Jan-Are Larsen

Jan-Are Larsen
Personal information
Born (1976-05-18) 18 May 1976
Sarpsborg, Norway
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12.3 st)
Nationality  Norway
Residence Sarpsborg, Norway
Spouse Julie (m. 2004)
Children Axel (b. 2007), Filippa (b. 2010)
Career
College University of Alabama
Turned professional 2002
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins 2

Jan-Are Larsen (born 18 May 1976) is a Norwegian professional golfer.

Having shown promise as an amateur golfer, Larsen earned a scholarship to play on the golf team at the University of Alabama. Upon graduating in 2002, he entered qualifying school for the European Tour as an amateur, and was successful in claiming the fifth card for the full tour. However, his debut professional season was a struggle, making only seven cuts and failing to retain his card. Since then, Larsen has progressed to the European Tour twice more via qualifying school, but has mostly played on the second-tier Challenge Tour, where he has recorded two runner-up finishes. His best season on the European Tour has been 2008, when he finished 146th in the Order of Merit.

Larsen also has two professional wins on the Scandinavian Nordic League circuit.[1]

Professional wins (2)

Nordic League wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning ScoreMargin of
Victory
Runner-up
1 7 May 2006 P4 Tour DnB NOR Open -4 (74-65-73=212) Playoff Norway Peter Kaensche
2 13 Mar 2010 La Manga Masters II -11 (67-67-68=202) Playoff Sweden Krister Eriksson

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

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