Kristoffer Ventura (born 24 February 1995) is a Norwegian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Amateur career Born in Puebla, Mexico to a Mexican father and Norwegian mother, Ventura spent his first years in Mexico before moving to Rygge, Norway, aged 12. As an amateur, he represented Norway at the 2012 and 2016 Eisenhower Trophy, and represented Europe in the 2010 Junior Ryder Cup and the Continent of Europe in the 2011 and 2013 Jacques Léglise Trophy. He was runner-up at the 2011 European Young Masters and won the 2011 French International Boys Championship and the 2012 French Boys Championship. He attended the WANG Toppidrett Golf School in Oslo, before playing collegiate golf at Oklahoma State University where he was teammates with Viktor Hovland and Matthew Wolff and member of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship team.
Professional career In November 2018, just before final stage of Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament, Ventura was forced to have an emergency appendectomy. He competed in the event, despite not being able to swing fully, and finished near the bottom, entering the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour season with minimal status. He won the Utah Championship and Pinnacle Bank Championship and earned PGA Tour membership by finishing fourth on the Korn Ferry Tour regular season points list, entering the 2020 PGA Tour 14th in the final priority ranking. After a few weeks on the PGA Tour he moved into the top 150 on the Official World Golf Ranking in October 2019.
Amateur wins 2011 Trophee Carlhian (French International Boys Championship), Titleist Tour 2 2012 French Boys Championship, Norgesmesterskapet 2013 Team Norway Junior Tour 8 Superfinale 2014 Titleist Tour 3, International Trophy 2016 The Aggie Invitational, NCAA Stillwater Regional 2018 Big 12 Championship
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Professional wins (2) Korn Ferry Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up130 Jun 2019Utah Championship−14 (69-70-66-65=270)Playoff Joshua Creel221 Jul 2019Pinnacle Bank Championship−16 (67-64-67-70=268)2 strokes Andres Gonzales, Chad Ramey
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12019Utah Championship Joshua CreelWon with par on third extra hole22024Visa Argentina Open Mason AndersenLost to birdie on second extra hole
Results in The Players Championship Tournament20212022202320242025The Players ChampionshipCUTCUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing Norway): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2010 Eisenhower Trophy (representing Norway): 2012, 2016 Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2011, 2013 European Amateur Team Championship (representing Norway): 2016, 2017 Arnold Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2017
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See also 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates 2024 Korn Ferry Tour graduates
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Kristoffer Ventura at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics