Renato Paratore

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Renato Paratore
Personal information
Born (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 27)
European Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT31: 2020
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Medal record
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanjing Boys' individual
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Nanjing Mixed team

Renato Paratore (born 14 December 1996) is an Italian

European Tour. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Amateur career

As an amateur, Paratore 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.[2]

In November 2014, at 17 years of age (the youngest man in the field at European Tour Qualifying School), Paratore obtained his European Tour card.

Professional career

Paratore made his European Tour debut in December 2014 at the

Nordea Masters
.

In July 2020, Paratore won the

Betfred British Masters by three strokes over Rasmus Højgaard.[7]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 4 Jun 2017
Nordea Masters
−11 (68-72-71-70=281) 1 stroke England Matt Fitzpatrick, England Chris Wood
2 25 Jul 2020
Betfred British Masters
−18 (65-66-66-69=266) 3 strokes Denmark Rasmus Højgaard

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2019 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Denmark Rasmus Højgaard, France Antoine Rozner Højgaard won with eagle on third extra hole
Paratore eliminated by birdie on first hole

Italian Pro Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 30 Nov 2014 Italian National Open Championship −10 (71-71-70-62=274) Playoff Italy Andrea Pavan

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2019 2020
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT T31
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2017
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
T44
Champions
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. ^ "Golf: Paratore Renato". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  2. ^ Renato ready to rumble on professional debut
  3. ^ Alfred Dunhill Championship 2015 Leaderboard
  4. ^ "Paratore preparing for the big game hunt at Leopard Creek". PGA European Tour. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  5. ^ Corrigan, James (3 July 2015). "Renato Paratore enters record books at French Open with a four on every hole". The Daily Telegraph.
  6. ^ "European Tour: What We Learned at the UBS Hong Kong Open". Golf.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  7. ^ "British Masters: Renato Paratore wins by three for second European Tour title". Sporting Life. 25 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Meet the European Junior Ryder Cup team". Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Junior Ryder Cup 2014 - Team Europe". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  10. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

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