Julien Sale

{{short description|French professional golfer (born 1997)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Julien Sale | image = | imagesize = | caption = | fullname = Julien-Alexandre Sale | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|9|26|df=y}} | birth_place = Saint-Louis, Réunion | death_date =  | death_place = | height =  | weight =  | nationality = {{FRA}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = Arkansas State University | yearpro = 2022 | tour = Asian Tour | extour = Challenge Tour Alps Tour | prowins = 1 | pgawins = | eurowins = | japwins =  | asiawins = 1 | sunwins =  | auswins =  | nwidewins =  | chalwins = | champwins =  | seneurowins =  | otherwins = | majorwins =  | masters = | usopen = | open = | pga = | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | awardssection =  | medaltemplates = }} '''Julien-Alexandre Sale''' (born 26 September 1997) is a French professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour. He won the 2025 Philippine Open.<ref>{{cite news |last=Castillo |first=Musong R. |title=Historic breakthrough by Frenchman Sale in ruling PH Open by a stroke |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/604429/historic-breakthrough-by-frenchman-sale-in-ruling-ph-open-by-a-stroke |access-date=26 March 2026 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=27 January 2025}}</ref>

==Amateur career== Sale was born on the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. He was educated at Indian Hills (Iowa) Community College, where he was ranked number one junior college player in the nation by GolfStat and helped secure a runner-up finish at the NJCAA National Championship. He enrolled at Arkansas State University in 2018, where he helped the Red Wolves' capture their first Sun Belt Conference Championship in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Men's Golf Roster: Julien Sale |url=https://astateredwolves.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/julien-sale/4954 |publisher=Arkansas State University Athletics |access-date=26 March 2026}}</ref>

Sale won the 2019 Spirit International Amateur together with a French team made up of Adrien Pendaries, Candice Mahé and Pauline Roussin. He represented France at the European Amateur Team Championship three times, securing a silver medal in 2021 at PGA Catalunya as his team lost the final to Denmark. Individually, he tied for 3rd in 2020 and was the medalist in 2022. In 2020 he runner-up at Austrian International Amateur and Czech International Amateur Championship.<ref name=wagr/>

==Professional career== Sale played on the 2022 Alps Tour where he recorded eight top-5 finishes, including 4 runner-ups, to finish second in the Order of Merit and graduate to the Challenge Tour.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gussoni |first=Andrea |title=Julien Sale, the nice gift for his 25th birthday |url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/other_news/golf/121216/julien-sale-the-nice-gift-for-his-25th-birthday/ |access-date=26 March 2026 |work=Tennis World |date=25 September 2022}}</ref>

On the 2023 Challenge Tour, Sale lost a playoff at the Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz to Sam Hutsby, and finished 50th in the rankings.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=McGowan |first=Mark |title=Hutsby prevails in six-man playoff as the Irish fizzle out in Andalucía |url=https://irishgolfer.ie/latest-golf-news/2023/06/11/hutsby-prevails-in-six-man-playoff-as-the-irish-fizzle-out-in-andalucia/ |access-date=26 March 2026 |magazine=Irish Golfer Magazine |date=11 June 2023}}</ref>

Earning a card at Q-School, in 2025 he joined the Asian Tour, where he made history by becoming the first member to win on his debut. Capturing the season opener, the Philippine Open, he also became the first French winner on the tour since Gregory Bourdy won the 2009 Hong Kong Open.<ref>{{cite news |title=France’s Julian Sale claims Philippine Open title with strong finish |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/frances-julian-sale-claims-philippine-open-title-with-strong-finish/325851 |access-date=26 March 2026 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=26 January 2025}}</ref>

==Amateur wins== *2017 NJCAA D1 National Preview *2018 NJCAA District III Championship, Golfweek Conference Challenge *2019 Golf Quebec Men's Provincial Amateur Championship, Bubba Barnett Intercollegiat *2020 Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate *2022 European Amateur Team Championship (individual medalist)

Source:<ref name=wagr>{{cite web |title=Julien Sale |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/julien-sale-13383 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=26 March 2026}}</ref>

==Professional wins (1)== ===Asian Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of victory !Runners-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|26 Jan 2025 |Smart Infinity Philippine Open |−11 (69-68-67-65=269) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|JPN}} Tomoyo Ikemura, {{flagicon|THA}} Sadom Kaewkanjana |}

==Playoff record== '''Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result |- style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|1 |2023 |Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz |{{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Berardo, {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Hutsby, {{flagicon|DEN}} Nicolai Kristensen, {{flagicon|ITA}} Filippo Celli, {{flagicon|SWE}} Jesper Svensson |Hutsby won with par on third extra hole Berardo, Celli, Kristensen and Svensson eliminated by birdie on first hole |}

==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *Spirit International Amateur (representing France): 2019 (winners) *European Amateur Team Championship (representing France): 2020, 2021, 2022 *Eisenhower Trophy (representing France): 2022 *European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande (representing France): 2022

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==External links== *{{EuroTour player|43746}} *{{AsianTour player|114993}} *{{OWGR|28465}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sale, Julien}} Category:French male golfers Category:Asian Tour golfers Category:Arkansas State Red Wolves men's golfers Category:Sportsmen from Réunion Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century French sportsmen