Grant Forrest

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Grant Forrest
Personal information
Born (1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 31)
Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Residence North Berwick, Scotland
Career
College University of San Diego
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s) European Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2024
The Open Championship CUT: 2013, 2018

Grant Forrest (born 19 June 1993) is a Scottish professional golfer. He plays on the European Tour, and won the 2021 Hero Open. Forrest had a successful amateur career which included being runner-up in the Amateur Championship and playing in the 2015 Walker Cup.

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Amateur career

Forrest had an exceptionally successful amateur career. He won the Scottish Amateur in 2012 and the St Andrews Links Trophy in 2014. He reached the final of the 2015 Amateur Championship where he lost 4&2 to Romain Langasque and played in the Walker Cup later the same year.

Forrest played college golf at the University of San Diego where he won four events. [1] He turned professional in late 2016.

Professional career

Forrest made his professional debut at the 2016 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, finishing tied for 41st place. He played on the Challenge Tour in 2017 with a best finish of tied for second place in the Hainan Open and finished 34th in the Order of Merit. [2]

Forrest played on the Challenge Tour again in 2018. In May he reached the final of the Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9, losing to Liam Johnston in the final by 1 hole. [3] The following month he lost to Stuart Manley in a playoff in the Hauts de France Golf Open, after making a bogey at the third extra hole. [4] He was runner-up for the third time in the Hainan Open in October and finished 7th in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the 2019 European Tour.

Forrest finished 94th in the 2019 European Tour Order of Merit and 72nd in the 2020 Order of Merit, with five top-10 finishes over the two seasons. [5]

In July 2021, Forrest was in contention to win the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open but after a par-5 at the 17th hole and a double-bogey 6 at the final hole he finished in a tie for fourth place. [6] The following month he won the Hero Open by one stroke from James Morrison, finishing with two birdies at the last two holes. [7]

Amateur wins

Source: [8]

Professional wins (1)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
18 Aug 2021 Hero Open −24 (68-68-62-66=264)1 stroke Flag of England.svg James Morrison

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2018 Hauts de France Golf Open Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Stuart Manley Lost to par on third extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUTCUT
PGA Championship
Tournament201920202021202220232024
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "San Diego Golf – Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "van Rooyen triumphs in Hainan". European Tour. 15 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Match Play 9 delight for Johnston in Spain". European Tour. 20 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Manley makes good on fortnight of form". European Tour. 17 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Grant Forrest". European Tour. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Dempster, Martin (4 July 2021). "Grant Forrest 'pretty devastated' after costly final hole in Irish Open". The Scotsman. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Big finish hands Forrest maiden title in Scotland". European Tour. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Grant Forrest". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association" . Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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