Caroline Martens

Caroline Martens
Personal information
Born (1986-12-27) 27 December 1986 (age 37)
Oslo, Norway
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Sporting nationality Norway
ResidenceOslo, Norway
Career
CollegeLouisiana State University
Turned professional2010
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour (2011–2018)
LET Access Series
Swedish Golf Tour
Achievements and awards
Norwegian Golfer of the Year2003

Caroline Martens (born 27 December 1986) is a retired Norwegian professional golfer. She played on the Ladies European Tour 2011–2018, and served as a vice-captain at the 2023 Solheim Cup.

Amateur career

Martens won the Norwegian Junior Championship [no] at the age of 12 and was named the 2003 Golfer of the Year in Norway.[1]

Martens was a student at NTG Bærum [no] between 2002 and 2005,[2] and attended Louisiana State University between 2005 and 2009, where she obtained a bachelor's degree in psychology. Playing four years on the LSU Lady Tigers team she had a career average of 76.6 for 109 total rounds. She made two appearances in the NCAA Division I women's golf championship, in 2006 and 2008.[3]

Professional career

Martens turned professional in 2010 and joined the Swedish Golf Tour where she made all but one cut. In 2011, she played a limited Ladies European Tour schedule before joining the LET full time in 2012, where her best finish was a tie for 9th at the ISPS Handa Ladies British Masters at Buckinghamshire Golf Club, 3 strokes behind winner Lydia Hall.

In 2013, she suffered a shoulder injury and played mainly on the LET Access Series, where she tied for 3rd at the Mineks Ladies Classic in Turkey and lost a playoff at the Swedish PGA Championship held at Kristianstad Golf Club.[4] At the end of the year, she won the LET Q-School by eight shots.[5]

Martens also made six starts on the U.S.-based Symetra Tour in 2016 and 2017.[6]

In August 2022, European Solheim Cup captain Suzann Pettersen appointed Martens as one of three vice-captains for the 2023 Solheim Cup, alongside Laura Davies and Anna Nordqvist.[7]

Amateur wins

  • 2004 Norwegian Junior Championship

Playoff record

LET Access Series playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2013 Kristianstad Åhus Ladies PGA Open Sweden Linn Andersson
England Eleanor Givens 		Andersson won with eagle on first extra hole[8]

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ "10 Things You Didn't Know About Caroline Martens". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  2. ^ Gullfabrikken - Om eventyret Norges Toppidrettsgymnas. Dinamo Forlag AS. 2015. p. 133. ISBN 978-82-8071-314-8.
  3. ^ "Roster: Caroline Martens". Louisiana State University. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Martens fra 18. plass til omspill" (in Norwegian). Norsk Golf. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  5. ^ Jimenez, Tony (29 April 2015). "Martens aims high after going to hell and back". Reuters. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Caroline Martens Bio". Epson Tour. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Solheim Cup: Dame Laura Davies, Anna Nordqvist and Caroline Martens named vice-captains". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Drömslag gav seger i PGA-mästerskapet" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 24 September 2023.