Stefano Mazzoli (born 27 December 1996) is an Italian

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who currently plays on the

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. He won the 2015

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and was runner-up at the 2024

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on the

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. He was also awarded Asian Tour Rookie of the Year in 2024.

Amateur career

Mazzoli won the 2014

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in Norway with a team that included

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and

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. He also won a medal at the

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in Austria, after Italy beat Sweden 4–3 in the bronze match. He represented Europe in the

Jacques Léglise Trophy The Jacques Léglise Trophy is an annual amateur boys' team golf competition between Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It was first played in 1977, as a one-day match before the Boys Amateur Championship, but since 1996 it has ...

St Andrews Trophy The St Andrews Trophy is a biennial men's team golf tournament contested between teams of amateur golfers representing Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It takes its name from St Andrews in Scotland. It was first played in 19 ...

and

Bonallack Trophy The Bonallack Trophy is an amateur golf competition on the model of the Ryder Cup which opposes every two years a European team and a team representing Asia/Pacific. The venue alternates between courses in Europe and Asia/Pacific. The first compe ...

. In 2015, he won the

in Slovakia by one stroke over Gary Hurley of Ireland, which earned him a start at the

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. Mazzoli attended

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from 2015 to 2019. Playing with the TCU Horned Frogs men's golf team he won four times and was named All-American and Jack Nicklaus Award semifinalist. He played in the

2018 Arnold Palmer Cup The 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup was a team golf competition held from 6–8 July 2018 at Evian Resort Golf Club, Évian-les-Bains, France. It was the 22nd time the event had been contested and the first under a new format in which women golfers played ...

where he won his mixed foursomes match with Dewi Weber 1 up against Andrea Lee and

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Professional career

Mazzoli turned professional in 2019 and joined the

. He spent the next few season on the

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, narrowly missing out on promotion. In 2022, he captured his third win on the tour and earned promotion to the 2023 Challenge Tour via the rankings. In 2024, he was runner-up at the

, a stroke behind Matt Oshrine. In 2024, Mazzoli joined the

and was named Asian Tour Rookie of the Year after several top-10 finishes, including a T-5 at the

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and a T-6 at the Hong Kong Open.

Amateur wins

*2015

Professional wins (4)

Alps Tour wins (3)

Other wins (1)

*2021

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Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Italy): 2014 (winners) *

(representing Continental Europe): 2014 *

(representing Europe): 2016 (winners) *

(representing Continental Europe): 2016, 2018 (winners) *

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

(representing the International team):

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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 Italy):

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

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 Eisenhower Trophy, 1958, it is nam ...

(representing Italy):

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mazzoli, Stefano Italian male golfers Asian Tour golfers TCU Horned Frogs men's golfers Sportspeople from the Province of Como Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Milan 1996 births Living people 21st-century Italian sportsmen