Adri Arnaus Explained

Adri Arnaus
Fullname:Adrià Arnaus Antúnez
Birth Date:17 October 1994
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
College:Texas A&M University
Yearpro:2017
Tour:European Tour
Extour:Challenge Tour
Prowins:4
Eurowins:1
Chalwins:1
Otherwins:2
Masters:DNP
Usopen:T58: 2019
Open:T76: 2022
Pga:T30: 2022
Award1:Alps Tour
Order of Merit winner
Year1:2017

Adrià Arnaus Antúnez (born 17 October 1994) is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2022 Catalunya Championship on the European Tour.

Amateur career

Arnaus attended Texas A&M University from 2012 to 2016.[1] He had a successful year in 2017, winning the Spanish Amateur Championship and being a member of the Spanish team that won the European Amateur Team Championship. He played on the 2017 Alps Tour as an amateur and won two events, the Villaverde Open and the Alps Tour Grand Final which together with two runner-up finishes meant he led to Order of Merit to earn a place on the Challenge Tour for 2018.

Professional career

Arnaus turned professional in late 2017 and reached the final stage of the European Tour Q-School. He had a successful first year as a professional, playing mostly on the Challenge Tour. He won the end-of-season Challenge Tour Grand Final by a stroke from Victor Perez to finish second in the Order of Merit and earn a place on the 2019 European Tour. Earlier in the season he was runner-up to Jack Singh Brar in the Cordon Golf Open and also had a third-place finish and was fourth a further three times.

Arnaus claimed his first European Tour victory at the 2022 Catalunya Championship. He shot a final-round 65 to meet Oliver Bekker in a playoff. He won with a par on the sixth extra hole.[2]

Amateur wins

Source:[3]

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (1)

European Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12021Acciona Open de España Rafa Cabrera-BelloLost to birdie on first extra hole
22022MyGolfLife Open Pablo Larrazábal, Jordan SmithLarrazábal won with birdie on second extra hole
Arnaus eliminated by birdie on first hole
32022Catalunya Championship Oliver BekkerWon with par on sixth extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Legend
Grand Finals (1)
Other Challenge Tour (0)

Alps Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
110 Jun 2017Villaverde Open
(as an amateur)
−13 (66-64-67=197)Playoff Gregoire Schoeb
222 Oct 2017Alps Tour Grand Final
(as an amateur)
−14 (69-70-66-65=270)2 strokes Christoph Koerbler, Léo Lespinasse

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament20192020202120222023
Masters Tournament
PGA ChampionshipT30CUT
U.S. OpenT58CUT
The Open ChampionshipCUTNTT76CUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Texas A&M University Athletics 2015-16 Men's Golf Roster Adrià Arnaus . 12thman.com . 12 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Arnaus wins dramatic play-off on home soil for maiden title . European Tour . 1 May 2022 . 1 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Adria Arnaus . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 12 November 2018.
  4. Web site: European Boys' Team Championship . European Golf Association.