Sébastien Gros
| Sébastien Gros | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 8 November 1989 Villeurbanne, France |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  France |
| Residence | Lyon, France |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2011 |
| Current tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Asian Tour Alps Tour MENA Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 2 |
| Other | 4 |
Sébastien Gros (born 8 November 1989) is a French professional golfer.
Gros was born in Villeurbanne, France. He turned professional in 2011 and played on the Alps Tour. He won on the Alps Tour in 2012 and 2013.[1][2] He began playing on the Challenge Tour and Asian Tour[2] in 2014. At the end of 2014, he played all three stages of the European Tour Qualifying School: he finished 32nd, just missing out on a place on the main tour, but earned a place on the Challenge Tour for 2015.[3]
Gros won his first Challenge Tour event in 2015 at the Najeti Open in Saint-Omer, France, and also won the Kazakhstan Open later in the year.[4] He was second in the 2015 Challenge Tour Order of Merit to earn a place on the European Tour for 2016.
Gros played on the European Tour from 2016 to 2018. He lost his card after the 2017 season but regained it through Q School. He lost his card again after the 2018 season and returned to the Challenge Tour for 2019.
In February 2020 he won the Newgiza Open on the MENA Tour.
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2008 Biarritz Cup
- 2009 Grand Prix De La Ligue Paca
- 2010 Trophee Thomas de Kristoffy, Grand Prix de Limere, Grand Prix de Savoie
- 2011 Trophee Thomas de Kristoffy
Source:[5]
Professional wins (6)
[edit]Challenge Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Jun 2015 | Najeti Open | −14 (68-66-67-69=270) | 6 strokes | Thomas Linard
|
| 2 | 13 Sep 2015 | Kazakhstan Open | −14 (68-67-70-69=274) | 1 stroke |  Mads Søgaard
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Alps Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Jun 2012 | Open du Haut Poitou | −8 (70-65-76=211) | 1 stroke |  Carlos García Simarro
|
| 2 | 8 Jun 2013 | Open de Saint François Region Guadeloupe | −8 (67-68-70=205) | Playoff |  Stephen Grant, Thomas Linard
|
MENA Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Feb 2020 | Newgiza Open | −13 (68-68-67=203) | 2 strokes |  David Hague
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French Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Mar 2021 | Open d'Arcachon | −11 (69-66-67=202) | 3 strokes | Julien Brun, Louis Pilod (a)
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Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing France): 2011
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sebastien Gros – Wins". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Seb Gros profile". Asian Tour. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Players - DP World Tour".
- ^ "Saint Omer stroll as Sebastien Gros cruises to victory at Najeti Open". The Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Sebastien Gros". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
External links
[edit]- Sébastien Gros at the European Tour official site
- Sébastien Gros at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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