Stefano Mazzoli
| Stefano Mazzoli | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 27 December 1996 Montorfano, Italy | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Italy | ||
| Residence | Segrate, Italy | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Texas Christian University | ||
| Turned professional | 2019 | ||
| Current tours | PGA Tour European Tour | ||
| Former tours | Asian Tour Challenge Tour Alps Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 5 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| PGA Tour | 1 | ||
| European Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 4 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2016 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Stefano Mazzoli (born 27 December 1996) is an Italian professional golfer. He won the 2026 Corales Puntacana Championship as a European Tour rookie. In 2015 he won the European Amateur, and he was the Asian Tour Rookie of the Year in 2024.[1]
Amateur career
Mazzoli won the 2014 European Boys' Team Championship in Norway with a team that included Guido Migliozzi and Renato Paratore.[2] He also won a medal at the 2017 European Amateur Team Championship in Austria, after Italy beat Sweden 4–3 in the bronze match.[3] He represented Europe in the Jacques Léglise Trophy, St Andrews Trophy and Bonallack Trophy.
In 2015, he won the European Amateur in Slovakia by one stroke over Gary Hurley of Ireland, which earned him a start at the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club.[4]
Mazzoli attended Texas Christian University from 2015 to 2019. Playing with the TCU Horned Frogs men's golf team he won four times and was named All-American and Jack Nicklaus Award semifinalist.[5] He played in the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup where he won his mixed foursomes match with Dewi Weber 1 up against Andrea Lee and Collin Morikawa.[6]
Professional career
Mazzoli turned professional in 2019 and joined the Challenge Tour. He spent the next few season on the Alps Tour, narrowly missing out on promotion. In 2022, he captured his third win on the tour and earned promotion to the 2023 Challenge Tour via the rankings. In 2024, he was runner-up at the Open de Portugal, a stroke behind Matt Oshrine.[7]
In 2024, Mazzoli joined the Asian Tour and was named Asian Tour Rookie of the Year after several top-10 finishes, including a T-5 at the International Series Morocco and a T-6 at the Hong Kong Open.[1][8][9]
Mazzoli finished 8th in the Challenge Tour rankings to graduate to the 2026 European Tour, where he won the Corales Puntacana Championship, a PGA Tour co-sanctioned opposite-field event to the 2026 Open Championship, to earn a one-year exemption on the PGA Tour. Mazzoli, who sat 127th in the Race to Dubai and was the second-to-last European Tour member to gain entry, shot a final round 66 to win a stroke ahead of Gordon Sargent and Todd Clements.[10][11]
Amateur wins
- 2015 European Amateur
Professional wins (5)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Jul 2026 | Corales Puntacana Championship1 | −20 (67-69-66-66=268) | 1 stroke |  Todd Clements,  Gordon Sargent |
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Jul 2026 | Corales Puntacana Championship1 | −20 (67-69-66-66=268) | 1 stroke | Todd Clements, Gordon Sargent |
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour
Alps Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Feb 2020 | Red Sea Little Venice Open | −15 (66-67-68=201) | Playoff | Sam Robinson,  Jonathan Yates |
| 2 | 30 Apr 2021 | Antognolla Alps Open | −12 (72-71-61=204) | Playoff | Filippo Bergamaschi,  Alex Esmatges, Paul McBride, Stefano Pitoni |
| 3 | 24 Feb 2022 | Ein Bay Open | −14 (69-65-68=202) | 2 strokes | Conor Purcell |
Other wins (1)
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Italy): 2014 (winners)
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2014
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2016 (winners)
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2016, 2018 (winners)
- Arnold Palmer Cup (representing the International team): 2018
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Italy): 2017, 2018
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Italy): 2018
See also
References
- 1 2 "Stefano Mazzoli: From Qualifying School to Rookie of the Year". Asian Tour. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ↑ "European Boys' Team Championship (Jean-Louis Dupont Trophy)". European Golf Association. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ↑ "European Amateur Team Championship". Europeaqn Golf Association. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ↑ Southwell, Sophie (11 August 2015). "Amateur Champ wins place in next year's open". Golf Punk HQ. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ↑ "Men's Golf Roster: Stefano Mazzoli". TCU Athletics. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ↑ "USA Retain Arnold Palmer Cup". R&A. 10 January 2025. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018.
- ↑ "Mazzoli 2°, Oshrine vince l'Open de Portugal at Royal Óbidos" [Mazzoli 2nd, Oshrine wins the Open de Portugal at Royal Óbidos]. Notizie Golf (in Italian). 15 September 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ↑ Gussoni, Andrea (12 December 2024). "Stefano Mazzoli is Rookie of the Year". Tennis World. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ↑ Higham, Paul (29 November 2024). "Asian Tour Pro's Incredible Slam Dunk Hole-In-One". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ↑ Kelly, Todd (19 July 2026). "DP World rookie Stefano Mazzoli wins 2026 Corales Puntacana in just third PGA Tour start". Golfweek. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ Bolton, Rob (19 July 2026). "Stefano Mazzoli earns PGA Tour card through 2027, $720K with his win in Dominican Republic". PGA Tour. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
External links
- Stefano Mazzoli at the European Tour official site
- Stefano Mazzoli at the Asian Tour official site
- Stefano Mazzoli at the Official World Golf Ranking official site