Dimitrios "Dimi" Papadatos (born 4 June 1991) is a Greek-Australian professional golfer currently playing on the

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Professional career

Papadatos turned professional in late 2012. He won his first professional event at the

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on the

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in March 2014. Papadatos has established himself as one of the leading players on the PGA Tour of Australasia with two further victories, the Oates Victorian Open and the TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship seeing Papadatos named the 2017 PGA Tour of Australasia Player of the Year. In 2018, he won the Open de Portugal, his first win on the

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. Papadatos would finish 21st on the Challenge Tour's Order of Merit, earning him conditional playing status on the 2019 European Tour. Papadatos finished runner-up to Mexico's

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in the 2018 Emirates Australian Open, which saw Papadatos qualify for the

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at Royal Portrush in what was Papadatos' debut major appearance. "I'm ecstatic to have qualified for The Open," Papadatos said. "To get to play with the world's best players is going to be a great experience. I dreamt about playing in The Open growing up." Papadatos is managed by former NRL star

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Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to the

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Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing New South Wales): 2011, 2012 (winners)

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