Julian Suri (born April 6, 1991) is an American

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

who currently plays on the

European Tour The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...

Amateur career

Suri played college golf at

Duke University Duke University is a Private university, private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity, North Carolina, Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1 ...

where he won three events and was an

All-American The All-America designation is an annual honor bestowed on outstanding athletes in the United States who are considered to be among the best athletes in their respective sport. Individuals receiving this distinction are typically added to an Al ...

in 2012.

Professional career

Suri turned professional in 2013. In 2016 he played all three stages of the European Tour Qualifying School. He finished just one stroke away from qualifying for the European Tour, to earn a place on the

Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour, currently titled as the HotelPlanner Tour for sponsorship reasons and also sometimes referred to as the European Challenge Tour, is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European To ...

. In May 2017 he was runner-up in the

Open de Portugal The Open de Portugal, previously the Portuguese Open, is an annual professional golf tournament, currently played on the Challenge Tour. History It was first played in 1953, and was part of the European Tour's schedule from 1973 to 2010. After a ...

and two weeks later earned his first professional win at the

D+D Real Czech Challenge D, or d, is the fourth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''dee'' (pronounced ), plural ''dees''. History T ...

on the

. Suri qualified for the 2017 Open Championship, his first major championship, through Final Qualifying. In August 2017 Suri had his first

win, the

Made in Denmark The Danish Golf Championship is a professional golf tournament on the European Tour that is played annually in Denmark. History The inaugural tournament was played from 14 to 17 August 2014 at the HimmerLand Golf & Spa Resort, in Farsø Farsø i ...

tournament. Despite only playing a partial season on the European Tour, Suri performed well enough to qualify for the DP World Tour Championship, where he finished tied for 8th, and he ended the season 52nd in the Road to Dubai.

Personal

Suri is of Indian and Mexican descent.

Amateur wins

*2011 Rod Myers Invitational *2012 John Burns Intercollegiate, Rod Myers Invitational Source:

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Suri, Julian American male golfers Duke Blue Devils men's golfers European Tour golfers Golfers from New York (state) Golfers from New York City Golfers from St. Augustine, Florida 1991 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen