Francesco Laporta
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| Born | 10 October 1990 European Tour | ||||||||
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour Sunshine Tour | ||||||||
| Professional wins | 4 | ||||||||
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| Challenge Tour | 3 | ||||||||
| Other | 1 | ||||||||
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Francesco Laporta (born 10 October 1990) is an Italian
Amateur career
Laporta started playing as a 13-year old at the San Domenico Golf in Brindisi[1] and developed his amateur career in Italy and South Africa. After playing in a few professional tournaments in the Alps Tour as an amateur, he turned professional in 2013 on the Sunshine Tour.
Professional career
Between 2013 and 2015 Laporta played full time in the Sunshine Tour, reaching his best career professional finish with a tie for second at the 2013 Zimbabwe Open where he also set a course record.[2][3] At the end of 2015, Laporta earned his 2016 European Tour card at the Qualifying School.[4][5]
Laporta's best result in the 2016 European Tour season came at the
From 2017 to 2019 Laporta has played on the
Professional wins (4)
Challenge Tour wins (3)
| Legend |
| Grand Finals (1) |
| Other Challenge Tour (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | 20 Oct 2019 | Hainan Open1 | −14 (69-71-64-70=274) | 1 stroke |  Robin Roussel
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| 2 | 10 Nov 2019 | Challenge Tour Grand Final | −6 (68-69-70-71=278) | 2 strokes |  Sebastian Heisele, Robin Sciot-Siegrist
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| 3 | 23 Jul 2023 | Big Green Egg German Challenge
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−7 (69-70-70-72=281) | 1 stroke |  Gary Boyd, Ashley Chesters, Dominic Foos,  Jiří Zuska
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1Co-sanctioned by the China Tour
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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| 1 | 2019 | Turkish Airlines Challenge
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 Connor Syme
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Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Italian Pro Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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| 1 | 13 Apr 2019 | Italian National Open Championship | −16 (70-68-66-68=272) | 4 strokes |  Carlo Casalegno
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Team appearances
Amateur
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Italy): 2011
Professional
- European Championships (representing Italy): 2018
See also
- 2015 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2019 Challenge Tour graduates
- 2023 Challenge Tour graduates
References
- ^ "Italian Pro Tour » Francesco Laporta". www.italianprotour.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Nhakaniso, Daniel (17 April 2016). "Meyer matches course record to lead Zim Open". The Standard. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "Roos wins Zimbabwe Open". Sport24. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "Hot putter gives Francesco Laporta share of lead at Trophee Hassan II". Golfweek. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "Golf, Qualifying School: festa Italia in Spagna, in quattro nell'European Tour 2016" (in Italian). Oasport.it. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "Laporta sets the pace in Morocco". Sporting Life. 8 May 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
External links
- Francesco Laporta at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Francesco Laporta at the European Tour official site
- Francesco Laporta at the Official World Golf Ranking official site