Sébastien Gros (born 8 November 1989) 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 ...

. Gros was born in

Villeurbanne Villeurbanne (; frp, Velorbana) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is situated northeast of Lyon, with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after tha ...

, France. He turned professional in 2011 and played on the

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. He won on the Alps Tour in 2012 and 2013. He began playing on the Challenge Tour and

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in 2014. At the end of 2014, he played all three stages of the European Tour Qualifying School: he finished 32nd, just missing out on a place on the main tour, but earned a place on the Challenge Tour for 2015. Gros won his first Challenge Tour event in 2015 at the Najeti Open in Saint-Omer, France, and also won the

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later in the year. He was second in the 2015 Challenge Tour Order of Merit to earn a place on the European Tour for 2016. Gros played on the European Tour from 2016 to 2018. He lost his card after the 2017 season but regained it through Q School. He lost his card again after the 2018 season and returned to the Challenge Tour for 2019. In February 2020 he won the Newgiza Open on the MENA Tour.

Amateur wins

*2008 Biarritz Cup *2009 Grand Prix De La Ligue Paca *2010 Trophee Thomas de Kristoffy, Grand Prix de Limere, Grand Prix de Savoie *2011 Trophee Thomas de Kristoffy Source:

Professional wins (6)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Alps Tour wins (2)

MENA Tour wins (1)

French Tour wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur * European Amateur Team Championship (representing France):

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* * French male golfers European Tour golfers Asian Tour golfers People from Villeurbanne Sportspeople from Lyon Metropolis 1989 births Living people 21st-century French people {{France-golf-bio-stub