James Piot

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| birth_place = Farmington Hills, Michigan, U.S.

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| height = 5 ft, 9 in

| weight = 153 lb

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| residence = Canton, Michigan, U.S.

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James Piot (born October 14, 1998) is an American professional golfer from Canton, Michigan. In 2021, he won the U.S. Amateur.

Amateur career

Piot was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan. In high school, he led Detroit Catholic Central to three consecutive state championships and won the Michigan junior amateur championship in 2015.{{cite news |last=Paul |first=Tony |title=MSU's James Piot to play for U.S. Amateur title; he's earned U.S. Open, Masters berths |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/golf/2021/08/14/msus-james-piot-play-u-s-amateur-title-hes-already-earned-u-s-open-masters-berths/8138839002/ |newspaper=The Detroit News |date=August 14, 2021 |accessdate=August 15, 2021}}{{cite web |title=Michigan Junior State Amateur |url=https://www.gam.org/?Championships&view=GAM&ttid=&tid=&tiid=358&page=history&file=Michigan%20Junior%20State%20Amateur%20History |publisher=Golf Association of Michigan |accessdate=August 15, 2021}}

Piot enrolled at Michigan State in 2017, majoring in finance. He earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors in 2018.{{cite magazine |last=Barnes |first=Jeff |title=Piot Named B1G Freshman of the Year |url=https://www.si.com/college/michiganstate/olympics/piot-named-b1g-freshman-of-the-year |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=May 2, 2018 |accessdate=August 15, 2021}} As a fifth-year senior in 2021, he was named an All-Big Ten First Team selection, an All-American Honorable Mention, and set a school record for lowest scoring average.{{cite web |title=James Piot Earns PING All-America Honorable Mention Accolades |url=https://msuspartans.com/news/2021/7/12/mens-golf-james-piot-earns-ping-all-america-honorable-mention-accolades.aspx |publisher=MSU Spartans |date=July 12, 2021 |accessdate=August 15, 2021}}{{cite magazine |last=Woodard |first=Adam |title=An ambitious James Piot keeps on rolling into U.S. Amateur final match at Oakmont |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2021/08/14/golf-michigan-state-james-piot-oakmont-us-amateur/ |magazine=Golfweek |date=August 14, 2021 |accessdate=August 15, 2021}}

At the 2020 U.S. Amateur, Piot was the No. 2 seed in stroke-play before losing in the second round.{{cite magazine |last=Herrington |first=Ryan |title=James Piot comes into the U.S. Amateur final against Austin Greaser in a familiar spot—as the underdog |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/us-amateur-2021-james-piot-austin-greaser-win-semifinals |magazine=Golf Digest |date=August 14, 2021 |accessdate=August 14, 2021}} He advanced to the final in 2021 at Oakmont Country Club, winning four consecutive holes on the back-nine to defeat Austin Greaser of North Carolina, 2 and 1. Piot became the first U.S. Amateur champion from Michigan.{{cite news |last=Paul |first=Tony |title=Sparty sensation! Michigan State's James Piot rallies from 3 down to win U.S. Amateur |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/golf/2021/08/15/michigan-state-james-piot-rallies-3-down-win-u-s-amateur/8143396002/ |newspaper=The Detroit News |date=August 15, 2021 |accessdate=August 15, 2021}}{{cite magazine |last=Woodard |first=Adam |title=Three-down with nine to play, Michigan State's James Piot comes back to win 121st U.S. Amateur at Oakmont |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2021/08/15/michigan-state-james-piot-wins-us-amateur-oakmont/ |magazine=Golfweek |date=August 15, 2021 |accessdate=August 15, 2021}}

Professional career

Piot turned professional in May 2022.

In May 2022, Piot was announced as one of the participants for the inaugural LIV Golf event to be played June 9–11 at Centurion Club in London, England.{{cite magazine |last=Schmitt |first=Tim |title=Dustin Johnson, Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia, Louis Oosthuizen in field for LIV Golf's London event |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2022/05/31/liv-saudi-golf-dustin-johnson-ian-poulter-sergio-garcia-louis-oosthuizen-london-field/ |magazine=Golfweek |date=May 31, 2022 |access-date=May 31, 2022}}

Personal life

Piot is a close friend of professional football player Bryce Baringer, who was also his roommate at Michigan State.{{cite web|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2022/04/13/michigan-state-football-bryce-baringer-james-piot/7295413001/|title=Michigan State football: Bryce Baringer skips practice to see Masters|work=Detroit Free Press|date=April 13, 2022|access-date=October 10, 2022}}

Amateur wins

2019 Island Resort Intercollegiate, Inverness Intercollegiate
2021 Hoosier Collegiate Invite, Golf Association of Michigan Championship, U.S. Amateur, Island Resort Intercollegiate
2022 Georgia Cup

Source:{{cite web |title=James Piot |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/james-piot-14702 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |accessdate=August 15, 2021}}