Andrea Pavan
| Andrea Pavan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.JPG) | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 27 April 1989 Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Italy | ||
| Residence | Rome, Italy | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Texas A&M University | ||
| Turned professional | 2010 | ||
| Current tour(s) | European Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 8 | ||
| Highest ranking | 65 (29 September 2019)[1] (as of 17 November 2024) | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| European Tour | 2 | ||
| Challenge Tour | 5 (Tied-7th all-time) | ||
| Other | 1 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2014 | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2019 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Andrea Pavan (born 27 April 1989) is an Italian professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour. He has won twice on the European Tour, the 2018 D+D Real Czech Masters and the 2019 BMW International Open.
Amateur career
[edit]Pavan won the Italian Amateur Strokeplay Championship in 2005 at the age of 16,[2] and subsequently opted to join the collegiate circuit in the USA. He spent four years studying at Texas A&M enjoying a successful career on the golf team, including winning a collegiate event in 2010 and being part of the team which won the 2009 NCAA Men's Golf Championship. He also enjoyed success in Europe, winning further events in his home country and finishing runner-up in the prestigious European Amateur.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Pavan turned professional in 2010. Having failed to come through qualifying school for either the European or PGA Tours, he relied on invites to the second-tier Challenge Tour in 2011. A runner-up finish at the Kärnten Golf Open, where he had been the longtime leader, secured him full-time status at that level.[4] He enjoyed further success, leading the Credit Suisse Challenge at the halfway stage before a final round 86,[5] before claiming his first professional victory at the Norwegian Challenge.[6] He won again at the season-end Challenge Tour Grand Final to secure his place on the European Tour for 2012.
Pavan has an unsuccessful first season on the European Tour, only making the cut in 8 tournaments. He returned to the Challenge Tour in 2013, winning twice in the Bad Griesbach Challenge Tour and the Open Blue Green Côtes d'Armor Bretagne. He led the Order of Merit and returned to the European Tour for 2014.
2014, Pavan's second season on the European Tour, was more successful with four top-10 finishes. He retained his playing rights for 2015 by finishing in the top-25 in the European Tour Q School at the end of the season. 2015 was again unsuccessful and he returned the Challenge Tour for 2016. Pavan played on the Challenge Tour in 2016 and 2017 before returning again to the main tour through the 2017 Q-School, where he tied for second place.
2018 was easily Pavan's best season on the European Tour. He had his first European Tour win at the 2018 D+D Real Czech Masters and finished 34th in the Order of Merit. In 2019, Pavan won the BMW International Open beating Matt Fitzpatrick at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
In 2023, Pavan competed on the Challenge Tour, finishing eighth on the points list to earn his 2024 European Tour card.[7]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2005 Italian Amateur Strokeplay Championship
- 2006 Italian Omnium
- 2007 Italian Amateur Strokeplay Championship
- 2010 John Burns Intercollegiate
Professional wins (8)
[edit]European Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Aug 2018 | D+D Real Czech Masters | −22 (65-69-65-67=266) | 2 strokes |  Pádraig Harrington
|
| 2 | 23 Jun 2019 | BMW International Open | −15 (66-71-70-66=273) | Playoff |  Matt Fitzpatrick
|
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | BMW International Open | Matt Fitzpatrick
|
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Challenge Tour wins (5)
[edit]| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Finals (1) |
| Other Challenge Tour (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Aug 2011 | Norwegian Challenge | −9 (70-71-68-70=279) | Playoff |  Florian Praegant
|
| 2 | 5 Nov 2011 | Apulia San Domenico Grand Final | −17 (66-65-65-71=267) | 1 stroke | Tommy Fleetwood
|
| 3 | 7 Jul 2013 | Bad Griesbach Challenge Tour | −19 (68-67-66-68=269) | 1 stroke | Marco Crespi
|
| 4 | 8 Sep 2013 | Open Blue Green Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | −11 (64-65-68-72=269) | 4 strokes |  Rhys Davies, Robert Dinwiddie
|
| 5 | 4 Jun 2023 | D+D Real Czech Challenge | −18 (67-69-65-69=270) | 1 stroke |  Casey Jarvis
|
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011 | Norwegian Challenge | Florian Praegant
|
Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| 2 | 2023 | Challenge de España |  Martin Couvra (a),  Dermot McElroy
|
Couvra won with par on second extra hole Pavan eliminated by par on first hole |
Other wins (1)
[edit]- 2006 Italian National Open
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | ||||
| The Open Championship | |||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Results in World Golf Championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | ||
| Match Play | ||
| Invitational | ||
| Champions | T22 | T49 |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Italy): 2004, 2005, 2007[8]
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continental of Europe): 2004, 2005 (winners), 2006 (winners)
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing Italy): 2006[9]
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Italy): 2008, 2009, 2010
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Italy): 2008, 2010
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2008
- Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2009 (winners), 2010
Professional
See also
[edit]- 2011 Challenge Tour graduates
- 2013 Challenge Tour graduates
- 2014 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2017 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2023 Challenge Tour graduates
- List of golfers with most Challenge Tour wins
References
[edit]- ^ "Week 39 2019 Ending 29 Sep 2019" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Biography on europeantour.com
- ^ Andrea Pavan - Biography Archived September 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Magnificent Dubois storms to victory in Austria
- ^ Keenan and Pavan on a roll in Switzerland
- ^ Pavan seals maiden victory in Norway
- ^ "Ranking – Challenge Tour". European Tour. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Andrea Pavan at the European Tour official site
- Andrea Pavan at the Official World Golf Ranking official site