Alejandro Tosti

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Alejandro Tosti
Personal information
Born (1996-05-30) 30 May 1996 (age 28)
Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Sporting nationality Argentina
ResidenceGainesville, Florida, U.S.
Career
CollegeUniversity of Florida
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
TPG Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking96 (23 June 2024)[1]
(as of 17 November 2024)
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT73: 2024
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Mixed team

Alejandro Tosti (born 30 May 1996) is an Argentine professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Amateur career

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Tosti had a successful amateur career and was low amateur at the 2012 Open de Argentina with a score of 69-73-69-70. He was runner-up at the 2013 South American Junior Championship, and the 2015 Latin America Amateur Championship with a score of 69-70-68-71.[2]

He represented Argentina at the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy, where his team finished 5th and he finished runner-up individually, three strokes behind Jon Rahm.[3] He won bronze medal (mixed team) at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, and was a semi-finalist at The Amateur Championship in 2017.[2]

Tosti attended the University of Florida between 2014 and 2018, where he played with the Florida Gators men's golf team. He was an All-American and won three tournaments, including the individual conference championship in 2017, the first Gator since Billy Horschel in 2009.[4]

Professional career

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Tosti turned professional after graduating in 2018 and joined the PGA Tour Latinoamérica. In 2019, he won his first title, and in 2022 he won a second title and finished 5th in the Order of Merit, to earn graduation to the Korn Ferry Tour.[5]

He gained media attention after accepting a shuttle ride, believing it was an official courtesy car, from the 18th green to the first tee mid-round at the LECOM Suncoast Classic, receiving a two-shot penalty for breaking an obscure model local rule that says players may not use transportation during a round.[6]

In August 2023, Tosti claimed his first win on the Korn Ferry Tour at the Pinnacle Bank Championship, also claiming a card for the 2024 PGA Tour season.[7] Two weeks later, he was forced to withdraw from the Albertsons Boise Open following an undisclosed disciplinary matter.[8]

Amateur wins

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  • 2011 Torneo Abierto Jockey Club de Rosario, Campeonato Argentino De Menores
  • 2012 Torneo Abierto Jockey Club de Rosario
  • 2013 Torneo Final Del Ranking De Jugadores
  • 2014 Campeonato Nacional Por Golpes
  • 2015 Homewood Hilton Airport Invite
  • 2016 Tavistock Collegiate Invitational
  • 2017 SEC Conference Championship, Carpet Capital Collegiate

Source:[2]

Professional wins (4)

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Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 13 Aug 2023 Pinnacle Bank Championship −19 (63-71-69-62=265) 3 strokes United States Max Greyserman, United States John VanDerLaan

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 3 Nov 2019 Termas de Río Hondo Invitational −22 (68-64-66-68=266) 5 strokes Spain Mario Beltrán, United States Justin Suh
2 3 Apr 2022 Abierto del Centro −14 (71-66-68-69=274) 8 strokes Argentina Clodomiro Carranza

TPG Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 17 Dec 2022 Abierto del Litoral −12 (66-68-67-67=268) 1 stroke Argentina Nelson Ledesma

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2024
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship T73
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
  Did not play

"T" = tied

Team appearances

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Amateur

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 25 2024 Ending 23 Jun 2024" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Alejandro Tosti". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Eisenhower Trophy Scoring". IGF. 30 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Men's Golf Roster: Alejandro Tosti". Florida Gators. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Alejandro Tosti Player Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  6. ^ Coffin, Jay (1 May 2023). "A week after costly penalties, Alejandro Tosti and Wilson Furr rebound with stellar performances". Australian Golf Digest. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Alejandro Tosti wins Pinnacle Bank to clinch PGA Tour card". PGA Tour. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  8. ^ Beall, Joel (25 August 2023). "Soon-to-be PGA Tour player forced to WD following 'disciplinary matter'". Golf Digest. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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