Steen Tinning

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Steen Tinning
Personal information
Full nameSteen Tinning
Born (1962-10-07) 7 October 1962 (age 61)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
Sporting nationality Denmark
ResidenceVedbæk, Denmark
Career
Turned professional1985
Current tour(s)European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
European Senior Tour2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT38: 1998
Achievements and awards
European Senior Tour
Rookie of the Year
2013

Steen Tinning (born 7 October 1962) is a Danish professional golfer who formerly played on the European Tour and plays on the European Senior Tour.

Career[edit]

Tinning was born in Copenhagen. After a successful amateur career he turned professional in 1985 and soon won a place on the European Tour. This career was interrupted when he and his wife were involved in a multiple car crash in Germany in 1990, which badly damaged his right arm. He recovered and went on to win two European Tour events, the 2000 Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open and the 2002 Telefonica Open de Madrid. His last season on the European Tour was 2003, and his best year-end ranking on the Order of Merit was 30th in 2000.[1] He represented his country in international team competitions several times.

In 2013 Tinning won twice on the European Senior Tour, his rookie season on that tour. In August he captured his maiden victory at the Berenberg Masters. In October he won the English Senior Open.

Amateur wins (2)[edit]

  • 1983 Danish Amateur Close Championship
  • 1984 Scandinavian Open Amateur Championship

Professional wins (5)[edit]

European Tour wins (2)[edit]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 11 Jun 2000 Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open −15 (70-68-66-69=273) 1 stroke England David Howell
2 27 Oct 2002 Telefónica Open de Madrid −19 (68-68-62-67=265) 1 stroke Scotland Andrew Coltart, England Brian Davis,
Australia Adam Scott

Nordic Golf League wins (1)[edit]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 8 Jun 2012 Samsø Classic −15 (64-68-69=201) 5 strokes Denmark Jeff Winther

European Senior Tour wins (2)[edit]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 4 Aug 2013 Berenberg Masters −9 (68-70-69=207) 1 stroke Germany Bernhard Langer
2 6 Oct 2013 English Senior Open −17 (69-63-67=199) 1 stroke Spain Santiago Luna

Results in major championships[edit]

Tournament 1988 1989
The Open Championship CUT CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Open Championship CUT CUT T38
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003
The Open Championship CUT CUT

Note: Tinning only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships[edit]

Tournament 2003
Match Play
Championship
Invitational T71
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances[edit]

Amateur

Professional

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tinning's tough journey". BBC Sport. 27 October 2002. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  2. ^ Stenport, Göran (September 1979). "Stopp mot Danmark även i Junior-EM" [Stop against Denmark in European Youth's Team Championship also]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 7/1979. p. 27. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  3. ^ "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

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