Romain Langasque

Langasque earned a spot in the Open Championship field for being in the top 30 of the 2019 Race to Dubai race.
Langasque discovered golf at age 2 when he went to a golf course with his father. By age 4, he made his first par. He got his first handicap when he was 5. From then on, he was hooked on the game. He continued to practice each day at the golf course of Saint-Donat located in Grasse (south of France) with coach Philippe Larvaron until he turned 13. At that time, he was able to train with the French Federation and enter tournaments. In 2013, was able to obtain a French diploma called a baccalaureate.
Maybe it was nothing more than a coincidence, but 16 years after Jean van de Velde almost won the British Open at Carnoustie, the French connection played out again at the famous course when Langasque became the Amateur champion there. The 20-year-old defeated Scotland's Grant Forrest in the 36-hole final, 4 & 2, to earn not just a place at the British Open at St. Andrews in the summer of 2015 but also the chance to play at the Masters and U.S. Open.
The only two previous French winners of the British Open in its 120-year history were Philippe Ploujoux in 1981 and Julien Guerrier in 2006. "This is just a dream for me," said the player ranked 72nd in the amateur world standings at the time. "When I played my practice round, I was maybe six or seven over, but the more the competition advanced, the more I played well."
Before his win at the end of 2014, Langasque tried for a European Tour card but fell short at the second stage of qualifying school. A month after winning the Amateur, Langasque finished T-65th at the British Open at St. Andrews. He strongly considered turning professional, but with the change in European Challenge Tour regulations allowing amateurs to be ranked in their series (also allowing them to keep the points if they turn pro), he decided to turn pro after the Masters (Finished T-39th in that Masters). At the start of March, Langasque won the Spanish International Amateur, defeating Scott Gregory 9 & 8 in the finals, and then finished 2nd at the Barclays Kenya Open on the European Challenge Tour, three shots behind winner Sebastian Soderberg.
Victor Dubuisson mentors Langasque and they share the same coach, Benoit Ducoulombier. Dubuisson sent Langasque a text on the eve of the Amateur Championship final with the promise of a few added perks to go along with the prestigious trophy.
2016 Notes: After finishing 2nd at the Barclays Kenya Open and T-39th at the Masters, turned professional and was able to play on the Challenge Tour. In 18 events, made 16 cuts and had 8 top-ten finishes, three of them runner-up. 2nd a the Barclays Kenya Open, 2nd a the D+D Real Slovakia Challenge, and T-2nd at the Vierumaki Finnish Challenge. Earned euro118,087 and placed 9th in the Order of Merit. Played in 4 European Tour events and was T-7th at the European Masters.
2017 Notes: Played in 27 European Tour events making 11 cuts. Only one top-ten, T-10th at the Australian PGA Championship. He earned euro178,678 and was 151st in the Race to Dubai.
2018 Notes: Went back to the Challenge Tour, playing in 20 events and making 14 cuts. He won the Hopps Open de Provence, won euro88,708, and was 19th in the Order of Merit. He also played in 7 European Tour events and had one top-ten, 3rd at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open
2019 Notes: Played in 28 European Tour events making 21 cuts with six top-ten finishes. Was 24th in the Race to Dubai. Back full-time on the European Tour was 2nd at the South African Open. Was T-6th at the Magical Kenya Open, T-5th at the Volvo China Open, and 3rd at the Made in Denmark. He was 3rd at the Aberdeen Standard Scottish Open he finished 2 shots back of the Wiesberger/Hebert playoff. Finished his year with a 9th place finish in the Turkish Airlines Open and T-40th at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.
2020 Notes: Played in 17 European Tour events making 12 cuts with one top-ten finish. Was 56th in the Race to Dubai standings earning euro365,520. It took ten starts before Romain had his first top-25 on the European Tour, and that was a big deal as he won his first title at the ISPS Handa Wales Open. He did it thanks to a final round 65 to beat Sami Valimaki by two shots and with the finish, was able to finish sixth on the European Tour's five-event UK Swing, so he gets a trip to America to play in his first U.S. Open. At Winged Foot, finished T-34th.
2021 Notes: Played in 25 DP World Tour events making 14 cuts with one top-ten finish. Finished 110th in the Race to Dubai with earnings of euro280709. Shot a final round 65 to finish T-5th at the Magical Kenya Open.
2022 Notes: Played in 28 DP World Tour events making 19 cuts with five top-ten finishes. He was 48th in the Race to Dubai, earning euro765,109. Was T-9th at the MyGolfLife Open and T-3rd the next week at the Steyn City Championship. He was T-8th at the Betfred British Masters, T-7th at the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed, and T-5th at the BMW International. Ended the season finishing T-20th at the DP World Tour Championship.
2023 Notes: He began his season finishing T-9th at the Joburg Open, and was T-9th at the Jonsson Workwear Open. He finished 2nd at the Italian Open, one shot back of winner Adrian Meronk. T-8th at the Betfred British Masters.