Martin Trainer

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Martin Trainer
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Personal information
Full nameMartin Daniel Trainer
Born (1991-04-15) April 15, 1991 (age 33) [1]
Marseille, France
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States (until Sep 2022)
Flag of France.svg  France (since Oct 2022)
Residence Palo Alto, California
Career
College University of Southern California
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Web.com Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Gateway Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 2019
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship DNP

Martin Daniel Trainer (born April 15, 1991) is an American-French professional golfer who won his first PGA Tour event at the 2019 Puerto Rico Open, which was an alternate event. [1] [2]

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Early life

Trainer was born in Marseille, France. He graduated from Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto, California in 2009. [3] He graduated from University of Southern California with a degree in Business Administration. His father is American and his mother French. He has dual American and French citizenship. [1] [4]

Nationality change

In October 2022, it was reported that Trainer had changed his sporting nationality from USA to France, having been eligible to do so by being born in Marseille and his mother also being French. He applied to the International Golf Federation in July 2022 to switch representation. [5]

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Feb 24, 2019 Puerto Rico Open −15 (70-67-69-67=273)3 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Baddeley, Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Berger,
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Roger Sloan, Flag of the United States.svg Johnson Wagner

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
(with Flag of the United States.svg Chad Ramey)
Flag of Ireland.svg Shane Lowry and Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy Lost to par on first extra hole

Web.com Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Mar 11, 2018 El Bosque Mexico Championship −14 (67-70-68-69=274)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg John Chin
2Jul 29, 2018 Price Cutter Charity Championship −25 (62-68-65-68=263)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Norlander

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1May 29, 2016 Mazatlán Open −15 (71-66-71-65=273)1 stroke Flag of Argentina.svg Leandro Marelli

Chilean Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Nov 23, 2014Abierto de Prince of Wales Country Club−10 (64-72-70=206)1 stroke Flag of Chile.svg Santiago Russi

Gateway Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament2019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament2019
The Players Championship T41

"T" indicates a tie for a place

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Martin Trainer – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  2. Kelly, Todd (February 24, 2019). "Martin Trainer nabs first PGA Tour win at Puerto Rico Open". Golfweek.
  3. "Martin Trainer". USC Trojans.
  4. "Ryder Cup choices: Trainer's difficult decision on U.S. vs. Europe". Golf Channel. August 1, 2018.
  5. Gussoni, Andrea (October 3, 2022). "Martin Trainer has decided to play for France". Tennis World. Retrieved October 3, 2022.