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Emiliano Grillo

Hector Emiliano Grillo(Spanish pronunciation:[ˈɡɾi.lo];[2]born 14 September 1992) is an Argentineprofessional golferwho plays on thePGA Tour.He won the 2015Frys.com Openand 2023Charles Schwab Challengeon thePGA Tour.

Emiliano Grillo
Personal information
Full nameHector Emiliano Grillo
Born(1992-09-14)14 September 1992(age 32)
Resistencia,Argentina
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st)
Sporting nationalityArgentina
ResidenceSan Diego, California,U.S.
Career
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins4
Highestranking23 (13 November 2016)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT17: 2016
PGA ChampionshipT13: 2016
U.S. OpenT41: 2024
The Open ChampionshipT6:2023
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour
Rookie of the Year		2015–16

Early years and amateur career

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In his youth, Grillo was quarter-finalist at the 2008U.S. Junior Amateur.He got the 2009 Byron Nelson International Junior Golf Award.[citation needed]

Professional career

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Grillo turned professional in 2011 and earned playing status on theEuropean TourviaQualifying School.He finished 10th in his first event, the 2012Africa Open.He finished 94th in the 2012 European Tour Order of Merit and 89th in 2013.

In February 2014, Grillo had his best finish to date on the European Tour, when he finished runner-up behindStephen Gallacherat theOmega Dubai Desert Classic.[3]Later in the season he finished 8th at theBMW International Openand theBMW Masters,and 11th at theTurkish Airlines Open.He ended 44th on the European Tour Race to Dubai. He also won theVisa Open de ArgentinaonPGA Tour Latinoamérica.

Grillo began the 2015 European Tour season with a third place at theVolvo China Open,a fifth place at theQatar Masters,a sixth place at theOpen de Españaand an 11th place at theShenzhen International.He finished fourth at theDP World Tour Championship, Dubaiand 40th on the Race to Dubai.

Also in 2015, Grillo lost in a five-man playoff at thePuerto Rico Openon thePGA Tour,playing on a sponsor's exemption, and finished tenth at theBarbasol Championship.[4]In just seven starts, he earned enough to qualify for the2015 Web.com TourFinals. He claimed a ninth place at theHotel Fitness Championship,a runner-up at theSmall Business Connection Championshipand a first place at theWeb.com Tour Championship.Therefore, he finished second at the Finals money list and got a card for the2016 PGA Tour.Since Grillo only played in seven events during the 2014–15 season, he was still considered a rookie for the 2015–16 season.

In his eighth career PGA Tour event and first as a member, Grillo won the season-openingFrys.com Openon the2016 PGA Tour,after beating veteranKevin Nain a sudden-death playoff. He made a 25-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole for 3-under-par 69, which was later tied by Na. Grillo then missed a three-foot putt for victory on the first playoff hole, but sealed the win on the second hole with a birdie after Na ended up behind a tree and could only make bogey.[5]The victory gained Grillo entry to theMastersand the2016 PGA Championship.He also moved up to 36th in theOfficial World Golf Ranking.

At the 2016 major tournaments, Grillo finished 12th at the Open Championship, 13th at the PGA Championship, 17th at the Masters and 54th at the U.S. Open, with score cards of 283, 274, 292 and 293. He was runner-up at the Japan Golf Tour'sISPS Handa Global Cup.He was voted 2016PGA Tour Rookie of the Year.[6]

On 28 May 2023, Grillo snapped a nearly eight year winless drought by winning theCharles Schwab Challengefor his second PGA Tour victory. He carried a two-shot lead to the 72nd hole but his tee shot ended up in a stream and took 5 minutes before it came to a stop. After taking a penalty from where it entered the hazard, he made double bogey putting him into a playoff withAdam Schenk.[7]Grillo and Schenk both made pars on the first playoff hole before Grillo birdied the second playoff hole to seal the victory.

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (4)

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PGA Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 18 Oct2015 Frys.com Open 68-71-65-69=273 −15 Playoff Kevin Na
2 28 May2023 Charles Schwab Challenge 67-65-72-68=272 −8 Playoff Adam Schenk

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2015 Puerto Rico Open Alex Čejka,Jon Curran,
Tim Petrovic,Sam Saunders 		Čejka won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2015 Frys.com Open Kevin Na Won with birdie on second extra hole
3 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge Adam Schenk Won with birdie on second extra hole

Web.com Tour wins (1)

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Legend
Finals events (1)
Other Web.com Tour (0)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 4 Oct2015 Web.com Tour Championship 66-64-67-69=266 −14 1 stroke Chez Reavie

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 7 Dec2014 Visa Open de Argentina 66-68-65-67=266 −18 6 strokes Brad Hopfinger

Playoff record

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Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2016 ISPS Handa Global Cup Park Jun-won Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament T17 51
U.S. Open T54 CUT CUT
The Open Championship T12 CUT CUT
PGA Championship T61 T13 CUT T31
Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Masters Tournament T62 CUT
PGA Championship T23 T66 T38 CUT CUT
U.S. Open T58 CUT T41
The Open Championship CUT NT T12 CUT T6 T43
Top 10
Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 6
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 4
Totals 0 0 0 0 1 6 27 16
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2015 PGA – 2017 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (2023 Open Championship)

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
The Players Championship CUT 11 T37 T26 C CUT CUT CUT T54

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Cancelled after the first round due to theCOVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Championship T47 T52 T58
Match Play T38 T51 T40
Invitational T14 T50 T66
Champions T35 11 T14
Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied

Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Week 46 2016 Ending 13 Nov 2016"(pdf).OWGR.Retrieved3 October2019.
  2. ^@GrilloEmiliano (5 June 2016)."For those who ask, and those who just talk without knowing my last name is pronounced Gree-lo"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  3. ^"Stephen Gallacher defends Dubai title".ESPN.Associated Press. 2 February 2014.
  4. ^"Emiliano Grillo – Season – 2015".PGA Tour.Retrieved19 October2015.
  5. ^"Emiliano Grillo brushes aside playoffs past to capture Frys.com Open".ESPN.Associated Press. 19 October 2015.
  6. ^"Emiliano Grillo voted PGA Tour Rookie of the Year".PGA Tour. 12 October 2016.
  7. ^Beall, Joel (28 May 2023)."A dramatic stumble, a heroic bounce-back and a sweet viral moment highlight Emiliano Grillo's crazy victory".Golf Digest.
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