.S. Open.{{cite web |url=https://www.norskgolf.no/artikler/turneringer/kristoffer-reitan-klar-us-open |title=Kristoffer Reitan klar for U.S. Open |publisher=Norsk Golf |accessdate=2 September 2020 |language=no}}
Professional career
Reitan turned professional after he earned the 26th card at the 2018 European Tour Qualifying School, the only amateur to earn a card.{{cite web |title=Kristoffer Reitan |url=https://www.europeantour.com/players/kristoffer-reitan-41686/career-record?tour=european-tour |publisher=European Tour |accessdate=2 September 2020}}
In his rookie season on the European Tour, his best finish was a tie for fifth at the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth in Australia, where he shared the lead after round one.{{cite web |title=Qualifying School graduates impress in Perth |url=https://www.europeantour.com/european-tour/news/articles/detail/qualifying-school-graduates-impress-in-perth/ |publisher=European Tour |accessdate=2 September 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Lacy |first1=Bridget |title=World Super 6 Perth: Miguel Tabuena, Kristoffer Reitanset share the lead after opening day at Lake Karrinyup |url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/golf/world-super-6-perth-miguel-tabuena-kristoffer-reitanset-share-the-lead-after-opening-day-at-lake-karrinyup-ng-b881106484z |access-date=30 September 2024 |work=The Western Australian |date=14 February 2019}} He ended the season 141st in the rankings, retaining conditional status.
He tied for 5th at the 2020 Italian Open. In 2024, after joining the Challenge Tour, he was 3rd at the Blot Open de Bretagne, runner-up at the Swiss Challenge, and won the Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final, to graduate to the European Tour by finishing 7th in the rankings.{{cite news |last=Dempster |first=Martin |title=Swiss success on Challenge Tour boosts Euan Walker's DP World Tour card bid |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/golf/swiss-success-on-challenge-tour-boosts-euan-walkers-dp-world-tour-card-bid-4802034 |access-date=30 September 2024 |newspaper=The Scotsman |date=29 September 2024}}{{cite news |title=Challenge Tour Grand Final: Which players secured their DP World Tour cards and promotion for the 2025 season |url=https://www.skysports.com/amp/golf/news/12176/13248133/challenge-tour-grand-final-which-players-secured-their-dp-world-tour-cards-and-promotion-for-the-2025-season |access-date=5 November 2024 |work=Sky Sports |date=4 November 2024}}
In April 2025, he was runner-up at the Hainan Classic in China, three strokes behind Marco Penge.{{cite web |title=Marco Penge storms to first DP World Tour win at Hainan Classic |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/marco-penge-storms-to-first-dp-world-tour-win-at-hainan-classic/ |publisher=European Tour |access-date=27 April 2025}} In May, he claimed his first European Tour title, at the Soudal Open. Starting the final round nine strokes off the lead, Reitan shot a course-record 62 and posted 13-under for the tournament to ultimately enter a three-man playoff. Reitan birdied the second extra hole to defeat Darius van Driel and 54-hole leader Ewen Ferguson.{{Cite magazine |date=2025-05-25 |title=Pro's unfathomable comeback about something much deeper than first career win |url=https://golf.com/news/kristoffer-reitan-unfathomable-comeback-deep-message/ |access-date=2025-05-27 |magazine=Golf Magazine |first=Josh |last=Schrock}}
Amateur wins
Professional wins (2)
=European Tour wins (1)=
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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
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|align=right|25 May 2025 |−13 (71-66-72-62=271) |Playoff |{{flagicon|SCO}} Ewen Ferguson, {{flagicon|NED}} Darius van Driel |
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result |
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|align=center|1 |2025 |{{flagicon|SCO}} Ewen Ferguson, {{flagicon|NED}} Darius van Driel |Won with birdie on second extra hole |
=Challenge Tour wins (1)=
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! Legend |
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| Tour Championships (1) |
| Other Challenge Tour (0) |
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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
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|align=center|1 |align=right|3 Nov 2024 |Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final |−23 (65-64-68-68=265) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|ESP}} Ángel Ayora, {{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen |
Results in major championships
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!Tournament !2018 |
| align=left|Masters Tournament
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| align=left|PGA Championship
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| align=left|U.S. Open
|CUT |
| align=left|The Open Championship
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{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Young Masters (representing Norway): 2013, 2014
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Norway): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016{{cite web |title=European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-boys-team-championship |access-date=22 January 2023}}
- Junior Golf World Cup (representing Norway): 2014 (winners), 2015
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2014, 2015, 2016 (winners)
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Norway): 2017
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2018
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2018
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Norway): 2018
See also
References
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External links
- {{EuroTour player|41686}}
- {{OWGR|21407}}
- {{Golfdata|52452}}
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Category:Norwegian male golfers