Pedro Figueiredo

Pedro Figueiredo (born 13 June 1991) is a Portuguese professional golfer. In June 2018 won the KPMG Trophy on the Challenge Tour.

Pedro Figueiredo
Personal information
NicknameFiggy
Born (1991-06-13) 13 June 1991
Paris, France[1]
Nationality Portugal
ResidenceLisbon, Portugal[2]
Career
CollegeUCLA
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1

Amateur career

Figueiredo had a successful amateur career. He won the Boys Amateur Championship and Irish Amateur Open Championship in 2008.

Figueiredo played college golf at the UCLA where he won three events. He turned professional in mid-2013 after competing in the 2013 Palmer Cup.

Professional career

Figueiredo played on the Challenge Tour from 2013 to 2016 with little success. In 2017 he played on the Pro Golf Tour. Although he did not win any tournaments, he had a consistent season with three runners-up finishes and 10 other top-10 finishes to end the season 4th in the Order of Merit and earn a place on the 2018 Challenge Tour.

In June 2018, Figueiredo won the KPMG Trophy in Belgium, beating Anton Karlsson and Stuart Manley in a playoff, with a birdie at the first extra hole.[3] Two weeks later he finished in third place in the SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge. He ended the season in 15th place in the Order of Merit, the last place to earn a card on the 2019 European Tour. He holed a 12-foot birdie at the final hole of the Challenge Tour Grand Final to finish 600 euros ahead of Tom Murray.

Amateur wins

This list in incomplete

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 10 Jun 2018 KPMG Trophy −22 (63-68-67-64=262) Playoff Anton Karlsson, Stuart Manley

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2018 KPMG Trophy Anton Karlsson, Stuart Manley Won with birdie on first extra hole

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. http://uclabruins.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4855
  2. http://hambricsports.com/european-clients/pedro-figueiredo/
  3. "Plucky Pedro bites back to triumph in Belgium". European Tour. 10 June 2018.
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