James Piot (born October 14, 1998) is an American

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from

Canton, Michigan Canton Township (commonly known simply as Canton) is a charter township in Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A western Metro Detroit, suburb of Detroit, Canton is located roughly west of downtown Detroit, and e ...

. In 2021, he won the

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Amateur career

Piot was born in

Farmington Hills, Michigan Farmington Hills is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northwestern Metro Detroit, suburb of Detroit, Farmington Hills is located roughly from downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 United States censu ...

. In high school, he led

Detroit Catholic Central Detroit Catholic Central High School, commonly known as Catholic Central (CC), is a private, all-male college preparatory Catholic high school in Novi, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1928 in Detroit, Michigan by the Archdiocese of Detroit, ...

to three consecutive state championships and won the Michigan junior amateur championship in 2015. Piot enrolled at

Michigan State Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the ...

in 2017, majoring in finance. He earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors in 2018. As a fifth-year senior in 2021, he was named an All-Big Ten First Team selection, an All-American Honorable Mention, and set a school record for lowest scoring average. At the 2020 U.S. Amateur, Piot was the No. 2 seed in stroke-play before losing in the second round. He advanced to the final in 2021 at

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, winning four consecutive holes on the back-nine to defeat Austin Greaser of North Carolina, 2 and 1. Piot became the first U.S. Amateur champion from Michigan.

Professional career

Piot turned professional in May 2022. In May 2022, Piot was announced as one of the participants for the inaugural

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event to be played June 9–11 at

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. Piot continued with LIV Golf in 2023, appearing in all 14 events. His season high finish of T18 came at LIV Golf Greenbrier. After finishing 47th in

2023 LIV Golf League The 2023 LIV Golf League was the second season of LIV Golf following the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series. The season consisted of thirteen 54-hole tournaments, featuring 48 players and no cut, with a team championship event at the season e ...

standings, Piot was relegated. In 2024, Piot played in a handful of

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events, as well as various mini-tour events in the United States.

Personal life

Piot is a close friend of professional football player Bryce Baringer, who was also his roommate at Michigan State.

Amateur wins

*2019 Island Resort Intercollegiate, Inverness Intercollegiate *2021 Hoosier Collegiate Invite, Golf Association of Michigan Championship,

, Island Resort Intercollegiate *2022 Georgia Cup Source:

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut

U.S. national team appearances

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: 2021 (winners)

References

External links

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Michigan State profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Piot, James American male golfers LIV Golf players Michigan State Spartans men's golfers Golfers from Michigan Detroit Catholic Central High School alumni 1998 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen