James Piot

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James Piot
Personal information
Born (1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 (age 25)
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight153 lb (69 kg)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Canton, Michigan
Career
College Michigan State
Turned professional2022
Former tour(s) LIV Golf
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2022
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2022
The Open Championship DNP

James Piot (born October 14, 1998) is an American professional golfer from Canton, Michigan. In 2021, he won the U.S. Amateur.

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Amateur career

Piot was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan. In high school, he led Detroit Catholic Central to three consecutive state championships and won the Michigan junior amateur championship in 2015. [1] [2]

Piot enrolled at Michigan State in 2017, majoring in finance. He earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors in 2018. [3] As a fifth-year senior in 2021, he was named an All-Big Ten First Team selection, an All-American Honorable Mention, and set a school record for lowest scoring average. [4] [5]

At the 2020 U.S. Amateur, Piot was the No. 2 seed in stroke-play before losing in the second round. [6] He advanced to the final in 2021 at Oakmont Country Club, winning four consecutive holes on the back-nine to defeat Austin Greaser of North Carolina, 2 and 1. Piot became the first U.S. Amateur champion from Michigan. [7] [8]

Professional career

Piot turned professional in May 2022.

In May 2022, Piot was announced as one of the participants for the inaugural LIV Golf event to be played June 9–11 at Centurion Club in London, England. [9]

Personal life

Piot is a close friend of professional football player Bryce Baringer, who was also his roommate at Michigan State. [10]

Amateur wins

Source: [11]

Results in major championships

Tournament2022
Masters Tournament CUT
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

U.S. national team appearances

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References

  1. ↑ Paul, Tony (August 14, 2021). "MSU's James Piot to play for U.S. Amateur title; he's earned U.S. Open, Masters berths". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Michigan Junior State Amateur". Golf Association of Michigan. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  3. ↑ Barnes, Jeff (May 2, 2018). "Piot Named B1G Freshman of the Year". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  4. ↑ "James Piot Earns PING All-America Honorable Mention Accolades". MSU Spartans. July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  5. ↑ Woodard, Adam (August 14, 2021). "An ambitious James Piot keeps on rolling into U.S. Amateur final match at Oakmont". Golfweek. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  6. ↑ Herrington, Ryan (August 14, 2021). "James Piot comes into the U.S. Amateur final against Austin Greaser in a familiar spot—as the underdog". Golf Digest. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  7. ↑ Paul, Tony (August 15, 2021). "Sparty sensation! Michigan State's James Piot rallies from 3 down to win U.S. Amateur". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  8. ↑ Woodard, Adam (August 15, 2021). "Three-down with nine to play, Michigan State's James Piot comes back to win 121st U.S. Amateur at Oakmont". Golfweek. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  9. ↑ Schmitt, Tim (May 31, 2022). "Dustin Johnson, Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia, Louis Oosthuizen in field for LIV Golf's London event". Golfweek. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Michigan State football: Bryce Baringer skips practice to see Masters". Detroit Free Press . April 13, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  11. ↑ "James Piot". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
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