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

Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and, as with on the main European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe. History ...

, firstly in 2012 as an amateur, before winning again at the

Open de Bretagne The Open de Bretagne is an annual golf tournament held in Brittany, France and founded in 2004. Having been a stop on the satellite Alps Tour The Alps Tour is a developmental professional golf tour for men which is sanctioned by the nationa ...

and the

Empordà Challenge The Empordà Challenge was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour held at Empordà Golf on the Costa Brava near Girona, Spain. In 2021, together with Challenge Costa Brava, also hosted at Empordà Golf, the tournament served as a replacement fo ...

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

. 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

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, winning the Ein Bay Open in Egypt, the opening event of the season. Brun played primarily on the

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 The Polish Open is the oldest and most prestigious professional golf tournament in Poland. First played in 1994, from 1996 to 1999 it was included on the Challenge Tour, and subsequently on the Pro Golf Tour (formerly known as the EPD Tour). In ...

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

for 2021. In June 2021, Brun lost a playoff for the

D+D Real Czech Challenge The D+D Real Czech Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour played in the Czech Republic. From 2012 to 2018, and from 2021 it was played at the Golf&Spa Kunětická Hora in Dříteč. It moved to the Kaskáda Golf Resort, near Kuřim ...

. 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

, his first on the Challenge Tour as a professional, two ahead of Chase Hanna and Jérôme Lando-Casanova.

Professional wins (7)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Alps Tour wins (1)

Pro Golf Tour wins (2)

Czech PGA Tour wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur *

European Boys' Team Championship The European Boys' Team Championship (Jean-Louis Dupont Trophy) is a European amateur team golf championship for men up to 18 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1980 and it has been played annually since. ...

(representing France): 2008, 2009, 2010 * Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2008 *

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, it is named after Dwight D. Eise ...

(representing France):

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Palmer Cup The Arnold Palmer Cup is an annual team golf competition for college/university golfers. From 2018 it has been contested between a United States team and an International team representing the rest of the world. The teams consist of 12 men and 12 ...

(representing Europe):

(winners),

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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 bee ...

(representing France): 2011,

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References

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