Stefano Mazzoli

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Stefano Mazzoli
Personal information
Born (1996-12-27) 27 December 1996 (age 28)
Montorfano, Italy
Sporting nationalityFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Residence Segrate, Italy
Career
College Texas Christian University
Turned professional2019
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
Challenge Tour
Former tour(s) Alps Tour
Professional wins4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2016
Achievements and awards
Asian Tour
Rookie of the Year 		2024

Stefano Mazzoli (born 27 December 1996) is an Italian professional golfer who currently plays on the Asian Tour. He won the 2015 European Amateur and was runner-up at the 2024 Open de Portugal on the Challenge Tour. He was also awarded Asian Tour Rookie of the Year in 2024. [1]

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Amateur career

Mazzoli won the 2014 European Boys' Team Championship in Norway with a team that included Guido Migliozzi and Renato Paratore. [2] He also won a medal at the 2017 European Amateur Team Championship in Austria, after Italy beat Sweden 4–3 in the bronze match. [3] He represented Europe in the Jacques Léglise Trophy, St Andrews Trophy and Bonallack Trophy.

In 2015, he won the European Amateur in Slovakia by one stroke over Gary Hurley of Ireland, which earned him a start at the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club. [4]

Mazzoli attended Texas Christian University from 2015 to 2019. Playing with the TCU Horned Frogs men's golf team he won four times and was named All-American and Jack Nicklaus Award semifinalist. [5] He played in the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup where he won his mixed foursomes match with Dewi Weber 1 up against Andrea Lee and Collin Morikawa. [6]

Professional career

Mazzoli turned professional in 2019 and joined the Challenge Tour. He spent the next few season on the Alps Tour, narrowly missing out on promotion. In 2022, he captured his third win on the tour and earned promotion to the 2023 Challenge Tour via the rankings. In 2024, he was runner-up at the Open de Portugal, a stroke behind Matt Oshrine. [7]

In 2024, Mazzoli joined the Asian Tour and was named Asian Tour Rookie of the Year after several top-10 finishes, including a T-5 at the International Series Morocco and a T-6 at the Hong Kong Open. [1] [8] [9]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (4)

Alps Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
125 Feb 2020 Red Sea Little Venice Open−15 (66-67-68=201)Playoff Flag of England.svg Sam Robinson, Flag of Ireland.svg Jonathan Yates
230 Apr 2021 Antognolla Alps Open−12 (72-71-61=204)Playoff Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Bergamaschi, Flag of Spain.svg Alex Esmatges,
Flag of Ireland.svg Paul McBride, Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Pitoni
324 Feb 2022 Ein Bay Open−14 (69-65-68=202)2 strokes Flag of Ireland.svg Conor Purcell

Other wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. 1 2 "Stefano Mazzoli: From Qualifying School to Rookie of the Year". Asian Tour. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "European Boys' Team Championship (Jean-Louis Dupont Trophy)". European Golf Association. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "European Amateur Team Championship". Europeaqn Golf Association. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Southwell, Sophie (11 August 2015). "Amateur Champ wins place in next year's open". Golf Punk HQ. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Men's Golf Roster: Stefano Mazzoli". TCU Athletics. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "USA Retain Arnold Palmer Cup". R&A. 10 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Mazzoli 2°, Oshrine vince l'Open de Portugal at Royal Óbidos" [Mazzoli 2nd, Oshrine wins the Open de Portugal at Royal Óbidos]. Notizie Golf (in Italian). 15 September 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  8. ↑ Gussoni, Andrea (12 December 2024). "Stefano Mazzoli is Rookie of the Year". Tennis World. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Higham, Paul (29 November 2024). "Asian Tour Pro's Incredible Slam Dunk Hole-In-One". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
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