Pedro Figueiredo (born 13 June 1991) is a Portuguese professional golfer. In June 2018 won the

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on the

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Amateur career

Figueiredo had a successful amateur career. At the age of 12, he represented his country at the 2003

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. ...

for the first of seven appearances. He won the

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and

Irish Amateur Open Championship The Irish Amateur Open Championship is an amateur golf tournament held annually in Ireland and organised by the Golf Ireland. The championship has been played as a 72-hole stroke-play event since 1958. Previously it was played as a match-play to ...

in 2008. Figueiredo played college golf at the

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where he won three events. He turned professional in mid-2013 after competing in the 2013 Palmer Cup.

Professional career

Figueiredo played on the

from 2013 to 2016 with little success. In 2017 he played on the Pro Golf Tour. Although he did not win any tournaments, he had a consistent season with three runners-up finishes and 10 other top-10 finishes to end the season fourth in the Order of Merit and earn a place on the

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. In June 2018, Figueiredo won the

in Belgium, beating Anton Karlsson and Stuart Manley in a playoff, with a birdie at the first extra hole. Two weeks later he finished in third place in the

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. He ended the season in 15th place in the Order of Merit, the last place to earn a card on the

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. He holed a 12-foot birdie at the final hole of the

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to finish 600 euros ahead of Tom Murray.

Amateur wins

This list in incomplete *2008

*2011 Firestone Grill Cal Poly Invitational *2013 Prestige at PGA West, Western Intercollegiate Source:

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Portugal): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 2007, 2008, 2009 *

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(representing Portugal): 2005, 2007,

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, 2009, 2010, 2011,

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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): 2006 (winners), 2007, 2009 *

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. Eise ...

(representing Portugal): 2006,

, 2010,

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* Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2006 (tie) *

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):

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Figueiredo, Pedro Portuguese male golfers European Tour golfers UCLA Bruins men's golfers 1991 births Living people