Alejandro Tosti
| Alejandro Tosti | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 30 May 1996 Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Sporting nationality |  Argentina |
| Residence | Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | University of Florida |
| Turned professional | 2018 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour PGA Tour Latinoamérica TPG Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Highest ranking | 96 (23 June 2024)[1] (as of 3 November 2024) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T73: 2024 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Medal record | |
Alejandro Tosti (born 30 May 1996) is an Argentine professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Amateur career
[edit]Tosti had a successful amateur career and was low amateur at the 2012 Open de Argentina with a score of 69-73-69-70. He was runner-up at the 2013 South American Junior Championship, and the 2015 Latin America Amateur Championship with a score of 69-70-68-71.[2]
He represented Argentina at the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy, where his team finished 5th and he finished runner-up individually, three strokes behind Jon Rahm.[3] He won bronze medal (mixed team) at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, and was a semi-finalist at The Amateur Championship in 2017.[2]
Tosti attended the University of Florida between 2014 and 2018, where he played with the Florida Gators men's golf team. He was an All-American and won three tournaments, including the individual conference championship in 2017, the first Gator since Billy Horschel in 2009.[4]
Professional career
[edit]Tosti turned professional after graduating in 2018 and joined the PGA Tour Latinoamérica. In 2019, he won his first title, and in 2022 he won a second title and finished 5th in the Order of Merit, to earn graduation to the Korn Ferry Tour.[5]
He gained media attention after accepting a shuttle ride, believing it was an official courtesy car, from the 18th green to the first tee mid-round at the LECOM Suncoast Classic, receiving a two-shot penalty for breaking an obscure model local rule that says players may not use transportation during a round.[6]
In August 2023, Tosti claimed his first win on the Korn Ferry Tour at the Pinnacle Bank Championship, also claiming a card for the 2024 PGA Tour season.[7] Two weeks later, he was forced to withdraw from the Albertsons Boise Open following an undisclosed disciplinary matter.[8]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2011 Torneo Abierto Jockey Club de Rosario, Campeonato Argentino De Menores
- 2012 Torneo Abierto Jockey Club de Rosario
- 2013 Torneo Final Del Ranking De Jugadores
- 2014 Campeonato Nacional Por Golpes
- 2015 Homewood Hilton Airport Invite
- 2016 Tavistock Collegiate Invitational
- 2017 SEC Conference Championship, Carpet Capital Collegiate
Source:[2]
Professional wins (4)
[edit]Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Aug 2023 | Pinnacle Bank Championship | −19 (63-71-69-62=265) | 3 strokes |  Max Greyserman, John VanDerLaan
|
PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Nov 2019 | Termas de Río Hondo Invitational | −22 (68-64-66-68=266) | 5 strokes |  Mario Beltrán, Justin Suh
|
| 2 | 3 Apr 2022 | Abierto del Centro | −14 (71-66-68-69=274) | 8 strokes | Clodomiro Carranza
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TPG Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 Dec 2022 | Abierto del Litoral | −12 (66-68-67-67=268) | 1 stroke | Nelson Ledesma
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Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | T73 |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship |
"T" = tied
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Junior Golf World Cup (representing Argentina): 2012
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Argentina): 2014, 2016
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Week 25 2024 Ending 23 Jun 2024" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Alejandro Tosti". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Eisenhower Trophy Scoring". IGF. 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Men's Golf Roster: Alejandro Tosti". Florida Gators. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Alejandro Tosti Player Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ Coffin, Jay (1 May 2023). "A week after costly penalties, Alejandro Tosti and Wilson Furr rebound with stellar performances". Australian Golf Digest. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Alejandro Tosti wins Pinnacle Bank to clinch PGA Tour card". PGA Tour. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Beall, Joel (25 August 2023). "Soon-to-be PGA Tour player forced to WD following 'disciplinary matter'". Golf Digest. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Alejandro Tosti at the PGA Tour official site
- Alejandro Tosti at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Alejandro Tosti at Olympics.com
- Alejandro Tosti at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Alejandro Tosti at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)
- Argentine male golfers
- PGA Tour Latinoamérica golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- Korn Ferry Tour graduates
- Olympic golfers for Argentina
- Golfers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Golfers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Golfers at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina
- Pan American Games medalists in golf
- Florida Gators men's golfers
- Expatriate golfers in the United States
- Golfers from Florida
- Sportspeople from Santa Fe, Argentina
- Sportspeople from Gainesville, Florida
- 1996 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen