Luis Gagne

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Luis Gagne
Personal information
Full nameLuis Gerardo Gagne
Born (1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 (age 26)
San José, Costa Rica
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Residence Orlando, Florida
Career
College Louisiana State University
Turned professional2019
Current tour(s) Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour Canada
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open T48: 2018
The Open Championship DNP

Luis Gerardo Gagne (born 27 August 1997) is a Costa Rican professional golfer who is best known for finishing low amateur at the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Early life and amateur career

Gagne was born in Costa Rica, but his family moved to Orlando, Florida, when he was three years old and began playing golf soon after. His first language was Spanish and he learned English at five. [8] One of Gagne's earliest golf memories was, at five years of age, watching Tiger Woods play in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club, Florida. [3]

He played collegiate golf for four seasons at Louisiana State University 2015–2019. He ended his sophomore season 2016–2017 ranked 25th in the U.S. in the final Golfweek player rankings . He was also ranked 52nd nationally among college players in the final Golfstat player rankings. He was an All-America Honorable Mention in 2016 and 2017 He earned an All-Southeastern Conference First Team laurel in 2018 and All-SEC Second Team honors in 2017 and 2019. He also earned an All-America Third Team selection in 2018. He holds the second lowest career scoring average in LSU history at 71.54. [9]

Gagne qualified, advancing through local qualifying, for the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, New York, where he finished low amateur tied 48th, 15 strokes behind winner Brooks Koepka. Gagne also qualified, via sectional qualifying at Bowling Green, Florida, for the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, California, where he missed the cut.

He finished runner-up at both the 2019 Latin America Amateur Championship and the 2019 Abierto Sudamericano Amateur.

Gagne turned professional in June 2019, the day after he helped the international team beat the United States team at the 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup.

He was ranked 29th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings upon turning professional.

Professional career

In March 2021, Gaine won the PGA Tour Canada Qualifying School wire-to-wire at Mission Inn Club and Resort, Florida, with a 3-shot-margin in a 106-man-field, securing his card for the entire season. [5]

Gagne qualified for the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, California, his third start in the championship. He missed the cut by four strokes.

In November 2021, he earned exempt status on the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour at the final stage qualifying tournament at the Landings Club in Savannah, Georgia. He played 22 tournaments on the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour, making the cut in ten, with a best finish of tied 21st and ended the season ranked 124th. [3] [9] [10]

He finished tied 6th at the Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open in June 2023 on the PGA Tour Canada at Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan. [11] [12]

Amateur wins

Source: [2]

Results in major championships

Tournament2018201920202021
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open T48LACUTCUT
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. ↑ "Luis Gagne". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Luis Gagne". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Luis Gagne". PGA Tour. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Luis Gagne, Player bio". Hambric Sports. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Final-round 67 lifts Gagne to impressive Q-School triumph". PGA Tour. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Luis Gagne". Callaway Golf. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Luis Gagne bio". LSU Athletics. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Player's Take: Luis Gagne". PGA Tour. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  9. 1 2 Maerke, Ashleigh (8 November 2021). "Men's Golf Alum Luis Gagne Secures Spot On Korn Ferry Tour". LSU Athletics. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Luis Gagne". Callaway Golf. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Pak pulls away and rolls to first title at Elk Ridge". Elk Ridge Saskatchewan Open. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "Luis Gagne, Player bio". Hambric Sports. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
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