Martin Trainer

{{short description|French professional golfer}}

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| fullname = Martin Daniel Trainer

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| birth_place = Marseille, France

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| weight = {{convert|175|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{USA}} (until Sep 2022)
{{FRA}} (since Oct 2022)

| residence = Palo Alto, California

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| college = University of Southern California

| yearpro = 2013

| tour = PGA Tour

| extour = Web.com Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Gateway Tour

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| usopen = DNP

| open = DNP

| pga = CUT: 2019

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Martin Daniel Trainer (born April 15, 1991) is an American-French professional golfer who won his first PGA Tour event at the 2019 Puerto Rico Open, which was an alternate event.{{cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.com/2019/02/24/martin-trainer-nabs-first-pga-tour-win-at-puerto-rico-open/|title=Martin Trainer nabs first PGA Tour win at Puerto Rico Open |magazine=Golfweek |date=February 24, 2019 |first=Todd |last=Kelly}}

Early life

Trainer was born in Marseille, France. He graduated from Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto, California in 2009.{{cite web |url=https://usctrojans.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1958 |title=Martin Trainer |publisher=USC Trojans}} He graduated from University of Southern California with a degree in Business Administration. His father is American and his mother French. He has dual American and French citizenship.{{cite news |url=https://www.golfchannel.com/video/ryder-cup-choices-trainers-difficult-decision-us-vs-europe |title=Ryder Cup choices: Trainer's difficult decision on U.S. vs. Europe |work=Golf Channel |date=August 1, 2018}}

Nationality change

In October 2022, it was reported that Trainer had changed his sporting nationality from the United States to France, having been eligible to do so by being born in Marseille and his mother also being French. He applied to the International Golf Federation in July 2022 to switch representation.{{cite web |url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/other_news/golf/121585/martin-trainer-has-decided-to-play-for-france/ |title=Martin Trainer has decided to play for France |work=Tennis World |first=Andrea |last=Gussoni |date=3 October 2022 |access-date=3 October 2022}}

Professional wins (6)

=PGA Tour wins (1)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Feb 24, 2019

|Puerto Rico Open

|−15 (70-67-69-67=273)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Baddeley, {{flagicon|USA}} Daniel Berger,
{{flagicon|CAN}} Roger Sloan, {{flagicon|USA}} Johnson Wagner

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

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

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|align=center|1

|2024

|Zurich Classic of New Orleans
(with {{flagicon|USA}} Chad Ramey)

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Shane Lowry and {{flagicon|NIR}} Rory McIlroy

|Lost to par on first extra hole

=Web.com Tour wins (2)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Mar 11, 2018

|El Bosque Mexico Championship

|−14 (67-70-68-69=274)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Chin

align=center|2

|align=right|Jul 29, 2018

|Price Cutter Charity Championship

|−25 (62-68-65-68=263)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Henrik Norlander

=PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|May 29, 2016

|Mazatlán Open

|−15 (71-66-71-65=273)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Leandro Marelli

=Chilean Tour wins (1)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Nov 23, 2014

|Abierto de Prince of Wales Country Club

|−10 (64-72-70=206)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|CHL}} Santiago Russi

=Gateway Tour wins (1)=

  • 2013 Arizona Fall 4

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!2019

align=left|Masters Tournament

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align=left|PGA Championship

|CUT

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align=left|The Open Championship

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{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in The Players Championship

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!Tournament

!2019

align=left|The Players Championship

|T41

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Gallery

Martin Trainer Seal-Style Plank.jpg

Martin Trainer Wonderment.jpg

Martin Trainer The Green Reader.jpg

Martin Trainer Hole Inspector.jpg

See also

References

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