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Amateur career

Plant was runner-up at the 2015

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losing 9&7 to

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in the 36 hole final. Plant played for England in the 2016

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were the team finished second, their best ever finish in the event. Later in 2016 he won the

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with a score of 284 to win by seven shots. Plant won the 2017

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. Plant was tied with two Italians, Luca Cianchetti and Lorenzo Scalise, on 273 after 72 holes. After a three-hole playoff, Plant and Scalise were still tied, but Plant finally won with a birdie at the fifth extra hole. His European Amateur win earned him entry into the

, his first start in a major championship. At the Open, he had opening rounds of 71 and 73 and was the only amateur to make the cut. He had further rounds of 69 and 73 and won the Silver Medal as the leading amateur.

Professional career

Plant turned professional after playing in the 2017 Walker Cup. In 2019 he won the Golfcatcher Championship on the

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. He finished the 2019 PGA EuroPro Tour season 4th in the Order of Merit to gain a place on the

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Amateur wins

*2012 Waterford Trophy *2013 Kent Amateur Championship *2016

*2017

Source:

Professional wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

LA = Low amateur
"T" = tied for place

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing England):

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(representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2016 (tie) *

(representing England):

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(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

Source:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Plant, Alfie English male golfers People from Bexleyheath Sportspeople from the London Borough of Bexley 1995 births Living people