{{short description|Norwegian professional golfer (born 2003)}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Michael Mjaaseth | image = | image_size = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|3|31|df=y}} | birth_place = Oslo, Norway | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|2003|3|31|df=y}} --> | death_place = | height = | weight = | nationality = {{NOR}} | residence = Bærum, Norway<br>Tempe, Arizona, U.S. | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = Arizona State University | status = Amateur | yearpro = | tour = | extour = | prowins = 2 | pgawins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour wins --> | eurowins = <!-- Number of European Tour wins --> | japwins = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins --> | asiawins = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins --> | sunwins = | auswins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins --> | nwidewins = <!-- Number of Web.com Tour wins --> | chalwins = | champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins --> | otherwins = | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = | usopen = | open = | pga = | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = Pac-12 Freshman of the Year | year1 = 2023 | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Michael Alexander Mjaaseth''' (born 31 March 2003) is a Norwegian amateur golfer who has won the 2019 European Young Masters, 2021 French International Boys Championship, and was runner-up at the 2023 Eisenhower Trophy.
==Amateur career== Mjaaseth first made his mark when he won the 2019 European Young Masters ahead of José Luis Ballester. In 2022 he won the Norwegian National Golf Championship, an event open to professional golfers. He won the 2021 French International Boys Championship final against Maxence Giboudot, and lost the final of the 2022 Spanish Amateur to John Gough of England 6 & 5. He made a hole-in-one at the 2023 European Amateur at Pärnu Bay Golf Links in Estonia and was in contention with rounds of 63–66–67, but an untimely final round of 77 saw him finish tied 13th.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Landmark |first1=Nicolai |title=Mjaaseth med hole-in-one på jakten etter The Open-invitasjon |url=https://www.norskgolf.no/mjaaseth-med-hole-in-one-pa-jakten-etter-the-open-invitasjon/273316 |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=Norsk Golf |date=28 June 2023 |language=no}}</ref>
Mjaaseth enrolled at Arizona State University in the fall of 2022 and started playing with the Arizona State Sun Devils men's golf team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Men's Golf Roster: Michael Mjaaseth |url=https://thesundevils.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/michael--mjaaseth/15405 |publisher=Sun Devil Athletics |access-date=2 February 2024}}</ref> He won his first collegiate event, the Maui Jim Individual, and was awarded the 2023 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year title. He was also named to the GCAA All-Freshman national team as only the 4th Sun Devil in history, after Jon Rahm in 2013, and Preston Summerhays and José Luis Ballester in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schwam |first1=Josh |title=Mjaaseth Named to All-Freshman Team by GCAA |url=https://thesundevils.com/news/2023/6/4/mens-golf-mjaaseth-named-to-all-freshman-team-by-gcaa.aspx |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=Sun Devil Athletics |date=4 June 2023}}</ref>
Mjaaseth has played for his national team, and has represented Europe in the Bonallack Trophy against an Asia/Pacific team.<ref>{{cite web |title=England’s Gough Spearheads EGA Bonallack Team |url=https://www.apgc.online/news/englands-gough-spearheads-ega-bonallack-trophy-team |publisher=Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation |access-date=2 February 2024}}</ref> He has had success at the Eisenhower Trophy, the World Amateur Team Championships, alongside Herman Wibe Sekne and Mats Ege. They finished 4th in 2022 at Le Golf National in Paris, and in Abu Dhabi in 2023 the team secured a historic silver medal for Norway, only beaten by the U.S. team with Nick Dunlap, David Ford, and Gordon Sargent.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Eikebrokk |first1=Erik |title=Norge tok historisk VM-sølv: – Gøy å ta medalje som det siste de gjorde |url=https://www.norskgolf.no/norge-tok-historisk-vm-solv-goy-a-ta-medalje-som-det-siste-de-gjorde/279073 |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=Norsk Golf |language=no}}</ref>
==Amateur wins== *2019 European Young Masters *2020 Srixon Tour 1 *2021 Garmin Norgescup 5, French International Boys Championship *2022 Garmin Norgescup 1, International Trophy, Maui Jim Individual *2024 Papago Individual
Source:<ref name="wagr">{{cite web |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/michael-alexander-mjaaseth-32476 |title=Michael Alexander Mjaaseth |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=3 April 2026}}</ref>
==Professional wins (2)== ===Other wins (2)=== *2022 Norwegian National Golf Championship *2025 Norwegian National Golf Championship
==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *European Boys' Team Championship (representing Norway): 2019, 2021 *Eisenhower Trophy (representing Norway): 2022, 2023, 2025 *Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2023 *Arnold Palmer Cup (representing International team): 2025 (winners)
Source:<ref name="wagr"/><ref>{{cite web |title=European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-boys-team-championship |access-date=2 February 2024}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{OWGR|27717}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mjaaseth, Michael}} Category:Norwegian male golfers Category:Amateur golfers Category:Arizona State Sun Devils men's golfers Category:Norwegian expatriate golfers in the United States Category:Golfers from Oslo Category:2003 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen