PGA TOUR Americas ATB Classic Frederik Kjettrup wins at Northern Bear Golf Club

PGA TOUR America 2024 season: 8th of 16 events

• North America Swing: 2nd of 10 events

Fortinet Cup Points: 500 (winner)

Bag: $225,000 ($40,500 winner)

Pos.	Player	To score
1	Frederik Kjettrup (Denmark)	-16
T2	John Keefer (United States)	-13
T2	Tommy Cocha (Argentina)	-13
T4	Brendan MacDougall (Canada)	-12
T4	David Perkins (United States)	-12

*Due to unplayable course conditions, course no. 10 will not be played and the ATB Classic will be contested in four scheduled rounds of 17 holes

SHERWOOD PARK, Alberta – Frederik Kjettrup won the 2024 ATB Classic, becoming the first player since 2012 to win his first two starts on his members tour. Kjettrup posted a 3-under final round to finish the tournament at 16-under and earn his second consecutive victory. Tommy Cocha and John Keefer finished T2 at 13-under.

With the win, Kjettrup takes the No. 1 spot on the Fortinet Cup points table. Matthew Anderson (#2), Clay Feagler (#3), Harry Hillier (#4) and José de Jesús Rodríguez (#5) complete the top five.

Kjettrup claimed his first victory as a professional during his PGA TOUR Americas debut at The Beachlands Victoria Open presented by the Times Colonist. Kjettrup made 22 birdies over the course of four rounds at Northern Bear Golf Club to move into second place in the field en route to his second consecutive victory. Kjettrup attributed his success to the work he has put in leading up to this point.

“I think you’re just being thrown into the fire,” Kjettrup said. “The more you do it, the better you get. Ultimately, it’s what you play for. It’s what you do on the putting green at home when you’re 10 years old, you’re about a 10-footer to win the tournament. has all led to this point and it’s just fun to do well in the spotlight.”

Kjettrup also complimented the efforts he made on the mental aspect of his game.

“I’ve worked a lot on my mental game in the last few years,” Kjettrup said. “Before and in the future I was a lot. If I was playing really well I would be too much ahead of myself, which is not good, and if I was playing badly I would of course be too much in the past with my mistakes… Step one is noticing when you start to wander. When you notice that you bring yourself back, that’s a kind of reset.”

A native of Denmark, Kjettrup spent four seasons at Florida State University and earned PGA TOUR Americas membership after finishing No. 8 in the 2024 PGA TOUR University Ranking. During his collegiate career, Kjettrup was a three-time individual champion (2022 All -American Intercollegiate, 2023 Watersound Invitational, 2024 ACC Championship) and was named an All-American three times.

Kjettrup also represented Denmark several times in his amateur career, most notably at the European Amateur Team Championship for four consecutive years (2020-2023). Kjettrup also competed in the Arnold Palmer Cup twice (2022, 2023), representing the international team.

The PGA TOUR Americas season resumes July 11-14 in Fredericton, New Brunswick at the Explore NB Open.

About Frederik Kjettrup (1st/-16)

Age: 24

Birthplace: Aabybro, Denmark

Residence: Tallahassee, Florida

Secondary school: Florida State University

Fortinet Cup (beginning of the week): 1st

• Earned exempt status through the 2025 Latin America Swing after winning The Beachlands Victoria Open, presented by Times Colonist
• Made his professional debut at the 2024 US Open; earned a spot in the field via Final Qualifying in Alpharetta, Georgia
• Started playing golf at the age of nine; credits his brother Nicolaj with introducing him to the game
• Grew up in Aabybro, Denmark and was the first person in his family to attend college in the United States (Florida State University)
• Won three times during his collegiate career: 2022 All-American Intercollegiate, 2023 Watersound Invitational, 2024 ACC Championship
• Girlfriend Charlotte Heath plays professional golf on the Epson Tour; Kjettrup and Heath met while visiting Florida State
• Won the 2021 Danish National Stroke Play Championship by seven strokes ahead of compatriot and PGA TOUR Americas member Gustav Frimodt

Match notes

Course outline: Par 72 / 7,352 meters

Weather: Cloudy with a maximum temperature of 67. Wind from the southeast at a speed of 9-26 km/h with gusts up to 39 km/h.

• Frederik Kjettrup took his second consecutive victory and became the first player to win his first two starts on his members tour since 2012
• Kjettrup is the first PGA TOUR University alumnus to win back-to-back events
• Kjettrup rises from No. 9 to No. 1 on the Fortinet Cup points list; Matthew Anderson has held the No. 1 position since winning the 69^e ECP Brazil Open
• Five countries are represented in the top five: United States (2), Argentina (1), Scotland (1), Denmark (1) and Canada (1)
• Argentina’s Tommy Cocha (T2/-13) finished Low-Latin at the 2024 ATB Classic: Cocha, a four-time winner on the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, earned his place in the field via this week’s Monday Qualifier
• Brendan MacDougall finished as the lowest Canadian (T4/-12)
• Hole No. 1 – the 435-yard par 4 – was the most challenging hole at Northern Bear Golf Club in the final round; average +.420

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