Romain Langasque

As amateur champion Romain Langasque made the halfway cut in both The 144th Open at St Andrews and 2016 Masters.

At Augusta National his back nine 31 on the final day equalled the lowest by an amateur in the tournament’s history. It gave him a 68 just 24 hours after he had posted an 83!

Langasque turned professional with a plus-five handicap immediately afterwards and returned to The Open at Royal Portrush in 2019 thanks to his runner-up finish in the South African Open.

He was ranked 361st in the world at the time and it came three months after he won on the European Challenge Tour and then finished fifth at the DP World Tour Qualifying School. His maiden victory on the main circuit came at the 2020 ISPS Handa Wales Open, where a closing 65 at Celtic Manor swept him from five behind to two in front.

A month later he tied for 34th on his US Open debut and last season had runner-up finishes at the Soudal Open and Danish Championship, and a third place behind Robert MacIntyre and Adam Scott at the Genesis Scottish Open.

Withdrew on the eighth hole of The 152nd Open at Royal Troon because of back trouble.