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Julien Brun (born 1 April 1992) is a French
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 ...
. He has won three times on the
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, firstly in 2012 as an amateur, before winning again at the Open de Bretagne and the Empordà Challenge in 2021.


Amateur career

Brun played college golf at
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. In his freshman year (2011–12), he won three events. He also won the opening tournament of the 2012–13 season. In September 2012, Brun won the Allianz Golf Open Toulouse Metropole 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 ...
. He was the sixth amateur to win in Challenge Tour history. In 2015, Brun medaled at one of the
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events for the
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.


Professional career

Brun turned professional in mid-2015 after graduating from university. He played on the Canadian tour for two season, 2015 and 2016 but had little success. He played a number of events on the 2017 Alps Tour, winning the Ein Bay Open in Egypt, the opening event of the season. Brun played primarily 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 2017, 2018 and 2019. In 2020 Brun played on the Pro Golf Tour, winning twice, at the Open Casa Green Golf in February and the Gradi Polish Open in July. He was also twice runner-up during the season and finished second in the Order of Merit to gain 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 ...
for 2021. In June 2021, Brun lost a playoff for the
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. Tied with Kristian Krogh Johannessen and
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after 72 holes, the playoff went to the fourth extra hole before Tarrio won with a birdie 3. Three weeks later he won the Open de Bretagne, his first on the Challenge Tour as a professional, two ahead of Chase Hanna and Jérôme Lando-Casanova.


Professional wins (8)


Challenge Tour wins (3)

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)


Alps Tour wins (1)


Pro Golf Tour wins (2)


Czech PGA Tour wins (2)


Team appearances

Amateur *
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(representing France): 2008, 2009, 2010 * Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2008 *
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(representing France):
2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
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(representing Europe):
2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
(winners),
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
*
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 France):
2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
(winners),
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
,
2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...


See also

* 2021 Challenge Tour graduates


References


External links

* * * French male golfers European Tour golfers TCU Horned Frogs men's golfers Sportspeople from Alpes-Maritimes 1992 births Living people 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-golf-bio-stub