Tiger Christensen

Tiger Christensen (born 19 August 2003) is a German professional golfer. In 2021, he won the Jacques Léglise Trophy and the European Boys' Team Championship.

Tiger Christensen
Personal information
Born	(2003-08-19) 19 August 2003 (age 22) Hamburg, Germany
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Sporting nationality	Germany
Residence	Hamburg, Germany
Career
College	Oklahoma State University University of Arizona
Turned professional	2024
Current tour	Challenge Tour
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 2023

Early life

Christensen was born 2003 in Hamburg, to musicians Nicole Safft and Alex Christensen.^[1] He attended the Sotogrande International School^[2] and trained at the Jason Floyd Golf Academy in Spain.^[3]

Amateur career

Christensen is attached to Hamburger GC Falkenstein and joined the German National Team in 2019.^[4] The same year he won the European Young Masters with the team and was runner-up at the European Boys' Team Championship, a tournament they won in 2021.^[5]

Individually, he won the 2018 R&B German Junior Golf Championship and in 2019 he placed third at the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters and was runner-up at the Fairhaven Trophy. In 2020, he won the Triple A European Open and in 2021, the German International Amateur Championship. He finished 7th at the 2023 European Amateur Championship, 4 strokes behind the winner, having led the tournament after two opening rounds of 64.^[6]

Christensen enrolled at Oklahoma State University in 2021 and won twice individually playing with the Oklahoma State Cowboys golf team.^[2] After three semesters, he transferred to the University of Arizona in the beginning of 2023, where he recorded the second lowest scoring average (71.68) on the Arizona Wildcats men's golf team as a sophomore.^[7]

In July 2023, he qualified for his first major, the 2023 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club.^[8] At the West Lancashire final qualifier, he saw off the likes of Sergio García and Graeme McDowell with rounds of 68 and 67 to finish in a tie for 4th alongside Alex Fitzpatrick, two strokes behind medalist Matt Wallace.^[9][10]

Professional career

Christensen turned professional in November 2024 after making the cut in final stage of DP World Tour Q School.^[11]

Amateur wins

• 2018 R&B German Junior Golf Championship
• 2020 Triple A European Open, Golfsportmanufaktur Schäfflertanz Intl. Open
• 2021 German International Amateur Championship, Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate
• 2022 Broncho Invitational
• 2023 Jackson T. Stephens Cup - Stroke Play
• 2024 Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate

Source:^[4][6]

Results in major championships

Tournament	2023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	CUT

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Young Masters (representing Germany): 2019 (winners)
• Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2021 (winners)
• European Boys' Team Championship (representing Germany): 2019, 2021 (winners)
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing Germany): 2023, 2024
• Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2023
• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Germany): 2023

Source:^[6]