Antoine Rozner

Antoine Rozner (born 12 February 1993) is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. In May 2019, he won two tournaments on the Challenge Tour, the Challenge de España and the Prague Golf Challenge.

Antoine Rozner
Personal information
Born (1993-02-12) 12 February 1993
Paris, France
Nationality France
Career
CollegeUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Alps Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking93 (31 January 2021)[1]
(as of 31 January 2021)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour2

Amateur career

Rozner attended University of Missouri–Kansas City from 2012 to 2016, winning six times.[2] He played in the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship finishing in a tie for 8th place in the individual competition.[3] He represented Europe in the 2016 Arnold Palmer Cup, winning all his four matches and represented France in the 2016 Eisenhower Trophy.[4]

Professional career

Rozner turned professional after the 2016 Eisenhower Trophy. At the end of 2016, he was joint winner of the Alps Tour Q-school to gain a place on the tour for 2017. He had a successful season finishing runner-up twice. Together with three other top-5 finishes he finished third in the Order of Merit to gain a place on the Challenge Tour for 2018.

Rozner played in 22 tournaments on the 2018 Challenge Tour, making the cut 14 times. He was a joint runner-up in the Open de Portugal behind Dimitrios Papadatos and tied for fourth in the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge, finishing the season 45th in the Order of Merit.

Rozner played in two events in the early part of the 2019 Pro Golf Tour season, finishing runner-up on each occasion. In May, he won two tournaments on the Challenge Tour, the Challenge de España and the Prague Golf Challenge to lead the Order of Merit. He finished the season 8th in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the 2020 European Tour.

In December 2020, Rozner won the Golf in Dubai Championship on the Fire Course at the Jumeirah Golf Estates. He shot a final round 64 to overtake 54-hole leader Andy Sullivan.[5]

Personal life

Rozner's older brother Olivier is also a professional golfer. Olivier won the Adamstal Open on the 2015 Pro Golf Tour.

Amateur wins
  • 2014 Grand Prix de Chiberta, Championnat de France - Coupe Ganay, Price's "Give 'Em Five" Invitational
  • 2015 Desert Shootout, Championnat de France - Coupe Ganay, Mark Simpson Invitational, Price's "Give 'Em Five" Invitational
  • 2016 Desert Shootout, WAC Championship

Source:[6]

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 5 Dec 2020 Golf in Dubai Championship −25 (63-69-67-64=263) 2 strokes Francesco Laporta, Mike Lorenzo-Vera,
Andy Sullivan, Matt Wallace

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2019 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Rasmus Højgaard, Renato Paratore Højgaard won with eagle on third extra hole
Paratore eliminated by birdie on first hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 5 May 2019 Challenge de España −13 (69-73-67-66=275) 4 strokes Antti Ahokas, Sebastián García Rodríguez,
Rasmus Højgaard, Martin Simonsen,
Joel Sjöholm
2 12 May 2019 Prague Golf Challenge −17 (70-65-68-68=271) 7 strokes Richard Bland, Mathieu Fenasse,
Mark Haastrup, Martin Simonsen

Team appearances

Amateur

Sources:[6][7]

See also

References
  1. "Week 5 2021 Ending 31 Jan 2021" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. "Kansas City Roos Antoine Rozner". www.umkckangaroos.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. "NCAA DI Championship − Stroke : Player Leaderboard". Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  4. "Europe Reclaims Arnold Palmer Cup at Formby Golf Club". Arnold Palmer Cup. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  5. "France's Antoine Rozner grabs the glory on final day of inaugural Golf in Dubai Championship". Gulfnews. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  6. "Antoine Rozner". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  7. "European Amateur Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 17 August 2020.


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