Antoine Rozner (born 12 February 1993) is a French

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who plays on the European Tour. He has won three times on the tour, including wins at the

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in December 2020 and the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in March 2021. He has also won twice on the second-tier Challenge Tour.

Amateur career

Rozner attended University of Missouri–Kansas City from 2012 to 2016, winning six times. He played in the

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finishing in a tie for 8th place in the individual competition. He represented Europe in the 2016 Arnold Palmer Cup, winning all his four matches and represented France in the

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Professional career

Rozner turned professional after the

. At the end of 2016, he was joint winner of 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 twice. Together with three other top-5 finishes he finished third in the

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to gain a place on the Challenge Tour for 2018. Rozner played in 22 tournaments on the

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, making the cut 14 times. He was a joint runner-up in the

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behind

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and tied for fourth in the

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, finishing the season 45th in the Order of Merit. Rozner played in two events in the early part of the

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season, finishing runner-up on each occasion. In May, he won two tournaments on the Challenge Tour, the

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and the

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to lead the Order of Merit. He finished the season 8th in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the

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. In December 2020, Rozner won the

on the Fire Course at the

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. He shot a final round 64 to overtake 54-hole leader Andy Sullivan. In March 2021, Rozner holed a 60-foot birdie putt on the last hole at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters to win by one shot for his second European Tour victory. In December 2022, Rozner won the

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by five shots to claim his third victory on the European Tour.

Personal life

Rozner's older brother Olivier is also a professional golfer. Olivier won the Adamstal Open on the 2015 Pro Golf Tour.

Amateur wins

*2014 Grand Prix de Chiberta, Championnat de France - Coupe Ganay, Price's "Give 'Em Five" Invitational *2015 Desert Shootout, Championnat de France - Coupe Ganay, Mark Simpson Invitational, Price's "Give 'Em Five" Invitational *2016 Desert Shootout, WAC Championship Source:

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (3)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

Team appearances

Amateur * The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship (representing France): 2015 * European Amateur Team Championship (representing France):

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* Arnold Palmer Cup (representing Europe):

(winners) * Eisenhower Trophy (representing France):

Sources:

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rozner, Antoine French male golfers Olympic golfers of France Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Golfers from Paris Kansas City Roos athletes 1993 births Living people