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Andrea Pavan – Biography

Andrea Pavan, from Rome in Italy, looks set to follow in the shoes of his fellow countryman Edoardo Molinari.  After an impressive amateur career, it was clear to see  from the rankings in 2010 that the prospects looked extremely good for the 22 year old: 5th on the R&A’s World Amateur Rankings, 2nd on the EGA’s European Amateur Rankings, and 1st on the Italian National Rankings.  Having shone on the World stage as an amateur, he turned to the professional ranks of the game following his participation in the World Amateur Team Championships in Argentina in 2010.  

Pavan, who graduated in Economics from the Texas A&M University in the US, has recorded impressive results both through his college career in the States and across Europe.  At Texas A&M, he was a first team All-American this year and also a winner of the John Burns Intercollegiate event in Hawaii.  He also tied 3rd in the Big 12 Championship and picked up the Ellis Leadership Award from the University.  In the last 18 months alone he’s had 25 rounds of par or better in competition play and in 2009 he was a member of the team that won the NCAA Championship, the most prestigious event in US college golf.

Outside of the US, Pavan was a member of Team Europe to play against GB&I for the Jacques Leglise Trophy from 2004-2006, and again for the St. Andrews Trophy in 2008.  He was also a member of the European Team that took on the USA for the Palmer Cup in both 2009 & 2010.  He has been a quarter-finalist at the British Amateur Championship in 2008 & 2010, and was also runner up in 2010 at the European Amateur Championships.  A member of the Italian National squad since 2002, Pavan enjoyed a succession of wins as a junior where he took the U14 & U16 Italian Championships and also held the title of Italian Stroke Play Champion in 2005 & 2007.  In 2006 he won the ‘Omnium’ in Italy, the equivalent of the National Pro Championships.

2011 has been a break through year for Andrea with two tournament wins on the Challenge Tour and a 2nd place finish on the Order of Merit to secure his European Tour Card for 2012. His first win came at the Norwegian Challenge and his second at the season ending Grand Final at San Domenico.  He ended the year with a 7th place finish at the Alfred Dunhill Championships. It’s clear to see that Andrea has a very exciting future ahead of him, and coupled with his athletic build and good looks he has every chance of becoming the next Italian superstar. 

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