Guido Migliozzi (born 25 January 1997) is an Italian

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. He has three wins on the

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. He also competed at the

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Professional career

Migliozzi turned professional in 2016. In 2017 and 2018 he played mostly on the

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and the

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. He had little success on the Challenge Tour but won three times on the Alps Tour, once in 2017 and twice in 2018, as well as losing the 2018 Alps de Las Castillas in a three-man playoff. In November 2018, he finished tied for 13th place in the

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to earn a place on the

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. In March 2019 he won the

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, his first win on the

and in June 2019 he won the

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, beating

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in the final, a result that lifted him into the top-100 of the world rankings. In March 2021, Migliozzi was a joint runner-up in the

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, one stroke behind

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who won the tournament with a 60-foot putt at the final green. In May, he lost in a playoff at the

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. He was defeated by

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at the first extra hole. Two weeks later, he finished second at the

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, five strokes behind

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, after a final round 63 in which he birdied four of the last five holes. Qualifying for his first major championship, the 2021 U.S. Open, he finished tied for 4th, thus earning him exemptions for the 2022 tournament as well as the 2022

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. In September 2022, Migliozzi won the Cazoo Open de France. He shot a final-round 62 to win by one shot over

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, after making a birdie on the final hole at

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. It was the first birdie of the day on the hole; ranked as the most difficult hole on the European Tour season.

Amateur wins

* 2011 Italian Boys Under 14 Championship * 2012 Italian Under 16 Championship, Italian U18 Stroke Play, Italian U16 International Championship * 2013 Italian U18 (Trofeo Silvio Marazza), Campionato Nazionale Cadetti Trofeo Giovanni Alberto Agnelli, Duke of York Young Champions Trophy * 2014 European Nations Cup Individual, Internationaux de France Juniors Garcons-Trophee Carlhian, Italian Amateur Match Play - Giuseppe Silva Trophy * 2016 Portuguese International Amateur Source:

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (3)

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Alps Tour wins (3)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Italy): 2013, 2014, 2015 *

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 Italy):

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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 the Continent of Europe): 2015 (tied) *

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 the Continent of Europe): 2016 (tied) *

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(representing Italy):

Professional *

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(representing Italy):

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Migliozzi, Guido Italian male golfers European Tour golfers Olympic golfers of Italy Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Vicenza 1997 births Living people

Professional career

Amateur wins

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (3)

Alps Tour wins (3)

Results in major championships

Team appearances

See also

References

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