James Piot (born October 14, 1998) is an American

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from

Canton, Michigan Canton, officially the Charter Township of Canton, is a charter township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 98,659. Canton Township is Michigan's second most-populated townshi ...

. In 2021, he won the

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Amateur career

Piot was born in

Farmington Hills, Michigan Farmington Hills is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Part of the affluent suburbs northwest of Detroit, Farmington Hills is the second most-populated city in Oakland County, after Troy, with a population of 83,986 at the 20 ...

. In high school, he led

Detroit Catholic Central Detroit Catholic Central High School, commonly known as Catholic Central (CC), is a private, Catholic, all-male, college preparatory high school in Novi, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1928 in Detroit, Michigan by the Archdiocese of Detroi ...

to three consecutive state championships and won the Michigan junior amateur championship in 2015. Piot enrolled at

Michigan State Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It i ...

in 2017, majoring in finance. He earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors in 2018. As a fifth-year senior in 2021, he was named an All-Big Ten First Team selection, an All-American Honorable Mention, and set a school record for lowest scoring average. At the 2020 U.S. Amateur, Piot was the No. 2 seed in stroke-play before losing in the second round. He advanced to the final in 2021 at

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, winning four consecutive holes on the back-nine to defeat Austin Greaser of North Carolina, 2 and 1. Piot became the first U.S. Amateur champion from Michigan.

Professional career

Piot turned professional in May 2022. In May 2022, Piot was announced as one of the participants for the inaugural

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event to be played June 9-11 at

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Personal life

Piot is a close friend of professional football player

Bryce Baringer Bryce Baringer (born April 26, 1999) is an American football punter for the Michigan State Spartans. Early life and high school Baringer grew up Waterford, Michigan and attended Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy. He initially sig ...

, who was also his roommate at Michigan State.

Amateur wins

*2019 Island Resort Intercollegiate, Inverness Intercollegiate *2021 Hoosier Collegiate Invite, Golf Association of Michigan Championship,

, Island Resort Intercollegiate *2022 Georgia Cup Source:

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut

U.S. national team appearances

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: 2021 (winners)

References

External links

Michigan State profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Piot, James American male golfers LIV Golf players Michigan State Spartans men's golfers Golfers from Michigan Detroit Catholic Central High School alumni 1998 births Living people