Dimitrios Papadatos

Dimitrios Papadatos
Dimitrios Papadatos
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Born	4 June 1991 (age 32); PGA Tour of Australasia; Player of the Year

Dimitrios "Dimi" Papadatos (born 4 June 1991) is a Greek-Australian professional golfer currently playing on the Korn Ferry Tour.

Professional career

Papadatos turned professional in late 2012. He won his first professional event at the New Zealand Open on the PGA Tour of Australasia in March 2014.^[1]

Papadatos has established himself as one of the leading players on the PGA Tour of Australasia with two further victories, the

TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship seeing Papadatos named the 2017 PGA Tour of Australasia Player of the Year.^[2]

In 2018, he won the Open de Portugal, his first win on the Challenge Tour. Papadatos would finish 21st on the Challenge Tour's Order of Merit, earning him conditional playing status on the 2019 European Tour.

Papadatos finished runner-up to Mexico's

Emirates Australian Open, which saw Papadatos qualify for the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush in what was Papadatos' debut major appearance.^[3] "I'm ecstatic to have qualified for The Open," Papadatos said. "To get to play with the world's best players is going to be a great experience. I dreamt about playing in The Open growing up."^[4]

Papadatos is managed by former NRL star Braith Anasta.^[5]

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	2 Mar 2014	New Zealand Open	−18 (68-69-67-66=270)	4 strokes	Mark Brown
2	12 Feb 2017	Oates Vic Open	−16 (68-64-69-71=272)	2 strokes	Adam Bland, Jake McLeod
3	21 May 2017	TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship	−12 (70-68-70-68=276)	1 stroke	Rory Bourke
4	13 Feb 2022	Vic Open (2)	−21 (65-68-68-66=267)	1 stroke	Ben Campbell

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	13 May 2018	Open de Portugal	−7 (73-66-73-69=281)	2 strokes	José-Filipe Lima, Antoine Rozner

Playoff record

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2023	Astara Chile Classic	Ben Kohles	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament	2019	2020	2022
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	CUT	NT	CUT

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

Amateur

Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing New South Wales): 2011, 2012 (winners)

References

^ "Papadatos impresses with NZ Open win". PGA Australia. 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014.
^ "Dimi puts Vic title on the line". Golf Australia. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
^ Swanton, Will (18 November 2018). "Dimi goes from crooked stick to British Open". The Australian. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
^ "Dimitrios Papadatos – Bio". The Open. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
^ "Different League: Braith Anasta's new role in golf". Australian Golf Digest. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

External links

Dimitrios Papadatos at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
Dimitrios Papadatos at the European Tour official site
Dimitrios Papadatos at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

[1] "Papadatos impresses with NZ Open win". PGA Australia. 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014.

[2] "Dimi puts Vic title on the line". Golf Australia. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

[3] Swanton, Will (18 November 2018). "Dimi goes from crooked stick to British Open". The Australian. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

[4] "Dimitrios Papadatos – Bio". The Open. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

[5] "Different League: Braith Anasta's new role in golf". Australian Golf Digest. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

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Dimitrios Papadatos
Personal information
Born	(1991-06-04) 4 June 1991 (age 32) PGA Tour of Australasia Player of the Year	2017, 2021–22