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David Micheluzzi (born 29 July 1996) is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia. He won the 2022–23 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit.
| David Micheluzzi | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||||
| Nickname | Micha[1] | ||||
| Born | 29 July 1996 Melbourne, Australia | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  Australia | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 2019 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour of Australasia | ||||
| Professional wins | 4 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 4 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2023 | ||||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2023 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Micheluzzi grew up playing golf as a junior at Cranbourne Golf Club.[2] In 2017, he won the Victorian Amateur Championship.[3]
In 2018, he won the Australian Master of the Amateurs[4] and was beaten in a playoff by Keita Nakajima at the Australian Amateur.[5] In October, he finished runner-up at the Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open on the PGA Tour of Australasia, two shots behind Zach Murray.[6]
Micheluzzi turned professional in September 2019.[7]
In October 2022, Micheluzzi claimed his first win on the PGA Tour of Australasia event at the CKB WA PGA Championship.[8]
In February 2023, Micheluzzi finished second at the Vic Open, four shots behind Michael Hendry.[9] The following week, he claimed his second PGA Tour of Australasia win at the TPS Sydney.[10] Another win at the Play Today NSW Open in March saw him lock up the Order of Merit title for the 2022–23 season.[11] In November, he won the Victorian PGA Championship[12] and was also voted as the Player of the Year for 2022–23 season.[13]
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PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Oct 2022 | CKB WA PGA Championship | −15 (71-67-65-70=273) | 3 strokes | Ben Ferguson |
| 2 | 19 Feb 2023 | TPS Sydney1 | −25 (66-68-64-61=259) | 4 strokes | Daniel Gale, Deyen Lawson |
| 3 | 19 Mar 2023 | Play Today NSW Open | −20 (67-66-66-65=264) | 2 strokes | Kade McBride |
| 4 | 19 Nov 2023 | Victorian PGA Championship | −14 (70-69-67-68=274) | 1 stroke | Ben Eccles |
1Mixed event with the WPGA Tour of Australasia
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| Tournament | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | CUT |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Amateur
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Victoria): 2015 (winners), 2016, 2017 (winners), 2018 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 2018
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