{"id":28620,"date":"2025-01-29T12:08:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T12:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfnews.co.uk\/?p=28620"},"modified":"2025-01-29T12:08:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T12:08:05","slug":"ecco-golf-adds-thorbjorn-olesen-to-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfnews.co.uk\/golf-equipment-and-gear\/ecco-golf-adds-thorbjorn-olesen-to-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"ECCO GOLF ADDS THORBJ\u00d8RN OLESEN TO LINEUP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ECCO GOLF has announced the addition of Danish golf star Thorbj\u00f8rn Olesen to its elite tour ambassador lineup. A proven winner on the global stage, Olesen joins ECCO GOLF\u2019s elite roster of ambassadors following a successful 2024 season, during which he won the <a href=\"https:\/\/golfnews.co.uk\/features\/olesen-stretches-clear-to-win-ras-al-khaimah-championship\/\">Ras Al Khaimah Championship<\/a> on the DP World Tour.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Olesen\u2019s impressive career, which started on the ECCO TOUR back in 2008, includes eight European Tour victories, including by his memorable win at the 2018 Italian Open and his triumph at the 2022 British Masters, and being part of the victorious European Ryder Cup team in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thorbj\u00f8rn Olesen\u2019s sense of style, both on and off the course, has long made him stand out as one of the most fashionable players in professional golf \u2013 something that makes him a perfect fit for ECCO GOLF\u2019s contemporary brand feel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Thorbjorn on joining ECCO GOLF<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m honoured to join ECCO GOLF team of ambassadors,&#8221; said Olesen. &#8220;It\u2019s exciting that I will have the chance to work with a brand from my homeland, and ECCO\u2019s commitment to innovation and performance aligns perfectly with my own goals. I\u2019ve always admired their shoes for their comfort and style, and I\u2019m looking forward to representing the brand moving forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Olesen joins a diverse lineup of ECCO GOLF ambassadors that includes LPGA stars <a href=\"https:\/\/golfnews.co.uk\/features\/lykia-ko-talks-olympics-scottish-open-and-aig-open\/\">Lydia Ko<\/a> and Alison Lee, PGA Tour winner Erik van Rooyen, the world\u2019s biggest golf content creator Rick Shiels, and the pioneering golf community of Erik Anders Lang\u2019s Random Golf Club.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Timo Vollrath, Head of Global Marketing at ECCO GOLF, commented: &#8220;We are delighted to welcome Thorbj\u00f8rn to the ECCO GOLF family. He has been a stalwart of European golf for a number of years, and to welcome a former Ryder Cup winner to our ranks is an honour. Everyone at ECCO GOLF is looking forward to supporting him in 2025 and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Player profile<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Thorbj\u00f8rn Olesen<\/p>\n<p>Age: 35<\/p>\n<p>Turned professional: 2008<\/p>\n<p>Professional wins: 10<\/p>\n<p>Career highlights:<\/p>\n<p>2018 Ryder Cup winner \u2013 Team Europe<\/p>\n<p>2018 Italian Open<\/p>\n<p>2022 British Masters<\/p>\n<p>2024 Ras Al Khaimah Championship<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For further information about ECCO GOLF and its ambassador program, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/golf.ecco.com\/\">golf.ecco.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ECCO GOLF has announced the addition of Danish golf star Thorbj\u00f8rn Olesen to its elite tour ambassador lineup. A proven winner on the global stage, Olesen joins ECCO GOLF\u2019s elite roster of ambassadors following a successful 2024 season, during which he won the Ras Al Khaimah Championship on the DP World Tour. &nbsp; Olesen\u2019s impressive career, which started on the ECCO TOUR back in 2008, includes eight European Tour victories, including by his memorable win at the 2018 Italian Open [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":28621,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[1201,716],"class_list":["post-28620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf-equipment-and-gear","tag-ecco-golf","tag-thorbjorn-olesen"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ECCO GOLF ADDS THORBJ\u00d8RN OLESEN TO LINEUP - 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