Robin Roussel (born 26 August 1993) is a French

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who plays on the

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. In May 2019, he won the Hauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf Openon the

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Professional career

As an amateur, Roussel reached the final stage of the 2015 European Tour Q-school after a final round 62. Although he missed the cut in the final stage, he gained a place on the

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. He turned professional before the start of the season. Roussel only made the cut in 5 of the 15 events he played and finished 149th in the

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. At the end of 2016, he finished 6th the

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Q-school to gain a place on the tour for

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. He had a successful season finishing runner-up in the Saint Malo Golf Open and joint runner-up in the Lignano Open. Together with five other top-10 finishes he finished fifth in the

to gain a place on the

for 2018. Roussel's second season on the Challenge Tour was more successful than his first. He made the cut in 13 of 19 events with two top-10 finishes. He finished the season 75th in the Order of Merit to retain his card for 2019. Roussel played in the early part of the 2019 MENA Tour season, finishing runner-up in the Ghala Golf Open and winning the Troon Series – Royal Golf Bahrain Open. Rousell had top-10 finishes in his first three Challenge Tour events and in June won the Hauts de France – Pas de Calais Golf Open. He was also runner-up in the

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and finished the 2019 season 7th in the Challenge Tour Order of Merit to earn a place on the 2020

Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

MENA Tour wins (1)

French Tour wins (2)

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