Grant Forrest (born 19 June 1993) is a Scottish

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. He plays on the

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, and won the 2021 Hero Open. Forrest had a successful amateur career which included being runner-up in the

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and playing in the 2015 Walker Cup.

Amateur career

Forrest had an exceptionally successful amateur career. He won the Scottish Amateur in 2012 and the St Andrews Links Trophy in 2014. He reached the final of the 2015

where he lost 4&2 to Romain Langasque and played in the

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later the same year. Forrest played college golf at the

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where he won four events. He turned professional in late 2016.

Professional career

Forrest made his professional debut at the 2016 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, finishing tied for 41st place. He played on the

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in 2017 with a best finish of tied for second place in the Hainan Open and finished 34th in the Order of Merit. Forrest played on the

again in 2018. In May he reached the final of the Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9, losing to Liam Johnston in the final by 1 hole. The following month he lost to Stuart Manley in a playoff in the Hauts de France Golf Open, after making a bogey at the third extra hole. He was runner-up for the third time in the Hainan Open in October and finished 7th in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the 2019 European Tour. Forrest finished 94th in the 2019 European Tour Order of Merit and 72nd in the 2020 Order of Merit, with five top-10 finishes over the two seasons. In July 2021, Forrest was in contention to win the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open but after a par-5 at the 17th hole and a double-bogey 6 at the final hole he finished in a tie for fourth place. The following month he won the Hero Open by one stroke from James Morrison, finishing with two birdies at the last two holes.

Amateur wins

*2009 Scottish Under 16 Championship *2010 Scottish Boys Championship *2012 Scottish Amateur *2013 West Coast Conference Championship, Saint Mary's Invitational *2014 The Farms Collegiate Invite, Seattle University Redhawk Invite, St Andrews Links Trophy *2016 Battle Trophy Source:

Professional wins (1)

European Tour wins (1)

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament

Team appearances

Amateur * European Boys' Team Championship (representing Scotland): 2010, 2011 *

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(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2010 *

European Amateur Team Championship The European Amateur Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for men organised by the European Golf Association which was introduced in 1959. The championship was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been ...

(representing Scotland):

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(winners),

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

(winners) *

Palmer Cup The Palmer Cup is a 1200–1215 CE goblet from northern Syria or Jazira region, Jazira, and an example of early Islamic glass. It is sometimes described as "Ayyubid", since it corresponds to the time when the Ayyubids disputed control of areas of ...

(representing Europe):

(winners) *

St Andrews Trophy The St Andrews Trophy is a biennial men's team golf tournament contested between teams of amateur golfers representing Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It takes its name from St Andrews in Scotland. It was first played in 19 ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2014 (winners), 2016 (tie) *

Eisenhower Trophy The Eisenhower Trophy (World Men's Amateur Team Championships) is the biennial World Amateur Team Championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. Since the tournament was first played in 1958 Eisenhower Trophy, 1958, it is nam ...

(representing Scotland):

(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

(winners) *

Bonallack Trophy The Bonallack Trophy is an amateur golf competition on the model of the Ryder Cup which opposes every two years a European team and a team representing Asia/Pacific. The venue alternates between courses in Europe and Asia/Pacific. The first compe ...

(representing Europe): 2016 (winners)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Forrest, Grant Scottish male golfers San Diego Toreros men's golfers Sportspeople from Livingston, West Lothian Golfers from North Berwick 1993 births Living people 21st-century Scottish sportsmen

Amateur career

Professional career

Amateur wins

Professional wins (1)

European Tour wins (1)

Playoff record

Results in major championships

Team appearances

See also

References

External links