Lorenzo Gagli (born 14 October 1985) is an Italian professional golfer. He won the 2018 Barclays Kenya Open, his first win on the Challenge Tour.
Professional career In 2006, Gagli turned professional. He spent 2007 on the Alps Tour, where he finished fourth on the Order of Merit. As a result, he was promoted to the Challenge Tour, where he played for the 2008 season. He graduated from the qualifying school in 2008 to earn promotion for the European Tour in 2009, but struggled for form at that level and divided his season between the European and Challenge Tours. He again came through qualifying school at the end of 2009, but once again bounced between tours for 2010. A strong finish to the year left him 17th on the Challenge Tour rankings, which earned him promotion to the European Tour once more for 2011.
Gagli's best finishes on the European Tour are a T3 at the 2011 Barclays Scottish Open and sole 2nd at the 2011 Madrid Masters. Gagli has been featured in the top 150 of the Official World Golf Ranking.Official World Golf Ranking - 9 October 2011
Professional wins (5)
Challenge Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up125 Mar 2018Barclays Kenya Open−11 (68-68-69-68=273)Playoff Jens Fahrbring
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12018Barclays Kenya Open Jens FahrbringWon with par on third extra hole
Alps Tour wins (3) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up19 Sep 2007Open de la Mirabelle d'Or−21 (68-69-65-65=267)1 stroke Elvis Galéra25 Oct 2007Open La Margherita−17 (65-66-68=199)4 strokes Gregory Molteni32 Nov 2007UNA Hotels Resort Open−11 (68-71-66=205)2 strokes Alessio Bruschi, Charles-Édouard Russo
Other wins (1) 2010 Italian PGA Championship
Playoff record European Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12019Omega European Masters Rory McIlroy, Andrés Romero, Kalle Samooja, Sebastian SöderbergSöderberg won with birdie on first extra hole
Team appearances Amateur Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2003 European Youths' Team Championship (representing Italy): 2004, 2006 European Amateur Team Championship (representing Italy): 2005 Eisenhower Trophy (representing Italy): 2006 St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2006
Professional European Championships (representing Italy): 2018
See also 2008 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2009 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2010 Challenge Tour graduates 2017 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2018 Challenge Tour graduates
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