Emiliano Grillo | |
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— Golfer — | |
Personal information | |
Born |
Resistencia, Argentina |
14 September 1992
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st) |
Nationality | Argentina |
Residence | Bradenton, Florida, U.S. |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2011 |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Former tour(s) | European Tour |
Professional wins | 3 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 1 |
Web.com Tour | 1 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in major championships |
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Masters Tournament | T17: 2016 |
U.S. Open | T54: 2016 |
The Open Championship | T12: 2016 |
PGA Championship | T13: 2016 |
Achievements and awards | |
PGA Tour Rookie of the Year |
2016 |
Emiliano Grillo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡɾi.lo]; born 14 September 1992) is an Argentine professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2015 Frys.com Open on the PGA Tour.
In his youth, Grillo was quarter-finalist at the 2008 U.S. Junior Amateur. He got the 2009 Byron Nelson International Junior Golf Award.
Grillo turned professional in 2011 and earned playing status on the European Tour via Qualifying School. He finished 10th in his first event, the 2012 Africa Open. He finished 94th in the 2012 European Tour Order of Merit and 89th in 2013.
In February 2014, Grillo had his best finish to date on the European Tour, when he finished runner-up behind Stephen Gallacher at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Later in the season he finished 8th at the BMW International Open and the BMW Masters, and 11th at the Turkish Airlines Open. He ended 44th on the European Tour Race to Dubai. He also won the Visa Open de Argentina on PGA Tour Latinoamérica.
Grillo began the 2015 European Tour season with a third place at the Volvo China Open, a fifth place at the Qatar Masters, a sixth place at the Open de España and an 11th place at the Shenzhen International. He finished fourth at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai and 40th on the Race to Dubai.