Antoine Rozner (born 12 February 1993) is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He has won three times on the tour, including wins at the Golf in Dubai Championship in December 2020 and the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in March 2021. He has also won twice on the second-tier Challenge Tour.
| Antoine Rozner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Rozner in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 12 February 1993 Paris, France | ||
| Sporting nationality |  France | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Missouri–Kansas City | ||
| Turned professional | 2016 | ||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour Alps Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 5 | ||
| Highest ranking | 63 (14 March 2021)[1] (as of 24 November 2024) | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| European Tour | 3 | ||
| Sunshine Tour | 1 | ||
| Challenge Tour | 2 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2021 | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | T20: 2023 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Amateur career
editRozner attended University of Missouri–Kansas City from 2012 to 2016, winning six times.[2] He played in the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship finishing in a tie for 8th place in the individual competition.[3] He represented Europe in the 2016 Arnold Palmer Cup, winning all his four matches and represented France in the 2016 Eisenhower Trophy.[4]
Professional career
editRozner turned professional after the 2016 Eisenhower Trophy. At the end of 2016, he was joint winner of the Alps Tour Q-school to gain a place on the tour for 2017. He had a successful season finishing runner-up twice. Together with three other top-5 finishes he finished third in the Order of Merit to gain a place on the Challenge Tour for 2018.
Rozner played in 22 tournaments on the 2018 Challenge Tour, making the cut 14 times. He was a joint runner-up in the Open de Portugal behind Dimitrios Papadatos and tied for fourth in the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge, finishing the season 45th in the Order of Merit.
Rozner played in two events in the early part of the 2019 Pro Golf Tour season, finishing runner-up on each occasion. In May, he won two tournaments on the Challenge Tour, the Challenge de España and the Prague Golf Challenge to lead the Order of Merit. He finished the season 8th in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the 2020 European Tour.
In December 2020, Rozner won the Golf in Dubai Championship on the Fire Course at the Jumeirah Golf Estates. He shot a final round 64 to overtake 54-hole leader Andy Sullivan.[5]
In March 2021, Rozner holed a 60-foot birdie putt on the last hole at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters to win by one shot for his second European Tour victory.[6]
In December 2022, Rozner won the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open by five shots to claim his third victory on the European Tour.[7]
Personal life
editRozner's older brother Olivier is also a professional golfer. Olivier won the Adamstal Open on the 2015 Pro Golf Tour.[8]
Amateur wins
edit- 2014 Grand Prix de Chiberta, Championnat de France - Coupe Ganay, Price's "Give 'Em Five" Invitational
- 2015 Desert Shootout, Championnat de France - Coupe Ganay, Mark Simpson Invitational, Price's "Give 'Em Five" Invitational
- 2016 Desert Shootout, WAC Championship
Source:[9]
Professional wins (5)
editEuropean Tour wins (3)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Dec 2020 | Golf in Dubai Championship | −25 (63-69-67-64=263) | 2 strokes |  Francesco Laporta, Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Andy Sullivan, Matt Wallace
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| 2 | 14 Mar 2021 | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | −8 (69-72-68-67=276) | 1 stroke |  Gaganjeet Bhullar,  Darren Fichardt, Guido Migliozzi
|
| 3 | 18 Dec 2022 (2023 season) |
AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open1 | −19 (70-64-68-67=269) | 5 strokes |  Alfredo García-Heredia
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open |  Rasmus Højgaard, Renato Paratore
|
Højgaard won with eagle on third extra hole Paratore eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Challenge Tour wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 May 2019 | Challenge de España | −13 (69-73-67-66=275) | 4 strokes |  Antti Ahokas, Sebastián García Rodríguez, Rasmus Højgaard, Martin Simonsen, Joel Sjöholm
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| 2 | 12 May 2019 | Prague Golf Challenge | −17 (70-65-68-68=271) | 7 strokes | Richard Bland, Mathieu Fenasse, Mark Haastrup, Martin Simonsen
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Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||
| PGA Championship | CUT | ||
| U.S. Open | |||
| The Open Championship | T59 | T20 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
edit| Tournament | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Championship | |
| Match Play | T18 |
| Invitational | |
| Champions | NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Team appearances
editAmateur
- The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship (representing France): 2015
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing France): 2015, 2016
- Arnold Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2016 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing France): 2016
Professional
- Hero Cup (representing Continental Europe): 2023 (winners)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Week 11 2021 Ending 14 Mar 2021" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Kansas City Roos Antoine Rozner". www.umkckangaroos.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "NCAA DI Championship − Stroke : Player Leaderboard". Retrieved May 31, 2016.
- ^ "Europe Reclaims Arnold Palmer Cup at Formby Golf Club". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "France's Antoine Rozner grabs the glory on final day of inaugural Golf in Dubai Championship". Gulfnews. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Rozner produces big finish to take trophy in Qatar". European Tour. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Mauritius Open: Antoine Rozner pulls clear for five-shot victory to claim third DP World Tour title". Sky Sports. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Langer, Christian (3 June 2015). "Maiden win for Olivier Rozner". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Antoine Rozner". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "European Amateur Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 17 August 2020.
External links
edit- Antoine Rozner at the European Tour official site
- Antoine Rozner at the Official World Golf Ranking official site