Kristoffer Ventura

Kristoffer Ventura
Personal information
Born (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 29)
Puebla, Mexico
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
Sporting nationality Norway
ResidencePalm Beach Gardens, Florida
Career
CollegeOklahoma State University
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2

Kristoffer Ventura (born 24 February 1995) is a Norwegian professional golfer who plays on the Korn Ferry Tour.

Amateur career

Born in Puebla, Mexico to a Mexican father and Norwegian mother, Ventura spent his first years in Mexico before moving to Rygge, Norway, aged 12. As an amateur, he represented Norway at the 2012 and 2016 Eisenhower Trophy, and represented Europe in the 2010 Junior Ryder Cup and the Continent of Europe in the 2011 and 2013 Jacques Léglise Trophy. He was runner-up at the 2011 European Young Masters and won the 2011 French International Boys Championship and the 2012 French Boys Championship.[1] He attended the WANG Toppidrett Golf School in Oslo,[2] before playing collegiate golf at Oklahoma State University where he was teammates with Viktor Hovland and Matthew Wolff and member of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship team.[3]

Professional career

In November 2018, just before final stage of Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament, Ventura was forced to have an emergency appendectomy. He competed in the event, despite not being able to swing fully, and finished near the bottom, entering the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour season with minimal status. He won the Utah Championship and Pinnacle Bank Championship and earned PGA Tour membership by finishing fourth on the Korn Ferry Tour regular season points list, entering the 2020 PGA Tour 14th in the final priority ranking.[3] After a few weeks on the PGA Tour he moved into the top 150 on the Official World Golf Ranking in October 2019.[4]

Amateur wins

  • 2011 Trophee Carlhian (French International Boys Championship), Titleist Tour 2
  • 2012 French Boys Championship, Norgesmesterskapet
  • 2013 Team Norway Junior Tour 8 Superfinale
  • 2014 Titleist Tour 3, International Trophy
  • 2016 The Aggie Invitational, NCAA Stillwater Regional
  • 2018 Big 12 Championship

Sources:[1][5]

Professional wins (2)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 30 Jun 2019 Utah Championship −14 (69-70-66-65=270) Playoff United States Joshua Creel
2 21 Jul 2019 Pinnacle Bank Championship −16 (67-64-67-70=268) 2 strokes United States Andres Gonzales, United States Chad Ramey

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2019 Utah Championship United States Joshua Creel Won with par on third extra hole
2 2024 Visa Argentina Open United States Mason Andersen Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2021
The Players Championship CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Team appearances

Amateur

Sources:[3][5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2017-18 Men's Golf Roster". Oklahoma State. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Oslo Golf". WANG Toppidrett. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Kristoffer Ventura Bio". PGA Tour. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Kristoffer Ventura". OWGR. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Kristoffer Ventura". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. ^ a b "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2023.