Grant Forrest (born 19 June 1993) is a Scottish

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. He plays on the

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, and won the 2021

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. Forrest had a successful amateur career which included being runner-up in the

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and playing in the 2015 Walker Cup.

Amateur career

Forrest had an exceptionally successful amateur career. He won the

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in 2012 and the

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in 2014. He reached the final of the 2015

where he lost 4&2 to

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and played in the

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later the same year. Forrest played college golf at the

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where he won four events. He turned professional in late 2016.

Professional career

Forrest made his professional debut at the 2016

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, finishing tied for 41st place. He played on the

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in 2017 with a best finish of tied for second place in the Hainan Open and finished 34th in the Order of Merit. Forrest played on the

again in 2018. In May he reached the final of the

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, losing to

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in the final by 1 hole. The following month he lost to

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in a playoff in the

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, after making a bogey at the third extra hole. He was runner-up for the third time in the Hainan Open in October and finished 7th in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the

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. Forrest finished 94th in the 2019 European Tour Order of Merit and 72nd in the 2020 Order of Merit, with five top-10 finishes over the two seasons. In July 2021, Forrest was in contention to win the

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but after a par-5 at the 17th hole and a double-bogey 6 at the final hole he finished in a tie for fourth place. The following month he won the

by one stroke from James Morrison, finishing with two birdies at the last two holes.

Amateur wins

*2009 Scottish Under 16 Championship *2010 Scottish Boys Championship *2012

*2013 West Coast Conference Championship, Saint Mary's Invitational *2014 The Farms Collegiate Invite, Seattle University Redhawk Invite,

*2016 Battle Trophy Source:

Professional wins (1)

European Tour wins (1)

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur *

European Boys' Team Championship The European Boys' Team Championship (Jean-Louis Dupont Trophy) is a European amateur team golf championship for men up to 18 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1980 and it has been played annually since. S ...

(representing Scotland): 2010, 2011 *

Jacques Léglise Trophy The Jacques Léglise Trophy is an annual amateur boys' team golf competition between Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It was first played in 1977, as a one-day match before the Boys Amateur Championship, but since 1996 it has b ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2010 *

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(representing Scotland):

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(winners),

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(winners) *

Palmer Cup The Arnold Palmer Cup is an annual team golf competition for college/university golfers. From 2018 it has been contested between a United States team and an International team representing the rest of the world. The teams consist of 12 men and 12 ...

(representing Europe):

(winners) *

St Andrews Trophy The St Andrews Trophy is a biennial men's team golf tournament contested between teams of amateur golfers representing Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It takes its name from St Andrews in Scotland. It was first played in 1 ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2014 (winners), 2016 (tie) *

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 Scotland):

(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

(winners) *

Bonallack Trophy The Bonallack Trophy is an amateur golf competition on the model of the Ryder Cup which opposes every two years a European team and a team representing Asia/Pacific. The venue alternates between courses in Europe and Asia/Pacific. The first compe ...

(representing Europe): 2016 (winners)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Forrest, Grant Scottish male golfers San Diego Toreros men's golfers People from Livingston, West Lothian Golfers from North Berwick 1993 births Living people

Amateur career

Professional career

Amateur wins

Professional wins (1)

European Tour wins (1)

Playoff record

Results in major championships

Team appearances

See also

References

External links