Alfie Plant

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Alfie Plant
Personal information
Full nameAlfie Charles Plant
Born (1992-07-06) 6 July 1992 (age 32)
Bexley, London, England
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Career
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s) Challenge Tour
Former tour(s) PGA EuroPro Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T62: 2017

Alfie Charles Plant (born 6 July 1992) is an English professional golfer. [1] He came to prominence by winning the Silver Medal, as the leading amateur, at the 2017 Open Championship.

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Amateur career

Plant was runner-up at the 2015 English Amateur at Alwoodley Golf Club, Leeds losing 9&7 to Joe Dean in the 36 hole final. [2]

Plant played for England in the 2016 Eisenhower Trophy were the team finished second, their best ever finish in the event. [3] Later in 2016 he won the Lytham Trophy with a score of 284 to win by seven shots. [4]

Plant won the 2017 European Amateur at Walton Heath Golf Club. Plant was tied with two Italians, Luca Cianchetti and Lorenzo Scalise, on 273 after 72 holes. After a three-hole playoff, Plant and Scalise were still tied, but Plant finally won with a birdie at the fifth extra hole. His European Amateur win earned him entry into the 2017 Open Championship, his first start in a major championship. [5] At the Open, he had opening rounds of 71 and 73 and was the only amateur to make the cut. He had further rounds of 69 and 73 and won the Silver Medal as the leading amateur. [6] [7]

Professional career

Plant turned professional after playing in the 2017 Walker Cup. In 2019 he won the Golfcatcher Championship on the PGA EuroPro Tour. He finished the 2019 PGA EuroPro Tour season 4th in the Order of Merit to gain a place on the 2020 Challenge Tour.

Amateur wins

Source: [8]

Professional wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
119 Sep 2021 Hopps Open de Provence −17 (68-70-66-67=271)Playoff Flag of Austria.svg Lukas Nemecz, Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Schneider
226 Jun 2022 Blot Open de Bretagne −11 (65-67-69-68=269)1 stroke Flag of Ireland.svg Ruaidhri McGee

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2021 Hopps Open de Provence Flag of Austria.svg Lukas Nemecz, Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Schneider Won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
128 Jun 2019 Golfcatcher Championship−11 (68-69-65=202)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Marco Penge

Results in major championships

Tournament2017
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T62LA
PGA Championship
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
"T" = tied for place

Team appearances

Amateur

Source: [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Zeqiri, Daniel (19 July 2017). "Alfie Plant to be cheered on at The Open by 150 fans who have 'taken over Pontins'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Joe Dean crowned English Amateur champion". Amateurgolf.com. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  3. ↑ McEwan, Michael. "Silver for England in Eisenhower Trophy". English Golf Courses. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Tait, Alistair (1 May 2016). "Alfie Plant sees persistence pay off with Lytham Trophy victory". Golfweek. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Alfie Plant wins European Amateur in Marathon Playoff". AmateurGolf.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  6. ↑ Zeqiri, Dan (21 July 2017). "Alfie Plant produces back-nine revival to secure top amateur prize at 2017 Open Championship". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  7. ↑ Romine, Brentley (21 July 2017). "Amateur Alfie Plant shows no fear at British Open". Golfweek. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Alfie Plant". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
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