Paul Barjon

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|9|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bordeaux, France

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| weight = {{convert|185|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{FRA}}

| residence = Fort Worth, Texas

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| children = 1

| college = Texas Christian University

| yearpro = 2016

| tour = PGA Tour

| extour = Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour Canada

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| award1 = PGA Tour Canada
Order of Merit winner

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Paul Barjon (born 19 September 1992){{Cite web |title=Paul Barjon |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/players/Paul+Barjon/21180/ |access-date=2021-07-11 |website=YahooSports}}{{Cite web |title=Paul Barjon - Player Profile - Golf |url=https://www.eurosport.com/golf/paul-barjon_prs459150/person.shtml |access-date=2021-07-11 |website=Eurosport}} is a French professional golfer, who won the 2019 PGA Tour Canada Order of Merit.

Early life and amateur career

Barjon was born in Bordeaux, France to parents Alain and Marie. However, he grew up in New Caledonia, a French territory in the Pacific. He has a brother named Louis.{{Cite web |title=Paul Barjon - Men's Golf |url=https://gofrogs.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/paul-barjon/1888 |access-date=2021-07-11 |publisher=TCU Athletics}}

As a youth, he won the 2009 New Caledonia Amateur Championship, 2010 Grand Prix of Baron, and 2011 French Club Team Championship. He attended high school at Lycée Polyvalent in Antibes, France. In November 2011, Barjon signed a letter of intent to play for Texas Christian University.

At the age of 18, he was at #105 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. In 2012, he won the stroke-play portion of the Italian Amateur. In 2012, he won the Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship. He also reached the round of 16 at the 2012 Amateur Championship. Barjon represented France at the 2012 Eisenhower Trophy in Antalya, Turkey, were his team were tied bronze medalists.{{cite web |url=https://www.igfgolf.org/2012/10/07/usa-sets-54-hole-scoring-mark-in-winning-14th-world-amateur-team-championship/ |title=USA Sets 54-Hole Scoring Mark In Winning 14th World Amateur Team Championship |publisher=IGF |date=7 October 2012 |accessdate=1 November 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=teamPlayer&tid=3863 |title=Team/Player Leaderboard |publisher=Golfstat |date=1 November 2018}}

The following year, he played for France at the 2013 European Amateur Team Championship in Silkeborg, Denmark, were his team earned a bronze medal.{{cite web |url=https://www.golf.ee/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2013_meeskondlik_EM.pdf |title=2013 European Amateur Men's Team Championship |publisher=European Golf Association |access-date=24 May 2021}}{{cite web|title=European Amateur Team Championship Results, 2013 - Silkeborg GC, Denmark |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-amateur-team-championship-results |publisher=European Golf Association |access-date=24 May 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ega-golf.ch/news/2013-european-amateur-team-championship |title=2013 European Amateur Team Championship |publisher=European Golf Association |access-date=24 May 2021}} He also represented France at the 2014 European Amateur Team Championship.

In 2016, he finished runner-up at the Big 12 Championship for golf.{{Cite web |title=Paul Barjon Player Profile |url=https://www.amateurgolf.com/Rankings/10760/Paul-Barjon?p=1 |access-date=2021-07-11 |website=AmateurGolf.com}}

Professional career

Barjon turned professional in 2016.{{Cite web |title=Paul Barjon |url=https://www.golfchannel.com/tours/player/paul-barjon |access-date=2021-07-11 |work=Golf Channel}} In 2016, he played on the PGA Tour Canada. He won the Freedom 55 Financial Championship on the tour. Later in the year, he played on the 2016 Aruba Cup. In 2019, he again had much success in Canada. He won the Bayview Place DCBank Open and Osprey Valley Open on PGA Tour Canada and the Order of Merit.{{cite web |last=Stasiewich |first=Brendan |date=September 15, 2019 |title=Barjon wins Order of Merit and Player of the Year Award |url=https://www.pgatour.com/canada/en_us/news/2019/09/15/paul-barjon-wins-order-of-merit-and-player-of-the-year-award.html |publisher=PGA Tour}}

Before the 2020 season, he qualified for the Korn Ferry Tour. He had much success that year. He finished in second place at the 2020 Mexico Championship. He also finished in second place at the WinCo Foods Portland Open. He qualified for the 2020 U.S. Open. Later in the season he played the 2021 Huntsville Championship at the Ledges in Huntsville, Alabama.{{Cite magazine |date=2021-05-03 |title=Paul Barjon prevails in playoff to win Korn Ferry Tour's Huntsville Championship |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2021/05/02/korn-ferry-tour-huntsville-championship-paul-barjon-playoff/ |access-date=2021-07-11 |magazine=Golfweek}} He held the 54-hole lead at the tournament.{{Cite web |title=Paul Barjon takes three-stroke lead, eyes breakthrough win at Huntsville Championship |url=https://www.waaytv.com/content/news/Paul-Barjon-takes-three-stroke-lead-eyes-breakthrough-win-at-Huntsville-Championship-574333691.html |access-date=2021-07-11 |work=WAAY News}} At the end of regulation, he was tied with Billy Kennerly and Mito Pereira, which resulted in a sudden-death playoff. Kennerly bogeyed the second hole of the playoff to be eliminated. On the third playoff hole – played at the par-5 10th hole – Pereira made birdie. However, Barjon "poured in a 20-foot eagle putt for the win." It was his 25th event of the year. After three second-place finishes, he had finally won. Later in the year he qualified for the 2021 U.S. Open.{{Cite web |title=Paul Barjon |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/10831/paul-barjon |access-date=2021-07-11 |work=ESPN}}

In 2022 he was tied for the 54-hole lead at The American Express, but shot a one-over 73 in the final round to finish at 10th place.

Amateur wins

2012 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship
2013 Stanford Intercollegiate
2015 Connecticut Cup
2016 Kingsmill Intercollegiate

Source:{{cite web |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/paul-barjon-6778 |title=Paul Barjon |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=12 July 2021}}

Professional wins (6)

=Korn Ferry Tour wins (3)=

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! Legend

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| Finals events (1)

Other Korn Ferry Tour (2)

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up

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|align=right|2 May 2021

|Huntsville Championship

|−15 (65-67-64-69=265)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Kennerly, {{flagicon|CHI}} Mito Pereira

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|align=right|2 Jul 2023

|Memorial Health Championship

|−26 (65-62-66-65=258)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jackson Suber

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|align=center|3

|align=right|8 Oct 2023

|Korn Ferry Tour Championship

|−14 (72-70-64-68=274)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Fabián Gómez

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–1)

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

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|2020

|El Bosque Mexico Championship

|{{flagicon|USA}} David Kocher, {{flagicon|USA}} Chad Ramey

|Kocher won with birdie on first extra hole

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|2021

|Huntsville Championship

|{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Kennerly, {{flagicon|CHI}} Mito Pereira

|Won with eagle on third extra hole

=PGA Tour Canada wins (3)=

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

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|align=right|18 Sep 2016

|Freedom 55 Financial Championship

|−22 (63-66-61-68=258)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|PYF}} Vaita Guillaume

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|align=right|2 Jun 2019

|Bayview Place DCBank Open

|−19 (69-64-63-65=261)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Doc Redman

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|align=right|14 Jul 2019

|Osprey Valley Open

|−25 (64-66-66-67=263)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Taylor Pendrith

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

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|CUT

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|CUT

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CUT = missed the half-way cut

NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy (representing France): 2012
European Amateur Team Championship (representing France): 2013, 2014{{cite web|title=European Amateur Team Championship Results, 2014 - Linna Golf, Finland |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-amateur-team-championship-results |publisher=European Golf Association |access-date=26 May 2021}}