Reitan's victory marks a milestone for Norwegian golf, which now boasts two players in the world's top 30, according to golf coach Daniel Aulin Jansen. The sport has nearly 165,000 members nationwide, with interest surging among young people and older adults. On Sørlandet, Reitan's achievement is inspiring young golfers.
Ludvig Åberg, a 17-year-old golfer, told NRK Sørlandet that it was exciting to see Reitan stay steady and win, and that he now wants to focus more on golf. Amateur golfer Henning Sæterbakken said Reitan's success might motivate him to improve. Aulin Jansen noted that seeing Norwegian players achieve such results gives hope that more can become elite, though he described golf as technically one of the most difficult sports.
It was fun to see that he managed to stay steady and walk all the way to the top.
Now I want to focus on golf even more.
Now Norway has two golfers among the top 30 in the world, and that's pretty cool.
When they see that Norwegian players achieve such results, it gives hope that it might be possible for more to become really good.
It was fun with Reitan's achievement, and maybe it can influence me to do a little better myself.
Technically, it is one of the most difficult sports. It takes little before the ball goes in a different direction than you want.