Marcus Ashley Philip Armitage (born 15 July 1987) is an English professional golfer. He won the 2021 Porsche European Open on the European Tour.
| Marcus Armitage | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Marcus Ashley Philip Armitage |
| Nickname | The Bullet[1] |
| Born | 15 July 1987 Salford, Greater Manchester, England |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Residence | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2008 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour PGA EuroPro Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2021 |
| The Open Championship | T53: 2021 |
Professional career edit
Armitage turned professional in 2008. He played on the PGA EuroPro Tour in 2013, earning rookie of the year honours.[2] He also won on tour as part of fourteen total victories for the year.[3][4] Over the 2014 season, Armitage reworked his swing.[4] Armitage won twice on the 2015 PGA EuroPro Tour, finished fourth in the money list, and earned his tour card for the 2016 Challenge Tour.[5]
Armitage won the 2016 Foshan Open on the Challenge Tour. He was also a runner-up in the Volopa Irish Challenge and finished 11th in the Order of Merit to earn his tour card for the 2017 European Tour.[6]
Armitage had a disappointing season in 2017 and lost his card on the main tour. He made a useful start of the 2018 Challenge Tour season with a runner-up finish in the Belt & Road Colorful Yunnan Open. He had two moderate seasons on the Challenge Tour, finishing 50th in the 2018 Order of Merit and 85th in 2019. However he earned a return to the European Tour with a good performance in the European Tour Q School. In January 2020, he recorded his best finish on the European Tour at the time, when he was third in the South African Open.
In June 2021, Armitage claimed his first victory on the European Tour at the Porsche European Open. He shot a final-round 65 to win by two shots.[7]
Professional wins (6) edit
European Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Jun 2021 | Porsche European Open | −8 (72-71-65=208)* | 2 strokes |  Thomas Detry,  Edoardo Molinari, Matthew Southgate,  Darius van Driel
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*Note: The 2021 Porsche European Open was shortened to 54 holes due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in Germany.
Challenge Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Oct 2016 | Foshan Open | −19 (69-68-65-67=269) | 1 stroke |  Alexander Knappe,  Matthieu Pavon
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PGA EuroPro Tour wins (3) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Jul 2013 | Kingspan Concra Wood Open | −8 (73-67-68=208) | 2 strokes |  Paul Doherty
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| 2 | 19 Jun 2015 | Grenke Championship | −10 (68-69-66=203) | 1 stroke | Steve Surry
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| 3 | 21 Aug 2015 | Tree of Life Championship | −11 (67-67-68=202) | 2 strokes |  Brian Casey
|
Jamega Pro Golf Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Apr 2019 | Oxford Golf Club | −8 (67-65=132) | 3 strokes | Jamie Abbott, Nathan Kimsey, Christopher Lloyd
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Results in major championships edit
Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||
| PGA Championship | |||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | ||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | NT | T53 | T74 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Powers, Christopher (5 February 2020). "Marcus Armitage, AKA "The Bullet", petting his new golf clubs is the funniest video you'll see today". Golf Digest. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Marcus Armitage wins EuroPro Tour Rookie of the Year". Northern Golfer. 13 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ Whitwam, Linda (3 August 2013). "Skelmanthorpe golfer Marcus Armitage wins PGA EuroPro Tour Kingspan Concra Wood Open in Ireland". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ a b Westby, Nick (6 August 2014). "Golf: Weighting game tees Armitage up for Tour". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Meet the Satellite Tour graduates". GolfSwinger. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Rupied, Emmanuel (23 October 2016). "Foshan Open : Armitage titré, Pavon échoue à un coup" [Foshan Open: Armitage titled, Pavon fails by one shot]. L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Armitage surges to first title in Hamburg". European Tour. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
External links edit
- Marcus Armitage at the European Tour official site
- Marcus Armitage at the Official World Golf Ranking official site