Justin Rose
Country:	Great Britain
Turned Professional:	1998
Tournament Wins:	19

Made his Major Championship breakthrough at the U.S. Open in 2013, finally fulfilling the potential he had shown as an amateur when he finished fourth in the Open Championship in 1998. Won by two shots at Merion GC, holding off Phil Mickelson and Luke Donald, and jumped to a career-best third in the Official World Golf Ranking.

With his maiden Major secured, Rose continued to perform consistently, sealing his seventh European Tour victory at the 2014 Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open on his way to finishing third in the Race to Dubai.

Also played a leading role in The Ryder Cup at Gleneagles that year, remaining undefeated and claiming four points out of a possible five as Europe cruised to a 16½-11½ victory, where he also secured a vital point against Mickelson in the Sunday singles as Europe produced a magical comeback at what is now known as the ‘Miracle of Medinah’.

Moved to England from South Africa at the age of five, when he started to play seriously at Hartley Wintney GC and North Hants GC, both near his Hampshire home. First broke 70 aged 11, and was playing off a handicap of plus three at 14. Played in the 1997 Walker Cup aged just 17 years and ten days.

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Henrik Stenson		Pete Cowen
Country:	Sweden	England	:Country
Turned Professional:	1998	Great Britain & Ireland	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	17		:Years Coaching

Came close to breaking his Major duck in the 2014 US PGA Championship, where he finished in a tie for third place behind Rory McIlroy, before defending a title for the first time in his career at the season finale, the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.

Also enjoyed a fine Ryder Cup at Gleneagles, forming a formidable partnership with Justin Rose over the first two days to help Europe record another victory over the USA. His win at the 2013 DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, made him the first player to win both the Race to Dubai and the US PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup in the same season.

Has won nine individual titles on the European Tour, and also partnered fellow Swede Robert Karlsson to victory in the 2008 World Cup. A family friend introduced him to the game, and he got down to scratch by the age of 18. Won the 2000 Challenge Tour Rankings with a record of eight top ten finishes, which included three wins. Lives in Orlando and is coached by the Dubai-based Pete Cowen.

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Matt Kuchar		Chris O’Connell
Country:	USA	America	:Country
Turned Professional:	2000	America	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	x		:Years Coaching

First took up the game at 12 when his mother, Meg, upgraded the family’s country club membership to include golf. He and his father, Pete, a keen tennis player who was once ranked No. 1 in doubles in the state of Florida, were both soon hooked on the game. Made rapid progress through the amateur ranks before winning the U.S. Amateur Championship in 1997 – following three consecutive victories by Tiger Woods.

The following year, he received the Fred Haskins Award given to America’s leading collegiate golfer. Met his wife, Sybi, during their time together at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. In 2009, the pair teamed to win the consolation title in the United States Tennis Association’s National Husband & Wife Doubles Championship, held at the ATP Headquarters in Florida. Owns seven PGA Tour titles during his career.

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Thomas Pieters		Pete Cowen
Country:	Belgium	United Kingdom	:Country
Turned Professional:	2013	Great Britain & Ireland	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	2		:Years Coaching

Having impressed in his rookie season on the European Tour in 2014, he won twice in consecutive appearances in 2015, first at the D+D REAL Czech Masters in August and then a fortnight later at the KLM Open.

In the Czech Republic, he shrugged off a two-shot penalty in the third round when he hit the wrong ball to ultimately finish three strokes clear of Pelle Edberg.

His family had travelled 850km overnight by road from Belgium to watch the final round, and their presence inspired him to close out victory with a three under par 69.

Long tipped as one of the stars of the future, he came through all three stages of the 2013 Qualifying School, taking the 20th card at the Final Stage.

After his education at the Top Sport School Golf of the Golf Association Flanders (Belgium) where he first met his current coach Pete Cowen, he had a celebrated amateur college career in America, where he overcame Major Champion Jordan Spieth and former world amateur number one Patrick Cantlay to win the NCAA Division I Golf Championship in his sophomore year at the University of Illinois.

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Rafa Cabrera Bello		David Leadbetter
Country:	Spain	South Africa	:Country
Turned Professional:	2005		:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	5		:Years Coaching

Enjoyed a brilliant start to 2016, finishing runner-up in back-to-back weeks in Qatar and Dubai and 11th in the WGC-Cadillac Championship before taking the WGC-Dell Match Play by storm in Austin, Texas. He downed Rory McIlroy in the third place match, however, and an additional consolation was guaranteeing a debut appearance in the Masters two weeks later.

Claimed his second European Tour victory in 2012 at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, where he held off McIlroy and Lee Westwood, among others. Made his European Tour breakthrough at the 2009 Austrian Golf Open thanks to a stunning final-round 60. Claimed the Spanish National Championship every year from Under-seven to Under-18 level after taking the game up at the age of six. Studied business, economics and business law at university, but still has to complete his degree after his studies were interrupted by his rise through the professional golfing ranks as he finished 14th on the 2006 Challenge Tour Rankings following victory at the MAN NÖ Open in Austria.

Grew up next to a golf course in the Canary Islands, and his sister Emma competes on the Ladies European Tour. Owns a house in Bali, where he loves to spend time surfing.

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Kiradech Aphibarnrat		Peter Wolfenstetter
Country:	Thailand		:Country
Turned Professional:	2008	Germany	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	6		:Years Coaching

Produced a magnificent finish to the 2015 Shenzhen International to claim his second European Tour title, beating home favourite Li Hao-tong with a birdie at the first play-off hole after eagling the 17th in regulation play to tie the lead.

Added another title in August that year at the inaugural Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play, seeing off home favourite Marc Warren in the semi-finals before beating Swede Robert Karlsson one up in the final.

Those victories helped put a difficult spell behind him, during which he suffered a loss of form following the death of his coach, Natpasit Chokthanasar, in December 2013.

Claimed his first European Tour win at the 2013 Maybank Malaysian Open in March 2013 as a Category 12 member, and immediately took up full membership.

Turned professional in 2008 and won the following year, by a whopping 11 shots, at the Singha Pattaya Open on the Mercedes-Benz Tour. Claimed his maiden Asian Tour title at the 2011 SAIL Open. Known for his go-for-broke style of play, he won his age group at the Junior World Golf Championships in 2003 and 2004.

In 2007 he was on the gold medal team at the World University Games. Represented Thailand in the 2011 and 2013 World Cup of Golf. Was previously known as Anujit Hirunratanakorn, but his family decided to change his name for good luck.

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Marcus Fraser		Denis McDade
Country:	Australia	Australia	:Country
Turned Professional:	2002	Australia	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	6		:Years Coaching

Rode the wave of Australian success in 2016 to claim the Maybank Malaysian Open, winning by two shots from Soomin Lee and Miguel Tabuena.

The win in Kuala Lumpur helped banish the frustrations caused by a hand injury, which forced him to miss most of the 2014 campaign. His last European Tour win came in 2010 at the Ballantine’s Championship in Korea.

Also took a share of second place in the Omega European Masters en route to finishing a career-best 25th in the Race to Dubai. Made his breakthrough in 2003 at the dual-ranking BMW Russian Open, beating Austria’s Martin Wiegele in a play-off at Le Meridien Moscow Country Club, thus guaranteeing his playing privileges on the European Tour for 2004. His brother Adam also played on the Asian Tour.

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Sergio Garcia		Victor Garcia
Country:	Spain	Spain	:Country
Turned Professional:	1999	Spain	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	28		:Years Coaching

Pushed Rory McIlroy all the way in a thrilling finish to the 143rd Open Championship with a brilliant final round 66, but ultimately had to settle for a share of second place. Also finished second to McIlroy in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational a few weeks later, narrowly missing out on adding to the trophy he won at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters at the beginning of the season. Continued his love affair with The Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in 2014, winning two and a half points from four matches to help Europe to victory. Also played an instrumental part in the ‘Miracle at Medinah’ in 2012, beating Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker alongside Luke Donald in the Saturday fourballs, then claiming a crucial point against Jim Furyk in the singles as Europe mounted an astonishing comeback.

Was also a vice captain to Colin Montgomerie at The 2010 Ryder Cup, where Europe beat the United States by a point. Turned professional on 21st April 1999, after becoming the first Amateur Champion to finish low amateur in the Masters Tournament.

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Bubba Watson
Country:	United States
Turned Professional:	2003
Tournament Wins:	12

He and his wife, Angie, adopted their son (Caleb) on March 26, 2012 and adopted their daughter (Dakota) in December of 2014.

Formed the Bubba Watson Foundation in January 2014. The foundation’s mission is to enhance the everyday lives of people in need and placing a particular emphasis on helping and inspiring children, young adults and those associated with the U.S. military.

Sponsors the Bubba Watson Invitational at the University of West Florida, a women’s NCAA Division II golf tournament at Stonebrook Village GC.

Recognized his responsibility as a role model to kids by returning to the University of Georgia to complete his degree wihout telling family or friends. Wanted to encourage kids to get an education and pursue their dreams.

Self-taught player who learned the game by hitting wiffle balls around his house. “The house was probably an acre-and-a-half yard with big trees in downtown Bagdad (Fla). The house is sitting here, and I drew in the dirt driveway. I’d draw a big circle, and that would be my hole, a 5-foot circle. I’d go around it to the left and then I’d go around it to the right. So I learned to cut it. If you know about wiffle balls or plastic balls, it’s hard to cut. Then I learned to hook it the other way, hit it high over limbs, hit it low under limbs. I’d say non-stop every day from 6 to 12 years old. Instead of playing with trucks out in the yard, I’d play with a ball and a club.”

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Emiliano Grillo		Grant Price
Country:	Argentina		:Country
Turned Professional:	2011	Great Britain & Ireland	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	3		:Years Coaching

Continued to progress in 2014, the highlight being a runner-up finish in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic which helped him to a career-best 44th in the Race to Dubai.

His decision at the age of 14 to move away from his home town, to the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires so he could play golf, looked to have paid dividends when he graduated to the European Tour via the 2011 Qualifying School Final Stage.

Following his move to Buenos Aires, he moved to the USA at the age of 16 to study as well as hone his golf skills, having already spent a year travelling back and forth to the David Leadbetter Golf Academy.

Represented Argentina as an amateur and won the Tarra Cotta Invitational in Naples, Florida in April 2011 before turning professional in September. Supports Argentinian football team River Plate.

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Patrick Reed		Josh Gregory
Country:	USA	America	:Country
Turned Professional:	2011	America	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	x		:Years Coaching

Confirmed his talent with victory at the 2014 World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship, where he prevailed by one stroke over Bubba Watson and Jamie Donaldson to secure his third US PGA Tour title.

At age 23 years and 216 days, he became the youngest player to win a World Golf Championships event. Previous wins came at the Humana Challenge and at the Wyndham Championship, where he had his wife, Justine, as his caddie –becoming the first player to triumph on the PGA Tour with his spouse as a caddie since Steve Stricker won the 1996 Western Open.

Made an impressive debut in the 2014 Ryder Cup, winning 3.5 points out of a possible four at Gleneagles. Has twice been a runner-up on the PGA Tour in 2016.

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Bernd Wiesberger		Philippe De Busschere
Country:	Austria		:Country
Turned Professional:	2006	Belgium	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	7		:Years Coaching

Claimed the biggest title of his career at the 2015 Alstom Open de France, winning in superb style at Le Golf National. That continued his affinity with France, having won twice there on the Challenge Tour in 2010 – first at the Golf Open de Lyon with a 62 on the final day and then the Golf Open du Grand Toulouse.

Won twice in the space of three months in 2012, first at the lucrative Ballantine’s Championship and then storming to victory in the Lyoness Open powered by Greenfinity in his native Austria with a stunning final round of 65.

The highlight of his 2014 campaign came at the US PGA Championship, where he had the honour of playing in the last group alongside eventual winner Rory McIlroy on the final day.

Having been taught by his father, he underlined his potential by winning the Austrian Amateur Stroke Play Championship three years running from 2004, before turning professional in 2006. Shares coaches with compatriot Markus Brier.

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Byeong-Hun An		David Leadbetter
Country:	South Korea		:Country
Turned Professional:	2011	America	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	3		:Years Coaching

The son of two Olympic medallists in table tennis (his mother Jiao Zhimin represented China and his father Ahn Jae-hyung represented South Korea at the Seoul Games in 1988), An continued his family’s sporting success with a runaway victory in the 2015 BMW PGA Championship.

Entered the final round tied for the lead and carded a brilliant seven under par 65 to win by six strokes and become the first Asian winner of the prestigious event. Had already shown potential with three top ten finishes in the first few months of his rookie season, having graduated from the Challenge Tour via third place in the 2014 Rankings.

Took the advice of his friend Peter Uihlein’s father to begin his professional career in Europe, a decision vindicated by his victory in the 2014 Rolex Trophy, where he became the first Korean to triumph on Europe’s second tier. In 2009 he became the youngest winner of the U.S. Amateur Championship aged 17. Goes by the name of Ben and is a huge Manchester United fan.

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David Lingmerth		Steve Fell
Country:	Sweden		:Country
Turned Professional:	2010	America	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	2		:Years Coaching

Lists Inverness and Royal Portrush as his favourite courses. Superstitions included never using a No. 2 ball in competition.

The Arkansas Razorbacks are his favourite college team and the Washington Capitals are his favorite pro team. Enjoys watching ESPN.

Would round out his dream foursome with his dad, uncle and grandfather. His uncle, Goran Lingmerth, was a kicker for the Cleveland Browns in 1987.

1 PGA Tour Victories:

 – 2015 the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide.

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Martin Kaymer		Günter Kessler
Country:	Germany	Germany	:Country
Turned Professional:	2005	Germany	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	64		:Years Coaching

Rediscovered his best form in 2014, first securing the coveted Players Championship on the US PGA Tour before a sensational wire-to-wire victory at the U.S. Open Championship brought him a second Major title.

Those wins helped earn him a third Ryder Cup appearance at Gleneagles, and he won two points from four, including a singles victory over Bubba Watson sealed by a spectacular chip-in at the 16th. Was Europe’s hero at The 2012 Ryder Cup, holing a six-foot putt on the last to defeat Steve Stricker and secure the point needed to complete a miraculous comeback and retain the Samuel Ryder Trophy.

Continued his progression in 2011, winning the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship for the third time in four years and reaching the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. Lost to Luke Donald, but the consolation prize was reaching World Number One, a position he held for eight weeks.

Only the second German after Bernhard Langer to be European Number One, he has fulfilled the potential he showed early in his career, when he finished fourth in the 2006 Challenge Tour Rankings after playing just eight events and winning two – including on his professional debut. Once shot a round of 59 on the EPD Tour, in the second round of the Habsberg Classic, remarkably with a bogey on the second hole. Followed that with 12 birdies and an eagle and now marks his golf balls with ‘59’.

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Seamus Power
Country:	Ireland
Turned Professional:	x
Tournament Wins:	x

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Thongchai Jaidee		Peter Wolfenstetter
Country:	Thailand	Germany	:Country
Turned Professional:	1999	Germany	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	18		:Years Coaching

From humble beginnings, he has blazed a trail for golf in Thailand with numerous records to his name.

In 2004 he made history as the first Thai golfer to win an event on the European Tour with victory in the Malaysian Open, and then successfully defended the title in 2005.

His first victory earned a personal audience with Thailand’s former Prime Minister, who gave him a diplomatic passport to expedite his future ease of movement between countries on the European Tour.

Proved he could also win on European soil with victory at the ISPS Handa Wales Open in June 2012, and added more titles in Europe at the 2014 Nordea Masters, where he beat Victor Dubuisson and Stephen Gallacher in a play-off, and the 2015 Porsche European Open.

Was a playing captain at the inaugural EurAsia Cup in 2014 and beat Graeme McDowell in the singles to help Asia stage a brilliant final-day comeback, and also made his debut in the Presidents Cup in 2015.

Spent his childhood in a two storey wooden house which backed onto a golf course. Represented his province at football but was injured when a wooden skewer was embedded in his foot. During recuperation he sneaked onto the Army Golf Club behind his home in Lop Buri, tied the discarded head of a five iron to a bamboo stick and started playing golf. Joined the Royal Thai Army in 1989, aged 20, becoming a paratrooper and then turned professional ten years later.

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Fabrizio Zanotti		Gary Gilchrist
Country:	Paraguay		:Country
Turned Professional:	2003	Gary Gilchrist	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	5		:Years Coaching

Earned a breakthrough victory in 2014 with a maiden European Tour title at the BMW International Open in Germany.

Was made to work hard for the win, having to hold off the challenges of Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Grégory Havret and 2013 Race to Dubai winner Henrik Stenson in a four-man sudden death play-off.

Introduced to the game at the age of two, when he used to run behind his father with a small stick and a ball. Went on to become Paraguay’s top-ranked amateur for six years, before turning professional in 2003.

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Fabian Gomez
Country:	Argentina
Turned Professional:	2001
Tournament Wins:	15

Favorite professional team is Boca, Jr., a soccer team from Argentina. Lists Tiger Woods and legendary Argentine soccer player Diego Maradona as his heroes. Got started in the game by serving as a caddie at age 8.

2 PGA Tour Victories:

 – 2016 Sony Open in Hawaii

 – 2015 FedEx St. Jude Classic

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Graham DeLaet		Kevin Burton
Country:	Canada		:Country
Turned Professional:	2007	America	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	4		:Years Coaching

Along with wife, Ruby, launched the Graham and Ruby DeLaet Foundation, with a central focus of supporting children’s health and helping the development of junior golfers at all levels of the game.

The Graham DeLaet Charity Golf Tournament has supported Saskatchewan-based organizations such as Golf Saskatchewan and the Weyburn and District Hospital Foundation.

The foundation’s first initiative, the Graham Slam, was a partnership with the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan, a provincial charity dedicated to raising funds for the enhancement of children’s healthcare and the creation of the new Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan. Raised $380,000 in that first year.

3 MACKENZIE Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada Victories:

– 2009 ATB Financial Classic, The Players Cup

– 2008 Desjardins Montreal Open

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Alex Cejka		Peter Karz
Country:	Germany		:Country
Turned Professional:	1989	Germany	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	12		:Years Coaching

Cejka enjoyed phenomenal European Tour success in 1995 recording three victories, including the Volvo Masters, to finish sixth on the Order of Merit.

Claimed his fourth European Tour title in 2002 when he won the Trophée Lancôme. Spent most of his time in the United States since then, coming close to winning on a number of occasions but twice finishing runner-up.

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Yuta Ikeda
Country:	Japan
Turned Professional:	2008
Tournament Wins:

Born in Chiba, Ikeda was inspired by his great idol, Jumbo Ozaki, who became a trailblazer for Japanese golf in the latter decades of the 20th century. Won the Japanese Junior Championships in successive years in 2002 and 2003 after turning professional in 2008.

Made a quick start to his pro career, winning on the Japan Challenge Tour in his first season. Made a huge impact on the Japan Golf Tour over the next few years.

He won four times in each of his first two full seasons in Japan, in 2009 and 2010, and has added at least one tournament win per year subsequently. The most recent success in 2016 came at the Panasonic Open, co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour.

Has played in all four majors, the best finish being a tie for 29th at the 2010 Masters.

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Soren Kjeldsen		Colin Smith
Country:	Denmark	United Kingdom	:Country
Turned Professional:	1995	Denmark	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	5		:Years Coaching

Enjoyed a summer to remember in 2015, first winning the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation – his first victory for six years – then reaching 500 European Tour appearances at the US PGA Championship.

Celebrated the milestone properly the following week on home soil at the Made in Denmark, where he was tied second at the end of an emotional few days. Called it the best experience he has had on a golf course when thousands of fans packed the famous 16th hole with flags bearing ‘SK500’ in the first round, cheering wildly as his tee shot ended inches from the cup.

His win at Royal County Down, where he beat Eddie Pepperell and Bernd Wiesberger in a play-off, ended a frustrating period and reignited his belief he could win despite turning 40.

Represented Denmark in the Eisenhower Trophy as an amateur before he qualified for the European Tour through the Challenge Tour Rankings in 1997. That year he also tested his stamina in another way by running a marathon and he achieved a highly respectable time of three hours and 54 minutes.

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Mikko Ilonen		Timo Rauhala
Country:	Finland	Finland	:Country
Turned Professional:	2001	Finland	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	5		:Years Coaching

Delivered the biggest win of his European Tour career – and the biggest in Finnish golfing history – in the 2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship, where he beat defending champion Graeme McDowell in the group stage and top seed Henrik Stenson in the final en route to securing the prestigious title.

Also tasted victory at the 2013 Nordea Masters in Sweden, where second and third rounds of 63 and 65 set up a three shot win at Bro Hof Slott GC. Became the first man from his country to win on the European Tour International Schedule with victory in Indonesia in 2007. Achieved further success that year when he won the Scandinavian Masters title to become one of seven multiple winners of the 2007 season.

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Danny Lee		Drew Steckel
Country:	New Zealand		:Country
Turned Professional:	2009	America	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	3		:Years Coaching

Favorite course is Augusta National. Favorite college team is Southern California, and the Dallas Cowboys are his favorite pro team. The Art of Learning is his favorite book. Tiger Woods is his favorite athlete to watch.

Would add Woods, Anthony Kim and K.J. Choi to his dream foursome…Attended Sungkyunkwan University for his freshman year…Attended Rotorua Boy’s High School and has established a Danny Lee Scholarship at the school…Has two brothers. Family moved from native South Korea to New Zealand when he was age 8.

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Matteo Manassero
Country:	Italy
Turned Professional:	2003
Tournament Wins:	4

Que won the Philippine Amateur twice before turning professional in 2003. He has played on the Asian Tour since 2003 and has won thrice: the 2004 Carlsberg Masters Vietnam, the 2008 Philippine Open and the 2010 Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters.

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Joost Luiten		Phil Allen
Country:	Netherlands		:Country
Turned Professional:	2006	Holland	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	7		:Years Coaching

Captured European Tour title number four at the ISPS Handa Wales Open.

Thrilled the home crowds by winning the KLM Open in 2013, beating Miguel Angel Jiménez in a play-off to become the first home winner of the Dutch Open in ten years.

Was his second title of the season, following victory in the Lyoness Open powered by Greenfinity, where he held off a charging Thomas Bjørn on the final day to double his tally, 19 months after making his breakthrough in the 2011 Iskandar Johor Open.

After that maiden triumph he travelled straight to China – where his parents were waiting to celebrate the victory with him – to represent the Netherlands alongside Robert-Jan Derksen in the Mission Hills World Cup.

Started golf as a nine year old when his uncle took him to a driving range in Rotterdam.

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David Hearn		Ralph Bauer
Country:	Canada		:Country
Turned Professional:	2001	Canada	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	2		:Years Coaching

Hearn has four career holes-in-one in competitive rounds, with all coming on the Web.com Tour (2007 Movistar Panama Championship, 2007 Albertsons Boise Open and 2010 Panama Claro Championship) and one on the PGA TOUR at the 2015 year’s FedEx St. Jude Classic.

Earned his degree at the University of Wyoming in the spring of 2008 after completing the last of three required courses.

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Wu Ashun		Joe Thiel
Country:	China		:Country
Turned Professional:	2007	America	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	3		:Years Coaching

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Nino Bertasio		David Leadbetter
Country:	Italy	South Africa	:Country
Turned Professional:			:PGA of
Tournament Wins:			:Years Coaching

Popularity in native Colombia caused Colombian TV to pick up PGA TOUR golf broadcasts which ran 2006-11.

In 2005, started using a low-to-the-ground crouching method to better read putts.

Among his charitable efforts was taking part in “Caddy for a Cure” at the 2009 Deutsche Bank Championship and the 2010 RBC Heritage.

4 PGA Tour Victories:

 – 2014 Wyndham Championship

 – 2010 The Honda Classic

 – 2008 BMW Championship

 – 2008 THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.

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Thorbjorn Olesen		Lars Nysøe
Country:	Denmark		:Country
Turned Professional:	2008	Denmark	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	8		:Years Coaching

The young Dane showed steely determination to win the 2015 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, carding a final round one under par 71 at St Andrews to triumph by two strokes.

It was the perfect comeback after a testing year, during which he had surgery on his wrist and struggled to rediscover the sort of form that had earned him a reputation as one of the most exciting young players in the world.

Made his debut in the Seve Trophy in 2013, helping Continental Europe to a first victory in seven attempts, and claimed his second European Tour title at the ISPS HANDA Perth International in late 2014.

Lives in London and spends time practising in Dubai. Formerly known as Jacob, but changed to use his middle name Thorbjørn as it is far less common.

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Nicolas Colsaerts @Coelsss		Michel Vanmeerbeek
Country:	Belgium	Belgium	:Country
Turned Professional:	2000	Belgium	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	9	28	:Years Coaching

Michel Vanmeerbeek (PGA of Belgium) has been working with Nicolas Colsaerts since 1990 when Colsaerts was 8 years old. Known today as a swing engineer, Vanmeerbeek developed his skills by visiting the best swing experts in the USA and in Europe and was also been coach of the Belgian National Golf Teams from 2002 to 2006, and is also the Olympic Coach for the Belgian players heading to Rio 2016.

Colsaerts has two European Tour wins under his belt and has represented Europe in both the Seve Trophy and the Ryder Cup, notably playing his part in the ‘Miracle at Medinah’ in 2012. The Colsaerts family have close Olympic ties as Nicolas’ grandfather represented Belgium in the Olympic Games as well.

“I have a Grandfather who attended 3 Olympic Games – So it’s in our family genes, that means it’s very important and special to me. 

“Michel is a thinker in sport, he’s not only an engineer of the golf swing, he‘s also capable of coaching any athlete in any sport, and that’s remarkable.” Nicolas Colsaerts

“To perform well, an athlete needs to feel that he’s strong and well prepared. So, we will focus on his strengths: ball striking, driving, long irons.” Michel Vanmeerbeek

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Nicolas and Michel answer the Olympic Coach Q&A to explain more about their working relationship and how they are approaching Rio 2016 with their training and pre-tournament preparations.

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Cheng Tsung Pan
Country:	Chinese Taipei
Turned Professional:	2015
Tournament Wins:	2

Cheng Tsung Pan is a Taiwanese professional golfer. Pan played college golf at the University of Washington where he won eight events. He was the number one amateur golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for eight weeks in 2013. Pan also won two gold medals in golf – one individually and one for team play – at the 2014 Asian Games.

Pan was one of two local golfers to make the cut at the 2015 U.S. Open. He finished tied for 64th in the tournament. Pan earned his first professional win on 12 July 2015 at The Players Cup on the PGA Tour Canada, his second tournament on the tour and fourth tournament as a pro.

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Rodolfo Cazaubon
Country:	Mexico
Turned Professional:	2013
Tournament Wins:	3

His father, Rodolfo, played professional golf for 10 years before three herniated disks forced him to retire in 1994. Mr. Cazaubón’s career featured three wins in Mexico and tournament play in South Africa, Asia, Canada and South America…

Affiliated to the Club Campestre de Tampico… His father and José María Sánchez have been his instructors. Twitter / Instagram: @rodocazaubon.

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Danny Willett		Graham Walker
Country:	Great Britain	United Kingdom	:Country
Turned Professional:	2009	Great Britain & Ireland	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	4		:Years Coaching

Enjoyed the finest moment of his career when he won the Masters in 2016, a week after the birth of his son, Zachariah. Produced an impressively gutsy finish at Augusta National to take advantage of Jordan Spieth’s late collapse and become the first Englishman to don the Green Jacket for 20 years.

Emerged as a world-beater in 2015, when he won the first tournament of the season, the lucrative Nedbank Golf Challenge, and pushed Rory McIlroy all the way in the Race to Dubai after also winning the Omega European Masters in August, holding off fellow Yorkshireman Matt Fitzpatrick in Switzerland.

Carried his best form into 2016 to claim the Omega Dubai Desert Classic in February, holing a brilliant birdie putt on the last to triumph by one, and soon after took third place in the WGC-Cadillac Championship to hint at what was to come at the Masters a month later. Made his European Tour breakthrough at the 2012 BMW International Open, where he beat Marcus Fraser in a play-off at Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof in Cologne, Germany.

Earned his 2009 playing rights after cruising through all three stages of the Qualifying School. Currently coached by Graham Walker, who was previously named in Golf Monthly’s Top 25 Coaches.

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Rickie Fowler		Butch Harmon
Country:	USA	America	:Country
Turned Professional:	2009	America	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	6		:Years Coaching

Gave up serious dirt-bike riding after an accident prior to his freshman year in high school resulted in a couple of broken bones in his foot. His father, Rod, who owns a trucking company, enjoyed riding dirt bikes and won the 1986 Baja 1000 while racing for a Yamaha team.

His middle name comes from his grandfather, Taka Tanaka. His younger sister, Taylor, attends Cal State-Fullerton, where she is on the golf team.

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Felipe Aguilar		Luke Ringrose
Country:	Chile		:Country
Turned Professional:	1999	Great Britain & Ireland	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	7		:Years Coaching

Made 14 cuts from 24 appearances in a steady 2015 season. Won his second European Tour title in spectacular fashion in the Championship at Laguna National in May 2014. The victory came six years after his maiden win, at the 2008 Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open.

Having been introduced to the game by his grandfather, Alfredo Schuler, who built a number of golf courses in Chile after emigrating from Germany, Aguilar won more than 30 events in Chile early in his professional career.

Educated at the University of North Florida where he studied International Business. Elected as a member of the European Tour Tournament Committee in 2012.

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Adilson da Silva		John Dickson
Country:	Brazil	South Africa	:Country
Turned Professional:	1994	South Africa	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	42	19	:Years Coaching

Dickson has worked with Da Silva since the 2005/05 season and met through a mutual psychologist friend who suggested they work together.

“I want Adilson to play shot for shot and try and enjoy the fact he is in his country of birth. Grab the whole experience with both hands and feet and treasure every minute.” John Dickson

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Ryan Fox		Marcus Wheelhouse
Country:	New Zealand		:Country
Turned Professional:	2012	New Zealand	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	3		:Years Coaching

Five starts on the European Tour in 2015/16, including a 10th-place finish at the Madeira Islands Open in August, thanks to final-round, seven-under 65.

3 International Victories:

 – 2014: John Hughes Nexus Risk Services WA Open Championship.

 – 2015: Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge, Coco-Cola Queensland PGA Championhip.

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Scott Hend		Benoît Ducoulombier
Country:	Australia		:Country
Turned Professional:	2010	France	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	3		:Years Coaching

An emotional win at the Turkish Airlines Open in November was the highlight of the 2015 campaign. Birdied three of the last four holes in the final round for a six under par 66 and a one stroke victory over Jaco Van Zyl – his second in the event after claiming his maiden title in Turkey two years earlier. Broke down in tears in the arms of his coach on the 18th green, later explaining that the win helped banish the frustrations of a season plagued by personal problems.

The year before, he arrived as a superstar after his epic battle with Australian Jason Day in the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. With the match all square after 18 holes, the Frenchman conjured some seemingly impossible shots from the desert to keep the match alive, but eventually lost on the 23rd hole. That helped earn him a place in the European Ryder Cup team, and he made a brilliant debut at Gleneagles, forming a strong partnership with Graeme McDowell and winning two and a half points from three.

Started playing golf aged 12 when he watched Woods win the 2002 Masters Tournament and decided he wanted to become a professional. Won the European Individual Amateur Championship in 2009, the year he made it to number one in the World Amateur Rankings.

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Jeunghun Wang
Country:	South Korea
Turned Professional:	2006
Tournament Wins:	15

Kim is a South Korean Professional on the PGA Tour. His father, Ki-Chang Kim, is a teaching pro, who got him started in the game at age 10.

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Espen Kofstad
Country:	Norway
Turned Professional:	2003
Tournament Wins:	1

De Jonge played on the Nationwide Tour from 2004 to 2006 and 2008. He earned his 2007 PGA Tour card at Q-school. He finished 155th on the money list in 2007, losing his tour card.

In 2008 he finished second on the Nationwide Tour money list and earned his 2009 PGA Tour card. He did this by winning the Xerox Classic and recording a runner up finish and three third place finishes. He won the 2008 Nationwide Tour Player of the Year.

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Roope Kakko		Mikael Piltz
Country:	Finland		:Country
Turned Professional:	2004	Finland	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	3		:Years Coaching

Captured his maiden title in stunning style at the 2015 Madeira Islands Open – BPI – Portugal, which had been rescheduled for July after bad weather forced the cancellation of the original date.

Did not have full European Tour playing rights until the Madeira win, but the victory ensured exemption on the Race to Dubai for the rest of 2015 and all of 2016.

Picked up a club when he was five years old after being introduced to the game by his father, who was a PE teacher. Also played ice hockey and football as a youngster but took up golf more seriously when he was 16.  Wife Minea plays on the LPGA Tour and was on his bag at the Qualifying School.

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Jaco Van Zyl		Derek James
Country:	South Africa	South Africa	:Country
Turned Professional:	2001	South Africa	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	13		:Years Coaching

Earned a debut in the Open Championship in 2015 thanks to a fine performance in the Alstom Open de France a fortnight earlier.

Came agonisingly close to his first European Tour title at the Turkish Airlines Open in November 2015, carding a five under par 67 in the final round only to be beaten by one shot by a surging Victor Dubuisson.

The success of the season, however, helped banish the frustrations of an injury-plagued 2014, which he spent recovering from surgery on both knees.

Played mostly on the Sunshine Tour until he earned a European Tour card at the Qualifying School in 2010. Started playing the game as an 11 year old and turned professional at 21. Has won 13 Sunshine Tour titles, including four in 2010. Was the South African Amateur Champion in 2000.

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Gavin Green
Country:	Malaysia
Turned Professional:	2015
Tournament Wins:	3

Gavin became the first amateur to win on the Asian Development Tour following his victory in 2014. He has enjoyed an illustrious amateur career prior to turning professional and was formerly ranked 12th on the world amateur rankings.

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Danny Chia		Steven Giuliano
Country:	Malaysia		:Country
Turned Professional:	1996	Australia	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	18		:Years Coaching

Danny picked up golf from his father, a businessman, when he started following him to the driving range and grew up adoring Jack Nicklaus. He enjoyed a fine amateur career, winning Malaysia’s amateur championship for three straight years before joining the pro ranks.

Danny is a history-maker for Malaysia. In 2010, he became the first player from his country to play in all four rounds at the British Open at St Andrews, which he also qualified for in 2005 and 2008. He is also the first Malaysian to win on the Asian Tour with victory at the 2002 Taiwan Open where he came from seven shots back to triumph.

Qualified on merit to represent Team Asia in the 2016 EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM where he contributed half points in the Fourball and Foursomes with Nicholas Fung.

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Jhonattan Vegas		Kevin Kirk
Country:	Venezuela		:Country
Turned Professional:	2008	America	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	4		:Years Coaching

Knew very little English when he initially arrived in the United States. Picked up the game by playing with a broomstick and a rock. Eventually began playing at a nine-hole course near his home built for oil-camp employees.

His coach, Franci Betancourt, was a a three-time World Cup participant for Venezuela, in 1966, 1968 and 1975. In August 2002, moved to Texas and lived with Betancourt and his wife, Alba, a time he saw both his golf game and his English improve dramatically.

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Li Hao Tong		Michael Dickie
Country:	China	Scotland	:Country
Turned Professional:		Great Britain & Ireland	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	1		:Years Coaching

The 36 year old, who has a consultant coaching role to both China’s amateur and professional teams, is in pole position to lead them to the Olympics in Rio next year given that he has coached two of the four players currently in contention – Li Hao Tong and Lin Xi Yu.

Has Tong announced his name on the European Tour in swashbuckling style as he claimed a maiden victory on home soil at the Volvo China Open, courtesy of a flawless eight under par final round 64.

In 2014 he won three times on the PGA Tour China to earn status on the Web.com Tour for the following year, before earning full status for the European Tour in 2016 courtesy of his victory in Beijing.

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SSP Chawrasia
Country:	India
Turned Professional:	1997
Tournament Wins:	13

Created European Tour history in 2008 by becoming the first player to win on his maiden appearance as an Affiliate Member when he triumphed on home soil at the inaugural EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters at Delhi Golf Club.

Added a second European Tour victory in the 2011 Avantha Masters, where he capitalised on Robert Coles’ poor finish to win by one, and notched win number three at the 2016 Hero Indian Open at Delhi Golf Club a year after he lost out to compatriot Anirban Lahiri in a play-off for the title. After turning professional in 1997, he plied his trade on the Indian circuit until he was persuaded by his fellow professionals to join the Asian Tour.

Aged ten, he used to practise by sneaking onto Calcutta Golf Club – believed to be the oldest outside Britain. He subsequently became a caddie, before embarking on a career which now sees him divide his time between Europe and Asia. His initials stand for Shiv Sankar Prasad, although he is known to everyone simply as SSP.

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Miguel Tabuena
Country:	Philippines
Turned Professional:	2011
Tournament Wins:	9

Miguel became the first Filipino since 2008 to win his National Open when he won the Philippines Open presented by ICTSI in 2015.

It was sweet revenge for Miguel as he agonisingly missed out on a first Asian Tour win at the 2014 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship in Chinese Taipei when he was defeated by Prom Meesawat on the second play-off hole.

In 2013, Miguel’s best placing was a tied sixth result at the Solaire Open on home soil. The teenager finished in the top-40 of the 2011 Asian Tour Qualifying Final Stage in Thailand as an amateur and subsequently turned professional in February. The highly rated teenager was also a silver medalist winner in the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China in 2010. Due to his playing schedule, Miguel is home-schooled.

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Shingo Katayama		George Pinnell
Country:	Japan		:Country
Turned Professional:	1995	America	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	29		:Years Coaching

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Brandon Stone		Denis Pugh
Country:	South Africa	United Kingdom	:Country
Turned Professional:	2004	Great Britain & Ireland	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	5		:Years Coaching

One of the most consistent performers on the European Tour, he was tied for the lead going into the final round of the 2015 BMW PGA Championship, but had to settle for fifth after closing with a 74.

Won the 2012 Open de España and that summer finished second in the Alstom Open de France and the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open in consecutive weeks.

Was also part of the European Ryder Cup team that year, claiming a half point in the final singles match against Tiger Woods to give Europe a thrilling 14½-13½ victory. His most lucrative season came in 2010, when he won the WGC-HSBC Champions to finish fifth in the Race to Dubai, and he also made his Ryder Cup debut that year, alongside brother Edoardo.

The younger by nearly two years, Francesco upstaged the exploits of his elder sibling at Castello di Tolcinasco G&CC in Milan in early May 2006, just nine months after Edoardo became the first Italian winner of the U.S. Amateur Championship at Merion.

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Anirban Lahiri
Country:	India
Turned Professional:	2007
Tournament Wins:	18

Came into the form of his life in early 2015, when he claimed his first two European Tour titles within a fortnight. First held off a strong field that included Lee Westwood and Bernd Wiesberger to win the Maybank Malaysian Open, helped by a stunning ten under par 62 in the third round. Then captured the Hero Indian Open on home soil, beating compatriot SSP Chawrasia in a play-off and rising to 34th in the Official Golf World Ranking.

Became the first Indian to finish in the top five at a Major when he took a share of fifth place in the 2015 US PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in August, and made his Presidents Cup debut a couple of months later.

Won five times on the Asian Tour before his successes in Malaysia and India, which were co-sanctioned. Finished top of the Asian Tour Order of Merit in 2015.

Enjoyed a successful amateur career in which he was crowned national champion in 2006 and 2007. Was introduced to the game by his father – a doctor in the army – and was hooked after taking part in a junior competition aged 12.

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Siddikur Rahman		Shane Gillespie
Country:	Bangladesh		:Country
Turned Professional:	2005	America	:PGA of
Tournament Wins:	8		:Years Coaching

In 2015, Siddikur came close to lifting a third title at the Queen’s Cup and Panasonic Open India where he finished tied-third and second respectively. A back injury also slowed him down during the year. He enjoyed his biggest career victory when he won the 2013 Hero Indian Open at his favourite golf course, the Delhi Golf Club and notched seven other top-10s.

He was also the first Bangladeshi to represent his country at the ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf in Australia and earned his place to represent Team Asia at the inaugural EurAsia Cup present by DRB-HICOM when he finished in fourth place on the Order of Merit, the third time in four seasons that he has finished top-10 on the rankings.

He wrote a slice of history in 2010 when he became the first player from Bangladesh to win on the Asian Tour. He triumphed in the Brunei Open, beating Jbe Kruger of South Africa in a play-off. It was a memorable victory as he was hailed a golfing hero back home.

Siddikur worked as a ball boy at Kurmitola Golf Club in Bangladesh to support his studies. He made his first club with a broken seven iron head stuck on a metal rod. Was picked from out of 100 kids to train by his club and represented his country in the Asian Games. He is currently attached to Kurmitola Golf Club as an honorary member..

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Ricardo Gouveia
Country:	Portugal
Turned Professional:	2014
Tournament Wins:	3

Set records tumbling in his rookie season on the European Challenge Tour, topping the Road to Oman Rankings following an enthralling battle with Frenchman Sebastien Gros.

Claimed his third career title and second of 2015 at the NBO Golf Classic Grand Final to take his total to €251,592, beating the record Edoardo Molinari set in 2009 for earnings in a season.

Climbed to 84th position in the Official World Golf Ranking following his victory at the season-ender to tie Molinari’s record as highest-ranked Challenge Tour player in history, having already become the highest-ranked Portuguese player of all time earlier in the season.

A family man, Gouveia’s father, Tómas, was his caddie for his Oman victory and at various times during that season. Born in Lisbon and grew up in the Algarve, but moved to London straight after securing graduation to the European Tour to join his girlfriend, who studies there.

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Wen-Tang Lin
Country:	Chinese Taipei
Turned Professional:	1996
Tournament Wins:	10

A regular on the Asian Tour, he secured his first European Tour victory in dramatic fashion at the 2009 UBS Hong Kong Open, defeating Rory McIlroy and Francesco Molinari in a thrilling play-off. In doing so, he became the first Asian in a decade to win the tournament and subsequently took up European Tour Membership. Has won a title on the Asian Tour in each season between 2006 and 2009.

His father Lin Chia was one of Chinese Taipei’s top professional golfers, while his two brothers are also regulars on the Asian Tour.

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