Christoffer Bring
| Christoffer Bring | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 17 November 1998 Næstved, Denmark |
| Sporting nationality |  Denmark |
| Career | |
| College | University of Texas at Austin |
| Turned professional | 2021 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Nordic Golf League |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2021 |
Christoffer Bring (born 17 November 1998) is a Danish professional golfer and European Tour player. He had a successful amateur career, winning both the 2021 European Amateur and the 2021 European Amateur Team Championship.
Early life and amateur career
[edit]Bring was born Næstved and had a successful amateur career. He was runner-up at the 2015 Portuguese International Amateur and lost a playoff at the 2020 Brabazon Trophy, before winning the 2021 European Amateur, two strokes ahead of Ludvig Åberg.[1] He shot a 20-under par 264, only a stroke away from the tournament record set by Carl Pettersson in 2000.[2]
He was a member of the 2015 European Jacques Leglise Trophy Team at Royal Dornoch Golf Club, where his teammates in that 12 ½-12 ½ tie included Viktor Hovland and Guido Migliozzi.[2]
Playing for Denmark he won the European Boys' Team Championship in 2015 and the European Amateur Team Championship in 2021.[1]
Bring attended the University of Texas at Austin between 2017 and 2021, playing with the Texas Longhorns men's golf team.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Bring turned professional in August 2021 and joined the Nordic Golf League, where he was runner-up at the 2022 GolfStar Winter Series I in Spain, behind John Axelsen.[4]
In November 2022, he finish tied 7th at European Tour Qualifying School, earning a place on the European Tour for 2023.[5]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2015 Danish Boys Championship
- 2016 Mon Open
- 2020 Danish National Match Play Championship
- 2021 European Amateur
Source:[1]
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the continent of Europe): 2015 (tie)
- Duke of York Young Champions Trophy (representing Denmark): 2015
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Denmark): 2014, 2015 (winners), 2016[6]
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Denmark): 2021 (winners)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Christoffer Bring". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Christoffer Bring Bio". The Open. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Men's Golf Roster". University of Texas at Austin Athletics. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Christoffer Bring". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Forsström tops leading 28 at DP World Tour Qualifying School". European Tour. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Christoffer Bring at the European Tour official site
- Christoffer Bring at the Official World Golf Ranking official site