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Jacob Skov Olesen (born 28 May 1999) is a Danish golfer. He won The Amateur Championship in 2024.




Amateur career


In 2016, Olesen won the International Juniors of Belgium and was runner-up at the English Boys' Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Carris Trophy, where he shot a final round of 62 and lost a playoff to Angus Flanagan. He was bronze medalist at various Danish National Championships for four-straight years, between 2017 and 2020, before winning the Danish National Match Play Championship in 2022. He plays left-handed.
Olesen has represented the Danish National Team, including at the 2017 Junior Golf World Cup in Japan and the 2023 Eisenhower Trophy in Abu Dhabi. His team finished runner-up at the 2023 European Amateur Team Championship, losing to Spain in the final, where Olesen beat José Luis Ballester, 4 and 3.
Olesen attended Ranger College in 2019–20 where he won the Texas Intercollegiate Tournament in his collegiate debut. He finished the season with a scoring average of 69.53 as the top-ranked junior college player according to GolfStat, and received the NJCAA Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award. He then spent three seasons at Texas Christian University between 2020 and 2023 where he was a co-medalist at The Prestige and named to the Big 12 All-Tournament team. He spent the 2023–24 season as a graduate student at the University of Arkansas, where he earned All-America honors and played in the Arnold Palmer Cup.
In July 2024, Olesen made history by becoming the first Dane to win The Amateur Championship, triumphing, 4 and 3, against Dominic Clemons in the 36-hole final at Ballyliffin Golf Club in Ireland. The victory earned him a spot in the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon, where he made the cut to finish tied 60th alongside Phil Mickelson and defending champion Brian Harman.




Professional career


Olesen turned professional in November 2024, following the conclusion of the European Tour Qualifying School; where he was successful in gaining a 2025 European Tour card, having finished inside the top 20 and ties. By turning professional, he forfeited his exemption into the 2025 Masters Tournament.




Amateur wins


2016 Team Rudersdal Open, International Juniors of Belgium
2017 Kronborg Masters
2018 Mon Open
2019 Texas Intercollegiate, High Country Shootout
2021 The Prestige
2022 Danish National Match Play Championship
2024 The Amateur Championship
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Results in major championships



"T" = Tied




Team appearances


Amateur

Junior Golf World Cup (representing Denmark): 2017
Eisenhower Trophy (representing Denmark): 2023
European Amateur Team Championship (representing Denmark): 2023, 2024
Arnold Palmer Cup (representing the International team): 2024
St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2024 (winners)




See also


2024 European Tour Qualifying School graduates




References






External links


Jacob Skov Olesen at the European Tour official site
Jacob Skov Olesen at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Keuskupan Ribe
• Jacob Skov Olesen
• 2024 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
• Calum Scott (golfer)
• The Amateur Championship
• 2024 Open Championship
• 2024 European Amateur Team Championship
• 2024 Open Championship field
• 2023 Eisenhower Trophy
• 2023 European Amateur Team Championship
• St Andrews Trophy