Paul Barjon (born 19 September 1992) is a French professional golfer, who won the 2019 PGA Tour Canada Order of Merit.
Early life and amateur career
Barjon was born in
Bordeaux, France
Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...
to parents Alain and Marie. However, he grew up in
New Caledonia
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, a French territory in the Pacific. He has a brother named Louis.
As a youth, he won the 2009 New Caledonia Amateur Championship, 2010 Grand Prix of Baron, and 2011 French Club Team Championship. He attended high school at Lycée Polyvalent in
Antibes, France
Antibes (, , ; ) is a seaside city in the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France, department in Southeastern France. It is located on the French Riviera between Cannes and Nice; its cape, the Cap d'Antibes, along with Cap Ferrat in Saint-Jean-Ca ...
. In November 2011, Barjon signed a letter of intent to play for
Texas Christian University
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.
At the age of 18, he was at #105 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. In 2012, he won the stroke-play portion of the Italian Amateur. In 2012, he won the Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship. He also reached the round of 16 at the 2012
Amateur Championship
The Amateur Championship (sometimes referred to as the British Amateur or British Amateur Championship outside the UK) is a golf tournament which has been held annually in the United Kingdom since 1885 except during the two World Wars, and in 19 ...
. Barjon represented France at the
2012 Eisenhower Trophy
The 2012 Eisenhower Trophy took place 4–7 October on the PGA Sultan course at Antalya Golf Club and the Faldo course at Cornelia Golf Club in Antalya, Turkey. It was the 28th World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tourname ...
in
Antalya, Turkey
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, were his team were tied bronze medalists.
The following year, he played for France at the
2013 European Amateur Team Championship
The 2013 European Amateur Team Championship took place 9–13 July at Silkeborg Ry Golf Club in Silkeborg, located in the middle of the Jutlandic peninsula, Denmark. It was the 30th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.
Venue
The clu ...
Barjon turned professional in 2016. In 2016, he played on the
PGA Tour Canada
PGA Tour Canada, commonly referred to as the Canadian Tour, was a men's professional golf tour headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The United States–based PGA Tour took over operation of the tour on November 1, 2012, at which time it was renamed ...
Osprey Valley Open
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on PGA Tour Canada and the Order of Merit.
Before the 2020 season, he qualified for the
Korn Ferry Tour
The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. ...
. He had much success that year. He finished in second place at the 2020
Mexico Championship
The Mexico Championship is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was first played in May 2013 at the El Bosque Country Club in León, Mexico.
The Mexican Open had been a Web.com Tour event from 2008 to 2012, and was played at El Bosque t ...
Huntsville, Alabama
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. He held the 54-hole lead at the tournament. At the end of regulation, he was tied with Billy Kennerly and
Mito Pereira
Guillermo "Mito" Pereira Hinke (born 31 March 1995) is a Chilean professional golfer who plays in the LIV Golf League.
Amateur career
Pereira was runner-up at the 2006 Optimist International Junior Golf Championship (boys 10-11 division), and w ...
, which resulted in a sudden-death playoff. Kennerly bogeyed the second hole of the playoff to be eliminated. On the third playoff hole – played at the par-5 10th hole – Pereira made birdie. However, Barjon "poured in a 20-foot eagle putt for the win." It was his 25th event of the year. After three second-place finishes, he had finally won. Later in the year he qualified for the 2021 U.S. Open.
In 2022 he was tied for the 54-hole lead at
The American Express
The Desert Classic (currently known as The American Express for sponsorship reasons; previously known as the CareerBuilder Challenge, Palm Springs Golf Classic, the Bob Hope Desert Classic, the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, and the Humana Challeng ...
, but shot a one-over 73 in the final round to finish at 10th place.
''Results not in chronological order in 2020.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to
COVID-19 pandemic
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Team appearances
Amateur
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Eisenhower Trophy
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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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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):
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 ...
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2014
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See also
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2021 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates __NOTOC__
This is a list of golfers who graduated from the Korn Ferry Tour and Korn Ferry Tour Finals in 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no graduating class in 2020, and the 2020 Korn Ferry Tour season extended into 2021. The top 25 pl ...
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2023 Korn Ferry Tour graduates
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This is a list of golfers who graduated from the Korn Ferry Tour in 2023. The top 30 players on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour points list earned PGA Tour cards for 2024.
The structure of the Korn Ferry Tour season and qualification for the PG ...