高尔夫新闻 / 01.04.2012
22-Year-Old ECCO Tour Graduate Continues Rapid Rise Up Official World Golf Ranking
ECCO confirms that Staff Player Thorbjørn Olesen wore its luxurious World Class GTX golf shoes while capturing the PGA European Tour’s Sicilian Open, contested this past weekend at Verdura Golf & Spa Resort in Sicily, Italy.
Olesen, who also showcased the ECCO logo on his shirt collar, began the final round with a three shot lead after a sterling 67 in difficult conditions on Saturday. The 22-year-old Dane then carded a three-under 69 on Sunday to clinch his first European Tour victory. With the win, Olesen advanced to No. 18 in the Race to Dubai and just outside the top 100 on the Official World Golf Ranking.
“I've been playing some great golf this year, without all parts of my game coming together,” Olesen said. “But this week my long and short game both came together, and it feels fantastic to finally get over the line.”
Olesen, who honed his game on the ECCO Tour, the leading developmental tour in Scandinavia, had already posted two other top-10s this season, including a tie for eighth at the star-studded Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.
“Thorbjørn is among the game’s brightest young talents and is rapidly becoming the standard bearer for the next generation of elite Danish players,” says Jesper Thuen, ECCO Global Marketing Manager – Golf. “He’s long relied on ECCO golf shoes to help him perform his best as he pursues his goal of hoisting major championship trophies.”
After winning the ECCO Tour qualification tournament in 2008, Olesen went on to win three Nordic League titles the following season to earn a promotion to the European Challenge Tour. He then continued his strong play in 2010, winning The Princess and recording two runner-ups. That secured him full privileges on the 2011 European Tour, where he finished second on three occasions and a close runner-up in the rookie of the year voting.
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北欧丹麦鞋履品牌ECCO日前宣布其被提名为2011索尔海姆杯欧洲队(European Solheim Cup Team)官方鞋履赞助商。
作为赞助的一部分，队长艾莉森•尼可拉斯(Alison Nicholas)和副队长以及所有队员都将获得一双ECCO高尔夫系列球鞋。ECCO的畅销鞋款也将于9月23日至25日期间在位于爱尔兰米斯郡基林堡的比赛中在商品售卖帐篷处进行出售。
“今年的索尔海姆杯 (The Solheim Cup) 一定会成为近几年来最精彩的比赛之一，因为双方都有着极具天赋的球员，” ECCO 全球高尔夫市场部经理Jasper Thuen说道，“全世界的高尔夫球迷都会关注那一周的比赛，而ECCO在每场比赛中都有重要的亮相。”