Renato Paratore
| Renato Paratore | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 14 December 1996 Rome, Italy |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Italy |
| Residence | Rome, Italy |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2014 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
Renato Paratore (born 14 December 1996) is an Italian professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Amateur career
As an amateur, Renato had his breakthrough reaching the quarterfinals of the 2013 Amateur Championship at Royal Cinque Ports. Between 2013 and 2014 he won the Junior Orange Bowl in Miami, the Portuguese Amateur Championship, the Trofeo International Umberto Agnelli, the Italian Amateur Stroke Play Championship and the Men's Individual Gold at Youth Olympics. He played in the Junior Ryder Cup twice.[1]
In November 2014, at 17 years of age (the youngest man in the field at PGA Catalunya Resort European Tour Qualifying School), Renato obtained his European Tour card.
Professional career
Paratore made his European Tour debut in December 2014 at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in Malelane, South Africa, where he finished tied for the 26th place.[2] After a positive start of the season, where he made 7 consecutive cuts, he struggled to get more positive results. In July at the Open de France, he became the first player in European Tour history to score a four on every hole.[3] He obtained the best result of his first season at the end of August with a 5th place at the D+D REAL Czech Masters. Despite being disqualified in the final event of his season for signing an incorrect score,[4] Paratore managed to finish 109th in the Race to Dubai, just enough to keep his Tour card.
Amateur wins
- 2014 Portuguese Amateur Championship, Trofeo International Umberto Agnelli, Italian Amateur Stroke Play, Men's Individual Gold at Youth Olympics
Professional wins (1)
Other wins (1)
- 2014 Italian National Championship[5]
Team appearances
Amateur
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2012,[6] 2014[7]
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Italy): 2012, 2014
See also
References
- ^ Renato ready to rumble on professional debut
- ^ Alfred Dunhill Championship 2015 Leaderboard
- ^ Corrigan, James (3 July 2015). "Renato Paratore enters record books at French Open with a four on every hole". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "European Tour: What We Learned at the UBS Hong Kong Open". Golf.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ Paratore preparing for the big game hunt at Leopard Creek
- ^ Meet the European Junior Ryder Cup team
- ^ Junior Ryder Cup 2014 - Team Europe
External links
- Renato Paratore at the European Tour official site
- Renato Paratore at the Official World Golf Ranking official site