Morten Ørum Madsen
# Morten Ørum Madsen

Morten Ørum Madsen (born 9 April 1988) is a Danish professional golfer. He played on the European Tour from 2013 to 2016, winning the South African Open Championship in late 2013.

## Early life and amateur career

Madsen was born in Silkeborg. He took up golf at the age of 12, and enjoyed a successful amateur career. He played for Denmark in the 2008 Eisenhower Trophy and again in 2010, being part of the team that took the silver medal in 2010. He attended Oregon State University from 2008 to 2011.

## Professional career

Madsen turned professional in 2011 and promptly won twice on the third-tier Nordic League, earning a place on the Challenge Tour. A consistent second season saw him earn promotion to the full European Tour for 2013. He finished 19th in the Challenge Tour rankings, but slightly improved his status with a T16 at European Tour Q School.

On 24 November 2013, he won the South African Open Championship by a margin of two strokes.

A string of poor finishes saw him lose his European Tour privileges and he eventually returned to the Nordic Golf League, where he won an event in February 2019.

## Amateur wins

* 2008 Houborg Open, Wibroe Cup, Royal Tour 1, Royal Tour 2
* 2009 Danish Amateur Strokeplay

## Professional wins (5)

### European Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 24 Nov 2013 (2014 season) | South African Open $Championship^1$ | −19 (67-66-69-67=269) | 2 strokes | Jbe' Kruger, Hennie Otto |

$^1Co-sanctioned$ by the Sunshine Tour

### Sunshine Tour wins (1)

* Legend
* Flagship events (1)
* Other Sunshine Tour (0)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 24 Nov 2013 | South African Open $Championship^1$ | −19 (67-66-69-67=269) | 2 strokes | Jbe' Kruger, Hennie Otto |

$^1Co-sanctioned$ by the European Tour

### Nordic Golf League wins (4)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 16 Jul 2011 | Finnish Open | −10 (75-66-65=206) | 6 strokes | Joonas Granberg, Jonas Haglund |
| 2 | 5 Aug 2011 | Actona PGA Championship | −6 (71-67-72=210) | 2 strokes | Joachim B. Hansen |
| 3 | 11 May 2013 | DAT Masters | −14 (73-69-63=205) | 4 strokes | Alexander Jacobsson, Jesper Kennegård |
| 4 | 19 Feb 2019 | PGA Catalunya Resort Championship | −8 (66-68-72=206) | 1 stroke | Mathieu Fenasse |

## Results in major championships

| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 |
| - | - | - |
| Masters Tournament | | |
| U.S. Open | | T28 |
| The Open Championship | CUT | |
| PGA Championship | | |

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied

## Team appearances

Amateur

* European Amateur Team Championship (representing Denmark): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
* Eisenhower Trophy (representing Denmark): 2008, 2010
* St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2010 (winners)
