Marcus Ashley Philip Armitage (born 15 July 1987) is an English professional golfer. He won the 2021 Porsche European Open on the European Tour.
Professional career Armitage turned professional in 2008. He played on the PGA EuroPro Tour in 2013, earning rookie of the year honours. He also won on tour as part of fourteen total victories for the year. Over the 2014 season, Armitage reworked his swing. Armitage won twice on the 2015 PGA EuroPro Tour, finished fourth in the money list, and earned his tour card for the 2016 Challenge Tour.
Armitage won the 2016 Foshan Open on the Challenge Tour. He was also a runner-up in the Volopa Irish Challenge and finished 11th in the Order of Merit to earn his tour card for the 2017 European Tour.
Armitage had a disappointing season in 2017 and lost his card on the main tour. He made a useful start of the 2018 Challenge Tour season with a runner-up finish in the Belt & Road Colorful Yunnan Open. He had two moderate seasons on the Challenge Tour, finishing 50th in the 2018 Order of Merit and 85th in 2019. However he earned a return to the European Tour with a good performance in the European Tour Q School. In January 2020, he recorded his best finish on the European Tour at the time, when he was third in the South African Open.
In June 2021, Armitage claimed his first victory on the European Tour at the Porsche European Open. He shot a final-round 65 to win by two shots.
Professional wins (6) European Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up17 Jun 2021Porsche European Open−8 (72-71-65=208)2 strokes Thomas Detry, Edoardo Molinari, Matthew Southgate, Darius van Driel
Challenge Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up123 Oct 2016Foshan Open−19 (69-68-65-67=269)1 stroke Alexander Knappe, Matthieu Pavon
PGA EuroPro Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up126 Jul 2013Kingspan Concra Wood Open−8 (73-67-68=208)2 strokes Paul Doherty219 Jun 2015Grenke Championship−10 (68-69-66=203)1 stroke Steve Surry321 Aug 2015Tree of Life Championship−11 (67-67-68=202)2 strokes Brian Casey
Jamega Pro Golf Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up116 Apr 2019Oxford Golf Club−8 (67-65=132)3 strokes Jamie Abbott, Nathan Kimsey, Christopher Lloyd
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020. Tournament20182019202020212022Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTNTT53T74
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
See also 2016 Challenge Tour graduates 2019 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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