Antoine Rozner

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| college = University of Missouri–Kansas City

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Antoine Rozner (born 12 February 1993) is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He has won three times on the tour, including wins at the Golf in Dubai Championship in December 2020 and the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in March 2021. He has also won twice on the second-tier Challenge Tour.

Amateur career

Rozner attended University of Missouri–Kansas City from 2012 to 2016, winning six times.{{cite web |url=http://www.umkckangaroos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18300&ATCLID=205501409 |title=Kansas City Roos Antoine Rozner |website=www.umkckangaroos.com |date= |accessdate=9 July 2019}} He played in the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship finishing in a tie for 8th place in the individual competition.{{cite web |url=http://golfstatresults.com/public/leaderboards/player/static/gsnavplayer8167.html |title=NCAA DI Championship − Stroke : Player Leaderboard |accessdate=May 31, 2016}} He represented Europe in the 2016 Arnold Palmer Cup, winning all his four matches and represented France in the 2016 Eisenhower Trophy.{{cite web |url=http://www.arnoldpalmercup.com/content/europe-reclaims-arnold-palmer-cup-formby-golf-club |title=Europe Reclaims Arnold Palmer Cup at Formby Golf Club |publisher=Arnold Palmer Cup |accessdate=24 September 2016}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/golf/frances-antoine-rozner-grabs-the-glory-on-final-day-of-inaugural-golf-in-dubai-championship-1.75686897 |title=France’s Antoine Rozner grabs the glory on final day of inaugural Golf in Dubai Championship |date=5 December 2020 |website=Gulfnews |accessdate=5 December 2020}}

In March 2021, Rozner holed a 60-foot birdie putt on the last hole at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters to win by one shot for his second European Tour victory.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/european-tour/news/articles/detail/rozner-produces-big-finish-to-take-trophy-in-qatar/ |title=Rozner produces big finish to take trophy in Qatar |date=14 March 2021 |publisher=European Tour |accessdate=14 March 2021}}

In December 2022, Rozner won the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open by five shots to claim his third victory on the European Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/12770636/mauritius-open-antoine-rozner-pulls-clear-for-five-shot-victory-to-claim-third-dp-world-tour-title |title=Mauritius Open: Antoine Rozner pulls clear for five-shot victory to claim third DP World Tour title |date=18 December 2022 |website=Sky Sports |accessdate=18 December 2022}}

Personal life

Rozner's older brother Olivier is also a professional golfer. Olivier won the Adamstal Open on the 2015 Pro Golf Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.progolftour.de/press-detail/maiden-win-for-olivier-rozner |title=Maiden win for Olivier Rozner |first=Christian |last=Langer |date=3 June 2015 |publisher=Pro Golf Tour |accessdate=18 December 2022}}

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:{{cite web |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/antoine-rozner-10309 |title=Antoine Rozner |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |accessdate=9 July 2019}}

Professional wins (5)

=European Tour wins (3)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|5 Dec 2020

|Golf in Dubai Championship

|−25 (63-69-67-64=263)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Laporta, {{flagicon|FRA}} Mike Lorenzo-Vera,
{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Sullivan, {{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Wallace

align=center|2

|align=right|14 Mar 2021

|Commercial Bank Qatar Masters

|−8 (69-72-68-67=276)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|IND}} Gaganjeet Bhullar, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Darren Fichardt,
{{flagicon|ITA}} Guido Migliozzi

align=center|3

|align=right|18 Dec 2022
(2023 season)

|AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open¹

|−19 (70-64-68-67=269)

|5 strokes

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Alfredo García-Heredia

¹Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result

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|2019

|AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Rasmus Højgaard, {{flagicon|ITA}} Renato Paratore

|Højgaard won with eagle on third extra hole
Paratore eliminated by birdie on first hole

=Challenge Tour wins (2)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|5 May 2019

|Challenge de España

|−13 (69-73-67-66=275)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Antti Ahokas, {{flagicon|ESP}} Sebastián García Rodríguez,
{{flagicon|DNK}} Rasmus Højgaard, {{flagicon|DNK}} Martin Simonsen,
{{flagicon|SWE}} Joel Sjöholm

align=center|2

|align=right|12 May 2019

|Prague Golf Challenge

|−17 (70-65-68-68=271)

|7 strokes

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Richard Bland, {{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Fenasse,
{{flagicon|DNK}} Mark Haastrup, {{flagicon|DNK}} Martin Simonsen

Results in major championships

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!2021!!2022!!2023

align=left|Masters Tournament

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align=left|PGA Championship

|CUT

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align=left|U.S. Open

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align=left|The Open Championship

|T59

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|T20

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

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!Tournament!!2021

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align="left"|Match Play

|T18

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|NT¹

¹Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

"T" = Tied

NT = No tournament

Team appearances

Amateur

The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship (representing France): 2015
European Amateur Team Championship (representing France): 2015, 2016{{cite web |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-amateur-team-championship |title=European Amateur Team Championship – European Golf Association |accessdate=17 August 2020}}
Arnold Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2016 (winners)
Eisenhower Trophy (representing France): 2016

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Professional

Team Cup (representing Continental Europe): 2023 (winners), 2025{{cite news |date=9 January 2025 |title=Julien Guerrier replaces Nicolai Hojgaard in the Team Cup |url=https://ten-golf.com/en/main-tours/dp-world-tour-en/julien-guerrier-replaces-nicolai-hojgaard-in-the-team-cup/?amp=1 |access-date=9 January 2025 |work=Ten Golf}}{{cite web |date=12 January 2025 |title=Great Britain & Ireland win Team Cup 17-8 |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/great-britain-ireland-win-team-cup/ |access-date=14 January 2025 |publisher=European Tour}}