Niklas Nørgaard
{{short description|Danish professional golfer}}
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Niklas Nørgaard Møller (born 31 May 1992) is a Danish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.{{cite web |title=Niklas Nørgaard Møller |url=https://www.europeantour.com/players/niklas-norgaard-moller-38379/?tour=dpworld-tour |publisher=European Tour |access-date=25 January 2022}}
Amateur career
Nørgaard was part of the Danish National Team and played in the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy in Japan. He appeared in the European Amateur Team Championship three times between 2013 and 2015, collecting a silver medal in 2015 at Halmstad Golf Club, after losing the final to Scotland.{{cite web |url=https://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-amateur-team-championship-results |title=European Amateur Team Championship, Results |publisher=European Golf Association |access-date=25 January 2022}}
Professional career
Nørgaard turned professional ahead of the 2016 season and joined the Nordic Golf League. In 2019 he topped the NGL Order of Merit and earned promotion to the Challenge Tour, after recording one victory and six runner-up finishes.
Nørgaard enjoyed a solid 2021 season on the Challenge Tour with seven top-ten finishes, including fourth-place finishes at the D+D Real Czech Challenge and the Range Servant Challenge in Sweden. He earned promotion to the European Tour for 2022 after finishing 16th on the 2021 Challenge Tour's Road to Mallorca Rankings, following a performance at the Challenge Tour Grand Final that pushed him up from 21st position into the graduating ranks.{{cite web |title=Player profile: Niklas Nørgaard Møller |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/player-profile-niklas-norgaard-moller/ |publisher=European Tour |access-date=25 January 2022}}
In his rookie season on the European Tour, Nørgaard recorded top-10 finishes at the Porsche European Open, the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed and the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, where he tied for 7th.
In September 2024, Nørgaard won his first European Tour title at the Betfred British Masters by two shots ahead of Thriston Lawrence.{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12230/13207913/british-masters-niklas-norgaard-claims-maiden-dp-world-tour-title-with-two-shot-win-at-the-belfry |title=British Masters: Niklas Norgaard claims maiden DP World Tour title with two-shot win at the Belfry |work=Sky Sports |date=1 September 2024 |access-date=5 September 2024}}
Amateur wins
Professional wins (4)
=European Tour wins (1)=
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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
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|align=right|1 Sep 2024 |−16 (70-66-64-72=272) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Thriston Lawrence |
=Nordic Golf League wins (3)=
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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
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|align=right|8 Jun 2011 |Willis Masters |−11 (67-69-69=205) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|SWE}} Fredrik Christensen, {{flagicon|DEN}} Morten Ørum Madsen |
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|align=right|6 Oct 2019 |Race to HimmerLand |−15 (67-63-71=201) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|NOR}} Jarand Ekeland Arnøy |
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|align=right|21 Aug 2020 |Esbjerg Open |−11 (67-69-69=205) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|DEN}} Nicolai Tinning, {{flagicon|SWE}} Joakim Wikström |
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Denmark): 2013, 2014, 2015
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Denmark): 2014
Professional
- European Championships (representing Denmark): 2018
- Team Cup (representing Continental Europe): 2025{{cite news |date=9 January 2025 |title=Julien Guerrier replaces Nicolai Hojgaard in the Team Cup |url=https://ten-golf.com/en/main-tours/dp-world-tour-en/julien-guerrier-replaces-nicolai-hojgaard-in-the-team-cup/?amp=1 |access-date=9 January 2025 |work=Ten Golf}}{{cite web |date=12 January 2025 |title=Great Britain & Ireland win Team Cup 17-8 |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/great-britain-ireland-win-team-cup/ |access-date=14 January 2025 |publisher=European Tour}}
See also
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External links
- {{EuroTour player|38379}}
- {{OWGR|15676}}
- {{Golfdata|47863}}
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Category:European Tour golfers