Alejandro Tosti (born 30 May 1996) is an Argentine professional golfer who plays on

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Amateur career

Tosti had a successful amateur career and was low amateur at the 2012 Open de Argentina with a score of 69-73-69-70. He was runner-up at the 2013 South American Junior Championship, and the 2015

Latin America Amateur Championship The Latin America Amateur Championship (LAAC) is an annual amateur golf tournament, organized in conjunction with the Augusta National Golf Club, organizer of the Masters Tournament; The R&A, organizers of The Open Championship; and the United St ...

with a score of 69-70-68-71. He represented Argentina at the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy, where his team finished 5th and he finished runner-up individually, three strokes behind

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. He won bronze medal (mixed team) at the

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in Toronto, Canada, and was a semi-finalist at

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in 2017. Tosti attended the

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between 2014 and 2018, where he played with the

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team. He was an All-American and won three tournaments, including the individual conference championship in 2017, the first Gator since

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in 2009.

Professional career

Tosti turned professional after graduating in 2018 and joined the

PGA Tour Latinoamérica PGA Tour Latinoamérica is a third level professional golf tour formed in 2012 and operated by the PGA Tour. It was formed in concert with the now defunct Tour de las Américas. Executives from the Tour de las Américas became employees of the new ...

. In 2019, he won his first title, and in 2022 he won a second title and finished 5th in the Order of Merit, to earn graduation to the

. He gained media attention after accepting a shuttle ride, believing it was an official courtesy car, from the 18th green to the first tee mid-round at the

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, receiving a two-shot penalty for breaking an obscure model local rule that says players may not use transportation during a round. In August 2023, Tosti claimed his first win on the Korn Ferry Tour at the

Pinnacle Bank Championship The Pinnacle Bank Championship is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was first played in July 2017 at The Club at Indian Creek in Omaha, Nebraska. Winners Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season m ...

, also claiming a card for the 2024 PGA Tour season. Two weeks later, he was forced to withdraw from the

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following an undisclosed disciplinary matter.

Amateur wins

*2011 Torneo Abierto Jockey Club de Rosario, Campeonato Argentino De Menores *2012 Torneo Abierto Jockey Club de Rosario *2013 Torneo Final Del Ranking De Jugadores *2014 Campeonato Nacional Por Golpes *2015 Homewood Hilton Airport Invite *2016 Tavistock Collegiate Invitational *2017 SEC Conference Championship, Carpet Capital Collegiate Source:

Professional wins (4)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (2)

TPG Tour wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Argentina): 2012 *

Eisenhower Trophy The Eisenhower Trophy (World Men's Amateur Team Championships) is the biennial World Amateur Team Championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. Since the tournament was first played in 1958, it is named after Dwight D. Eisen ...

(representing Argentina):

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tosti, Alejandro Argentine male golfers PGA Tour Latinoamérica golfers Golfers at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in golf Florida Gators men's golfers Golfers from Florida Sportspeople from Santa Fe, Argentina Sportspeople from Gainesville, Florida 1996 births Living people 21st-century Argentine people