Steen Tinning

orn in Copenhagen, Denmark, Tinning followed a successful amateur career by turning professional in 1985. Not long after, he won a place on the European Tour. His career was interrupted when he and his wife were involved in multiple car crashes in Germany in 1990, which badly damaged his right arm. He recovered and won two European Tour events, the 2000 Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open, and the 2002 Telefonica Open de Madrid. His last season on the European Tour was 2003, and his best year-end ranking on the Order of Merit was 30th in 2000. He represented his country in international team competitions several times.
They played on the European Tour between 1987 and 2003, playing in 368 events. He won twice and was in the top-ten 23 times. He earned euro2,049,725.
They enjoyed a superb debut season on the Senior Tour in 2013, winning twice and finishing runner-up to Paul Wesselingh on the Order of Merit. He held off the challenge of home favorite Bernhard Langer to win the Berenberg Masters in Germany, earning his maiden Senior Tour title. He added the English Senior Open crown as he was named Rookie of the Year. Known as the Senior Tour's Iron Man after taking up the grueling endurance challenges to help with his golf fitness, he celebrated his first victory by participating in a half-Iron Man championship. Having kept competitive by playing on the ECCO Tour in his native Denmark, he made his Senior Tour debut in Mauritius in December 2012 following a successful European Tour career in which he won two times.
The former World and European Junior Champion recovered from a multiple-car crash in Germany in 1990, when he and his wife, Anne, were lucky to escape with their lives. His right arm was detached, left dangling by skin and muscle, which kept him out of action for 18 months while the injuries healed. He struggled on his return to action and lost his card in 1996. He took three months off to decide what to do with his career. He returned in 1997 and finished eighth on the Challenge Tour to retain his card. They suffered a broken thumb in May 1999 after being hit by a full-blooded driver from an amateur at a company day. He claimed his first title on The European Tour when capturing The Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open in 2000, claiming, "The only thing better than this was the birth of my two kids." He added a second title when he won the 2002 Telefonica Open de Madrid three weeks after his 40th birthday to become the fourth Danish winner on The 2002 European Tour International Schedule.
2013 European Seniors Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 14; top-10 finishes - 6; Euro206,087 (ranked 2nd); Best finish, winner Berenberg Masters, English Senior Open.
2014 European Seniors Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 14; top-10 finishes - 4; Euro106,478 (ranked 10th); Best finish, 2nd ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship.
2015 European Seniors Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 11; top-10 finishes - 0; Euro43,733 (ranked 31st); Best finish, T-15th SSE Enterprise Wales Senior Open.
2016 European Seniors Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 11; top-10 finishes - 2; Euro56,074 (ranked 28th); Best finish, 9th SSE Enterprise Wales Senior Open & Paris Legends Championship.
2017 European Seniors Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 13; top-10 finishes - 2; Euro68,633 (ranked 25th); Best finish, T-3rd Senior Italian Open.
2018 Notes: Played in 18 European Legends Tour events, was 32nd on the Order of Merit, earning euro65,882. Was T-13th at the European Tour Properties Senior Classic and T-14th Sharjah Senior Golf Masters.
2019 Notes: Played in 16 European Legend Tour events with one top-ten finish. He was 35th on the Order of Merit. He made euro46,456. He was T-7th at the MCB Tour Championship - Mauritius.
2021 Notes: Played in 9 European Legend Tour events with two to[ten finishes. He was 22nd on the Order of Merit. He made euro36,621. I was T-6th at the Riegler & Partner Legends and T-10th at the Irish Legends.
2022 Notes: Played in 14 Legends Tour events with three top-ten finishes. He was 17th in the order of merit. Finished T-5th at the Swiss Seniors Open, five shots back of winner James Kingston. He was 2nd at the Irish Legends, a shot back of winner Phillip Price. Finished T-3rd at the Legends Open de France, four shots back of winner Gary Marks.
2023 Notes: Finished T-34th at the Riegler & Partner Legends.