Sébastien Gros Explained

Sébastien Gros
Birth Date:8 November 1989
Birth Place:Villeurbanne, France
Weight:73kg (161lb)
Residence:Lyon, France
Yearpro:2011
Tour:Challenge Tour
Extour:European Tour
Asian Tour
Prowins:6
Chalwins:2
Otherwins:4

Sébastien Gros (born 8 November 1989) is a French professional golfer.

Gros was born in Villeurbanne, France. He turned professional in 2011 and played on the Alps Tour. He won on the Alps Tour in 2012 and 2013.[1] [2] He began playing on the Challenge Tour and Asian Tour[2] in 2014. At the end of 2014, he played all three stages of the European Tour Qualifying School: he finished 32nd, just missing out on a place on the main tour, but earned a place on the Challenge Tour for 2015.[3]

Gros won his first Challenge Tour event in 2015 at the Najeti Open in Saint-Omer, France, and also won the Kazakhstan Open later in the year.[4] He was second in the 2015 Challenge Tour Order of Merit to earn a place on the European Tour for 2016.

Gros played on the European Tour from 2016 to 2018. He lost his card after the 2017 season but regained it through Q School. He lost his card again after the 2018 season and returned to the Challenge Tour for 2019.

In February 2020 he won the Newgiza Open on the MENA Tour.

Amateur wins

Source:[5]

Professional wins (6)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
121 Jun 2015Najeti Open−14 (68-66-67-69=270)6 strokes Thomas Linard
213 Sep 2015Kazakhstan Open−14 (68-67-70-69=274)1 stroke Mads Søgaard

Alps Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
124 Jun 2012Open du Haut Poitou−8 (70-65-76=211)1 stroke Carlos García Simarro
28 Jun 2013Open de Saint François Region Guadeloupe−8 (67-68-70=205)Playoff Stephen Grant, Thomas Linard

French Tour wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sebastien Gros – Wins . PGA European Tour . 25 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Seb Gros profile . Asian Tour . 25 June 2015.
  3. Web site: Players - DP World Tour.
  4. News: Saint Omer stroll as Sebastien Gros cruises to victory at Najeti Open . . Glasgow, Scotland . 21 June 2015.
  5. Web site: Sebastien Gros . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 25 June 2015.