Martin Daniel Trainer (born April 15, 1991) is an American-French professional golfer who won his first PGA Tour event at the 2019

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, which was an alternate event.

Early life

Trainer was born in

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, France. He graduated from Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto, California in 2009. He graduated from

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with a degree in

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. His father is American and his mother French. He has dual American and French citizenship.

Nationality change

In October 2022, it was reported that Trainer had changed his sporting nationality from the United States to France, having been eligible to do so by being born in

and his mother also being French. He applied to the

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in July 2022 to switch representation.

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Web.com Tour wins (2)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)

Chilean Tour wins (1)

Gateway Tour wins (1)

*2013 Arizona Fall 4

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in The Players Championship

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Gallery

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References

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* * American male golfers French male golfers USC Trojans men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from California Gunn High School alumni Sportspeople from Marseille Sportspeople from Palo Alto, California American people of French descent 1991 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-golf-bio-stub