Adrien Saddier

{{short description|French professional golfer (born 1992)}} {{use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Adrien Saddier | image = Opn de France 2015 44.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|5|15|df=y}} | birth_place = La Roche-sur-Foron, France | death_date =  | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.80|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|79|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | sporting_nationality = {{FRA}} | residence = Aix-les-Bains, France | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 2013 | tour = European Tour | extour = Challenge Tour | prowins = 2 | pgawins =  | eurowins = 1 | japwins =  | asiawins =  | sunwins =  | auswins =  | nwidewins =  | chalwins = 1 | champwins =  | seneurowins =  | otherwins =  | majorwins =  | masters = DNP | usopen = DNP | open = T52: 2025 | pga = CUT: 2026 | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | award1 =  | year1 =  | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection =  }} '''Adrien Saddier''' (born 15 May 1992) is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, where he won the 2025 Italian Open.

==Professional career== Saddier turned professional in 2013. He earned his card on the European Tour for 2014 by playing all three stages of qualifying school. His best finish on tour in the 2014 season was T-6 at the Nelson Mandela Championship in December 2013. He finished 127th on the Race to Dubai and played primarily on the Challenge Tour from 2015 to 2017. In 2016, Saddier won the Fred Olsen Challenge de España on the Challenge Tour for his first professional win.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.golf-swinger.com/2016/07/18/fred-olsen-challenge-de-espana-final-rd-saddier-triumphs-in-la-gomera/ |title=Fred Olsen Challenge de España, final Rd, Saddier triumphs in La Gomera |website=golf-swinger.com |date=18 July 2016 |access-date=24 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917030937/http://www.golf-swinger.com/2016/07/18/fred-olsen-challenge-de-espana-final-rd-saddier-triumphs-in-la-gomera/ |archive-date=17 September 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Saddier finished the 2016 season just outside the top 15 in the Order of Merit but three runner-up finishes during the 2017 season put him 13th in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the European Tour for 2018.

In June 2025, Saddier claimed his first European Tour win at the Italian Open, it was his 200th start on the tour.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/articles/c7vr7qv4225o |title=Saddier wins first European Tour title on 200th start |work=BBC Sport |first=Tom |last=Mallows |date=29 June 2025 |access-date=30 June 2025}}</ref> The win also earned Saddier entry into his first major, the 2025 Open Championship. At the BMW PGA Championship in September, he finished second, losing in a playoff to Alex Norén.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-09-14 |title=BMW PGA Championship: Alex Noren beats Adrien Saddier to win title for second time |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/articles/c2ejwp1lxrdo |access-date=2025-09-19 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref>

==Amateur wins== right|thumb *2010 Grand Prix de Montpellier Massane *2011 French Team Cup (individual), European Club Trophy (individual) *2012 Swiss International Amateur, Grand Prix de Savoie, European Club Trophy (individual) *2013 European Nations Cup (individual), Grand Prix de Haute Savoie, Internationaux de France – Coupe Murat

Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wagr.com/en/Ranking/Player.aspx?playerid=1734&isMens=True |title=Adrien Saddier |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |accessdate=24 August 2016}}</ref>

==Professional wins (2)== ===European Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|29 Jun 2025 |Italian Open |−14 (69-64-67-66=266) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|FRA}} Martin Couvra |}

'''European Tour playoff record (0–1)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|1 |2025 |BMW PGA Championship |{{flagicon|SWE}} Alex Norén |Lost to birdie on first extra hole |}

===Challenge Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|17 Jul 2016 |Fred Olsen Challenge de España |−24 (61-65-71-63=260) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|ITA}} Nicolò Ravano |}

'''Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|1 |2017 |Rolex Trophy |{{flagicon|ESP}} Pedro Oriol |Lost to par on first extra hole |}

==Results in major championships== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !! 2025 !! 2026 |- |align=left|Masters Tournament |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|PGA Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |- |align=left|U.S. Open |style="background:#eeeeee;"| | |- |align=left|The Open Championship |T52 | |}  {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> "T" = tied

==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *European Amateur Team Championship (representing France): 2013

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{official website|http://www.adrien-saddier.com/}} {{in lang|fr}} *{{EuroTour player|37606}} *{{OWGR|14792}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saddier, Adrien}} Category:French male golfers Category:European Tour golfers Category:Sportspeople from Haute-Savoie Category:Sportspeople from Aix-les-Bains Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century French sportsmen