Morten Ørum Madsen (born 9 April 1988) is a Danish professional golfer. He played on the European Tour from 2013 to 2016, winning the South African Open Championship in late 2013.
Early life and amateur career Madsen was born in Silkeborg. He took up golf at the age of 12,European Tour biography and enjoyed a successful amateur career. He played for Denmark in the 2008 Eisenhower Trophy and again in 2010, being part of the team that took the silver medal in 2010.Morten Orum Madsen following Thomas Bjorn's path He attended Oregon State University from 2008 to 2011.
Professional career In 2011, Madsen turned professional and promptly won twice on the third-tier Nordic League, earning a place on the Challenge Tour. A consistent second season saw him earn promotion to the full European Tour for 2013. He finished 19th in the Challenge Tour rankings, but slightly improved his status with a T16 at European Tour Q School.
On 24 November 2013, he won the South African Open Championship by a margin of two strokes.
A string of poor finishes saw him lose his European Tour privileges and he eventually returned to the Nordic Golf League, where he won an event, played in Spain, in February 2019 and another, played in Sweden, in May 2025.
Amateur wins 2008 Houborg Open, Wibroe Cup, Royal Tour 1, Royal Tour 2 2009 Danish Amateur Strokeplay
Professional wins (6) European Tour wins (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up124 Nov 2013(2014 season)South African Open Championship1−19 (67-66-69-67=269)2 strokes Jbe' Kruger, Hennie Otto 1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
Nordic Golf League wins (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up116 Jul 2011Finnish Open−10 (75-66-65=206)6 strokes Joonas Granberg, Jonas Haglund25 Aug 2011Actona PGA Championship−6 (71-67-72=210)2 strokes Joachim B. Hansen311 May 2013DAT Masters−14 (73-69-63=205)4 strokes Alexander Jacobsson, Jesper Kennegård419 Feb 2019PGA Catalunya Resort Championship−8 (66-68-72=206)1 stroke Mathieu Fenasse517 May 2025Cutter & Buck Fjällbacka Open−11 (69-66-67=202)Playoff Jacob Worm Agerschou, Isak Eriksson Krabbe
Results in major championships
Tournament20122013Masters TournamentU.S. OpenT28The Open ChampionshipCUTPGA Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Team appearances Amateur European Amateur Team Championship (representing Denmark): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Eisenhower Trophy (representing Denmark): 2008, 2010 St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2010 (winners)
See also 2012 Challenge Tour graduates 2012 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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