Marius Thorp

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Marius Thorp (born 28 June 1988) is a Norwegian professional golfer.

Career

Thorp had a successful amateur career, winning the European Amateur in 2005{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/mcilroy-misses-out-471326.html |title=McIlroy misses out |newspaper=Irish Independent |date=21 August 2005 |access-date=21 January 2023}} and claiming the silver medal for lowest amateur in the 2006 Open Championship.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5207608.stm |title=Thorp claims silver medal success |website=BBC Sport |date=23 July 2006 |access-date=21 January 2023}} He turned professional in 2007 and had immediate success, claiming four wins on mini-tours in Scandinavia. In 2010 Thorp joined the Challenge Tour and found further success at that level, with six top-10s in his debut season. He ended 2010 16th in the standings, which earned him a European Tour card for 2011.

In September 2011 he announced that he was taking a break from golf, saying that his motivation and desire were no longer present.{{cite web |url=http://www.nettavisen.no/sport/golf/article3235860.ece |title=Marius Thorp legger opp |language=no |access-date=2013-10-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020152138/http://www.nettavisen.no/sport/golf/article3235860.ece |archivedate=2013-10-20 }}

Thorp hails from Bærum and represented the local golf club Bærum GK.

Amateur wins

2005 European Amateur

Professional wins (5)

=Nordic Golf League wins (4)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|13 May 2007

|DnB NOR Open

| +3 (74-74-74=222)

|6 strokes

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Christian Aronsen, {{flagicon|NOR}} Dennis Den Roover

align=center|2

|align=right|8 Jun 2008

|Cutter & Buck Open

|−3 (65-73-75=213)

|10 strokes

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Stian Hansen, {{flagicon|NOR}} Markus Leanderson

align=center|3

|align=right|19 Feb 2009

|El Valle - Polaris World¹

|−5 (74-65-69=208)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Gonzalo Elena

align=center|4

|align=right|22 May 2010

|Willis Masters

|−18 (64-67-67=198)

|6 strokes

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Joonas Granberg, {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Palm,
{{flagicon|SWE}} Joakim Rask, {{flagicon|SWE}} Fredric Sundberg

¹Co-sanctioned by the Hi5 Pro Tour

=Hi5 Pro Tour wins (2)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|19 Feb 2009

|El Valle - Polaris World¹

|−5 (74-65-69=208)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Gonzalo Elena

align=center|2

|align=right|18 Feb 2010

|Polaris #2 Condado Open

|−7 (70-70-69=209)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Fredrik Widmark

¹Co-sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!2006

align=left|The Open Championship

|T48_LA

LA = Low amateur

"T" = tied

Note: Thorp only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

Amateur

Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2004 (winners)
European Boys' Team Championship (representing Norway): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (winners){{cite web |date=15 July 2006 |title=Norge Europamästare i EM Boys Lag - Sverige tog hem bronset |trans-title=Norway European Champions for Boys Team - Sweden conquered the bronze |url=https://golf.se/pressrum/2006/07/norge-europamastare-i-em-boys-lag---sverige-tog-hem-bronset/ |access-date=21 January 2023 |publisher=Swedish Golf Federation |language=Swedish}}
Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2005 (winners), 2006 (winners)
Eisenhower Trophy (representing Norway): 2006
Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2006 (winners)
European Amateur Team Championship (representing Norway): 2007