Sébastien Gros

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

Sébastien Gros
Personal information
Born (1989-11-08) 8 November 1989
Villeurbanne, France
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Nationality France
ResidenceLyon, France
Career
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other3

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 with limited success. 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
  • 2008 Biarritz Cup
  • 2009 Grand Prix De La Ligue Paca
  • 2010 Trophee Thomas de Kristoffy, Grand Prix de Limere, Grand Prix de Savoie
  • 2011 Trophee Thomas de Kristoffy

Source:[5]

Professional wins (5)

Challenge Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 21 Jun 2015 Najeti Open –14 (68-66-67-69=270) 6 strokes Thomas Linard
2 13 Sep 2015 Kazakhstan Open –14 (68-67-70-69=274) 1 stroke Mads Søgaard

Alps Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 24 Jun 2012 Open International du Haut Poitou –8 (70-65-76=211) 1 stroke Carlos García Simarro
2 8 Jun 2013 Open de St Francois Guadeloupe –8 (67-68-70=205) Playoff Stephen Grant, Thomas Linard

MENA Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 13 Feb 2020 Newgiza Open −13 (68-68-67=203) 2 strokes David Hague

See also

References
  1. "Sebastien Gros – Wins". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. "Seb Gros profile". Asian Tour. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/players/playerid=38328/results/season=2014/index.html#TwXpEDtlGfBoo8Vk.97
  4. "Saint Omer stroll as Sebastien Gros cruises to victory at Najeti Open". The Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 21 June 2015.
  5. "Sebastien Gros". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 25 June 2015.


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