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Renate Grimstad
Norwegian professional golfer (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Renate Hjelle Grimstad (born 24 January 1997) is a Norwegian professional golfer and Ladies European Tour player. She won the 2020 Dinah Shore Trophy Award as a top female collegiate golfer and the 2024 Norwegian National Golf Championship.[1]
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Amateur career
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Grimstad started to play golf at age 7, and became a member of the Norway National Team at age 12. She represented Norway at the European Girls' Team Championship and World Junior Girls Championship as a junior, and later at the European Ladies' Team Championship and the World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. In 2019, she finished runner-up at the Spirit International in Texas, both individually and with the Norwegian team.[2]
She played in the 2015 Larvik Ladies Open, an LET Access Series event, and finished 3 strokes behind winner Johanna Gustavsson. Grimstad finished tied 4th at the 2016 European Ladies Amateur in Sweden, 4 strokes behind champion Bronte Law. She finished runner-up at the Norwegian National Golf Championship in 2015, 2017 and 2018, and lost the final of the 2017 Norwegian National Match Play Championship to Tina Mazarino.[3]
Grimstad spent five years at University of Miami between 2016 and 2021. Playing with the Miami Hurricanes women's golf team, she won the 2020 UCF Challenge by a record 7 shots with rounds of 66, 67 and 69 for a total 14 under par.[4] In her penultimate year, she set a new overall school scoring record at 71.00 and was awarded the Dinah Shore Trophy Award for her collegiate performance.[5]
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Professional career
Grimstad turned professional in 2022 after taking some time off after graduating from college. She was invited to play a few events on the LET Access Series and finished third at her second event as a professional at the Elite Hotels Open in Sweden, after she shot an opening day 63 to hold the lead.[6][7]
She joined the 2023 Ladies European Tour after finishing tied 34th at Q-School. In her rookie season, she made her first cut at the Jabra Ladies Open and recorded her first top-10 at the Helsingborg Open.[8]
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Amateur wins
- 2013 Norgescup 3
- 2014 Titleist Tour 5
- 2018 Titleist Tour 1
- 2020 UCF Challenge
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Professional wins (1)
Other wins (1)
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Young Masters: (representing Norway): 2013
- Duke of York Young Champions Trophy: (representing Norway): 2014, 2015
- World Junior Girls Championship: (representing Norway): 2015
- European Girls' Team Championship: (representing Norway): 2013, 2014, 2015
- European Ladies' Team Championship: (representing Norway): 2016, 2017
- Espirito Santo Trophy: (representing Norway): 2016, 2018
- The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship: (representing Norway): 2019
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