Celine Borge (born 5 August 1998) is a Norwegian professional golfer who joined the Ladies European Tour in 2018, and the LPGA Tour in 2023. She won the 2022 Tuscaloosa Toyota Classic on the Epson Tour.[1]
| Celine Borge | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 5 August 1998 Tønsberg, Norway |
| Sporting nationality |  Norway |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2018 |
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2018) LPGA Tour (joined 2023) |
| Former tour(s) | Epson Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Epson Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | CUT: 2023, 2024 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T39: 2023 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2024 |
| Women's British Open | DNP |
| Evian Championship | T3: 2023 |
Amateur career
editBorge played for the National Team and appeared in several European Team Championships. She won the Irish Girls U18 Open Stroke Play Championship in 2016, four strokes ahead of Cloe Frankish and Linn Grant in joint second.[2]
Professional career
editIn 2017, still a teenager, Borge finished in the top-25 at the 2017 Lalla Aicha Tour School, to earn Ladies European Tour membership for 2018. She finished 53rd in the Order of Merit and 5th in the Rookie of the Year rankings.[3]
Borge joined the Symetra Tour in 2019, where she made 10 cuts in 21 events and recorded a season-best T9 at The CDPHP Open.[4]
She won the 2020 Norwegian National Golf Championship and was awarded the Kongepokal.[5] She finished third at the 2021 Island Resort Championship.
In 2022, Borge won the Tuscaloosa Toyota Classic and was runner-up at the Guardian Championship to end the season sixth on the Epson Tour money list, earning LPGA Tour membership for the 2023.[6][7]
On her LPGA Tour debut at the 2023 LPGA Drive On Championship, Borge was in contention after a 9-under 63 in the third round, and finished tied 14th.[8][9]
Borge opened with two rounds of 69 to sit at tied 2nd at the halfway point of the 2023 Women's PGA Championship, before finishing the tournament in tied 39th after rounds of 74 and 75.[10]
Her best finish in a LPGA Tour event is third place at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, teamed with Polly Mack, in July 2023.
Amateur wins
edit- 2014 Norgescupfinale
- 2015 Norgescupfinale
- 2016 Irish Girls U18 Open Stroke Play Championship, Norgescup 2, Titleist Tour 4, Titleist Tour 7
Source:[11]
Professional wins (2)
editEpson Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Oct 2022 | Tuscaloosa Toyota Classic | 201 (−15) | 1 stroke |  Jang Hyo-joon
|
Other wins (1)
editResults in LPGA majors
edit| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | |
| Women's PGA Championship | T39 | T46 |
| The Evian Championship | T3 | CUT |
| Women's British Open | T59 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Duke of York Young Champions Trophy: (representing Norway): 2015, 2016
- World Junior Girls Championship: (representing Norway): 2016
- European Girls' Team Championship: (representing Norway): 2015, 2016
- European Ladies' Team Championship: (representing Norway): 2017
Source:[11]
References
edit- ^ "Celine Borge Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Irish Girls U18 Open Stroke Play Championship". WAGR. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Order of Merit". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Celine Borge Bio". Epson Tour. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Norgesmesterskapene" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Golf Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Celine Borge Earns First Epson Tour Win at Tuscaloosa Toyota Classic". Tuscaloosa Thread. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Simonsen, Caroline (24 October 2022). "Første kvinne siden "Tutta": – Må ikke være redd" (in Norwegian). TV2. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Brandsnes, Håkon (25 March 2023). "Norsk sensasjon på LPGA-touren – kjemper om seieren i debuten" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Celine Borge med sterk 14.-plass i LPGA-debuten" (in Norwegian). NRK. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (22 June 2023). "This LPGA rookie is co-leading the KPMG Women's PGA at Baltusrol, and she's on her 11th caddie of the season". Golfweek. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Celia Borge Player Profile". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
External links
edit- Celine Borge at the LPGA Tour official site
- Celine Borge at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Celine Borge at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site