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Martin Trainer
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 nationality United States (until Sep 2022)
 France (since Oct 2022)
ResidencePalo Alto, California
Career
CollegeUniversity 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 TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2019
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipDNP

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]

Early life

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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

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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)

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PGA Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Feb 24, 2019 Puerto Rico Open −15 (70-67-69-67=273) 3 strokes Australia Aaron Baddeley, United States Daniel Berger,
Canada Roger Sloan, United States Johnson Wagner

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
(with United States Chad Ramey) 		Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry and Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy Lost to par on first extra hole

Web.com Tour wins (2)

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

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 May 29, 2016 Mazatlán Open −15 (71-66-71-65=273) 1 stroke Argentina Leandro Marelli

Chilean Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Nov 23, 2014 Abierto de Prince of Wales Country Club −10 (64-72-70=206) 1 stroke Chile Santiago Russi

Gateway Tour wins (1)

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  • 2013 Arizona Fall 4

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2019
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

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Tournament 2019
The Players Championship T41

"T" indicates a tie for a place

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "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.
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