Iben Tinning
Name:
Iben TinningCountry:
DenmarkBorn:
Feb 4, 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
1994Solheim Cup player (2002, '03, '05, '07). Ladies European Tour wins (6). Ladies European Tour Order of Merit winner (2005).
Former Ladies European Tour and LPGA Tour player.
Europe
Omega
Played as the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters (Dec 8-11; LET season-ending event). Second-placed Anna Nordqvist (Swe) finished 2 shots behind 36-year-old Iben Tinning (Den), who recorded the last of her six LET wins. Tinning retired from full-time professional tour golf immediately after this event. [Majlis course, Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE].
Europe
BMW
Played as the BMW Ladies Italian Open (June 2-5). Second-placed Veronica Zorzi (Italy) finished 1 shot behind Tinning (Den). [Parco de' Medici GC, Rome].
Europe
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Played as the Open de España Femenino (May 12-15). Second-placed Linda Wessberg (Swe) finished 3 shots behind Tinning (Den). [Panorámica G&CC, Sant Jordi, Castellón, Spain].
Europe
Nykredit
The inaugural Nykredit Masters (Sept 1-4). Second-placed Lora Fairclough (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Tinning (Den), who recorded her fifth LET win. [Kokkedal GK, nr Copenhagen, Denmark].
Awards
Robe di Kappa
Tinning (Den) won the LET 2005 Robe di Kappa Order of Merit, with earnings of €204,672 on the Tour. Annika Sörenstam (Swe) was second with €180,639; Sophie Gustafson (Swe) was third with €168,825. For the first time since 1999, the Order of Merit was based on the money list, versus a points system.
Tinning (Den) won the LET Players' Player of the Year Award, based on the votes of her peers.
Europe
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Played as the Ladies Irish Open (May 10-12). Tinning (Den) beat Suzann Pettersen (Nor) with a par at the first playoff hole, to become the first Danish winner in women's professional golf. [Lackabane course, Killarney G&FC, Co. Kerry].
Europe
La Perla
Played as La Perla Ladies Italian Open (May 16-19). Second-placed Silvia Cavalleri (Italy) finished 1 shot behind Tinning (Den), who made it back-to-back wins, having won the Ladies Irish Open a week earlier. [Poggio dei Medici GC, Scarperia, nr Florence].
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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