Marco Penge

Early life and amateur career Penge was born in Crawley on 15 May 1998, to Marie and Angelo Penge, and grew up in the nearby market town of Horsham. His father Angelo, an aerial engineer, was born in Italy.

Introduced to golf at age five, Penge had success at junior level and became a scratch handicap aged 13. In 2013, he won the McGregor Trophy, the Fairhaven Trophy, and lost a playoff for the Irish Boys Amateur Open. He represented England in the European Young Masters, the European Boys' Team Championship and the Boys Home Internationals, which he won twice. He also won the Jacques Léglise Trophy three times with the Great Britain & Ireland team. He left school at the start of 2014 to pursue golf full-time. In 2019 he won his first title, the Prem Group Irish Masters, and finished third on the Order of Merit to earn promotion to the 2020 Challenge Tour.

He was runner-up at the 2022 Kaskáda Golf Challenge before securing two titles in 2023 including the Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final, to top the Order of Merit and earn promotion to the 2024 European Tour.

In his third European Tour start, he tied for 4th at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa. From 2022 to 2023, he had placed bets with an average stake of £24. He made a profit of around £250 on these wagers, and the bookmaker subsequently notified the tour of his activity. None of Penge's bets were placed on tournaments in which he played.

After his return from suspension, Penge finished third at the South African Open in March. The following month, he shot 17-under 271 to win the Hainan Classic by three shots over Sean Crocker and Kristoffer Reitan. This was Penge's first victory on the European Tour. The win came in his 47th start on the tour and moved him from 344th to 194th in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR).

He recorded his second victory at the Danish Golf Championship in August 2025, defeating Rasmus Højgaard by one stroke. With the win, Penge moved to a new high of 73rd in the OWGR. In October, Penge recorded his third tournament victory of the year. He defeated Dan Brown in a playoff at the Open de España. With the win, Penge secured entry to the 2026 Masters Tournament and the 2026 Open Championship.

Personal life In 2016, Penge won the Sunningdale Foursomes with his girlfriend and fellow golfer Sophie Lamb. They married in 2023 and had their first child in 2024.

Penge stated in 2025 that he was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Professional wins (6) European Tour wins (3) 1Co-sanctioned by the China Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

Challenge Tour wins (2) Legend Tour Championships (1) Other Challenge Tour (1)

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied

Team appearances Amateur European Young Masters (representing England): 2013 Boys Home Internationals (representing England): 2013, 2014 (winners), 2015, 2016 (winners) Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2013 (winners), 2014 (winners), 2015 (winners), 2016 European Boys' Team Championship (representing England): 2013, 2014, 2015 European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 2016 Sources: