Alejandro Tosti

{{short description|Argentine professional golfer}} {{use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Alejandro Tosti | image = | image_size =  | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|5|30|df=y}} | birth_place = Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina | death_date =  | death_place = | height = 5 ft 6 in | weight = 170 lb | nationality = {{ARG}} | residence = Gainesville, Florida, U.S. | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = University of Florida | yearpro = 2018 | tour = PGA Tour | extour = Korn Ferry Tour PGA Tour Latinoamérica TPG Tour | prowins = 5 | pgawins =  | eurowins =  | japwins =  | asiawins =  | sunwins =  | auswins =  | nwidewins = 1 | chalwins =  | champwins =  | seneurowins =  | otherwins = 4 | majorwins =  | masters = DNP | usopen = DNP | open = DNP | pga = T73: 2024 | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | award1 =  | year1 =  | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection =  | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalBronze|2015 Toronto|Mixed team}} }} '''Alejandro Tosti''' (born 30 May 1996) is an Argentine professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

==Amateur career== Tosti had a successful amateur career and was low amateur at the 2012 Open de Argentina with a score of 69-73-69-70. He was runner-up at the 2013 South American Junior Championship, and the 2015 Latin America Amateur Championship with a score of 69-70-68-71.<ref name=wagr/>

He represented Argentina at the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy, where his team finished 5th and he finished runner-up individually, three strokes behind Jon Rahm.<ref name=results>{{cite web |url=https://www.igfgolf.org/watc/watc2014/eisenhower-trophy-scoring/ |title=Eisenhower Trophy Scoring |publisher=IGF |date=30 July 2023 |access-date=30 July 2023 |archive-date=30 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730202503/https://www.igfgolf.org/watc/watc2014/eisenhower-trophy-scoring/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He won bronze medal (mixed team) at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, and was a semi-finalist at The Amateur Championship in 2017.<ref name=wagr/>

Tosti attended the University of Florida between 2014 and 2018, where he played with the Florida Gators men's golf team. He was an All-American and won three tournaments, including the individual conference championship in 2017, the first Gator since Billy Horschel in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Men's Golf Roster: Alejandro Tosti |url=https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/alejandro-tosti/10669 |publisher=Florida Gators |access-date=30 July 2023}}</ref>

==Professional career== Tosti turned professional after graduating in 2018 and joined the PGA Tour Latinoamérica. In 2019, he won his first title, and in 2022 he won a second title and finished 5th in the Order of Merit, to earn graduation to the Korn Ferry Tour.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alejandro Tosti Player Profile |url=https://www.pgatour.com/player/38991/alejandro-tosti/results |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=30 July 2023}}</ref>

He gained media attention after accepting a shuttle ride, believing it was an official courtesy car, from the 18th green to the first tee mid-round at the LECOM Suncoast Classic, receiving a two-shot penalty for breaking an obscure model local rule that says players may not use transportation during a round.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Coffin |first=Jay |title=A week after costly penalties, Alejandro Tosti and Wilson Furr rebound with stellar performances |url=https://www.australiangolfdigest.com.au/a-week-after-costly-penalties-alejandro-tosti-and-wilson-furr-rebound-with-stellar-performances/ |magazine=Australian Golf Digest |date=1 May 2023 |access-date=30 July 2023}}</ref>

In August 2023, Tosti claimed his first win on the Korn Ferry Tour at the Pinnacle Bank Championship, also claiming a card for the 2024 PGA Tour season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/article/news/daily-wrapup/2023/08/13/alejandro-tosti-wins-pinnacle-bank-championship-presented-by-aetna-to-clinch-pga-tour-card-tourbound |title=Alejandro Tosti wins Pinnacle Bank to clinch PGA Tour card |publisher=PGA Tour |date=24 August 2023 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref> Two weeks later, he was forced to withdraw from the Albertsons Boise Open following an undisclosed disciplinary matter.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/kft-disciplinary-matter-tosti-2023 |title=Soon-to-be PGA Tour player forced to WD following 'disciplinary matter' |magazine=Golf Digest |first=Joel |last=Beall |date=25 August 2023 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref>

==Amateur wins== *2011 Torneo Abierto Jockey Club de Rosario, Campeonato Argentino De Menores *2012 Torneo Abierto Jockey Club de Rosario *2013 Torneo Final Del Ranking De Jugadores *2014 Campeonato Nacional Por Golpes *2015 Homewood Hilton Airport Invite *2016 Tavistock Collegiate Invitational *2017 SEC Conference Championship, Carpet Capital Collegiate

Source:<ref name=wagr>{{cite web |title=Alejandro Tosti |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/alejandro-tosti-9816 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=30 July 2023}}</ref>

==Professional wins (5)== ===Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of victory !Runners-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|13 Aug 2023 |Pinnacle Bank Championship |−19 (63-71-69-62=265) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Max Greyserman, {{flagicon|USA}} John VanDerLaan |}

===PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|3 Nov 2019 |Termas de Río Hondo Invitational |−22 (68-64-66-68=266) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|ESP}} Mario Beltrán, {{flagicon|USA}} Justin Suh |- |align=center|2 |align=right|3 Apr 2022 |Abierto del Centro |−14 (71-66-68-69=274) |8 strokes |{{flagicon|ARG}} Clodomiro Carranza |}

===TPG Tour wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|17 Dec 2022 |Abierto del Litoral |−12 (66-68-67-67=268) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|ARG}} Nelson Ledesma |- |align=center|2 |align=right|21 Dec 2024 |Abierto del Litoral (2) |−26 (63-65-68-62=258) |6 strokes |{{flagicon|ARG}} Augusto Núñez |}

==Results in major championships== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !2024 |- |align=left|Masters Tournament |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|PGA Championship |T73 |- |align=left|U.S. Open |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|The Open Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |}  {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}  "T" = tied

== Results in The Players Championship == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !2025 |- |align=left|The Players Championship |CUT |}   CUT = missed the half-way cut

==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' * Junior Golf World Cup (representing Argentina): 2012 * Eisenhower Trophy (representing Argentina): 2014, 2016

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{PGATour player|38991}} *{{OWGR|17032}} * {{Olympics.com|alejandro-tosti}} * [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/alejandro-tosti_1540039 Alejandro Tosti] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics * {{COA profile|13998-tosti-alejandro}}

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