Martin Daniel Trainer (born April 15, 1991) is an American-French professional golfer who won his first PGA Tour event at the 2019 Puerto Rico Open, which was an alternate event.[1][2]
| Martin Trainer | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Martin Daniel Trainer |
| Born | (1991-04-15) April 15, 1991 (age 33)[1] Marseille, France |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States (until Sep 2022) France (since Oct 2022) |
| Residence | Palo Alto, California |
| Career | |
| College | University of Southern California |
| Turned professional | 2013 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour PGA Tour Latinoamérica Gateway Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2019 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Trainer was born in Marseille, France. He graduated from Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto, California in 2009.[3] He graduated from University of Southern California with a degree in Business Administration. His father is American and his mother French. He has dual American and French citizenship.[1][4]
In October 2022, it was reported that Trainer had changed his sporting nationality from USA to France, having been eligible to do so by being born in Marseille and his mother also being French. He applied to the International Golf Federation in July 2022 to switch representation.[5]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 24, 2019 | Puerto Rico Open | −15 (70-67-69-67=273) | 3 strokes |  Aaron Baddeley,  Daniel Berger, Roger Sloan, Johnson Wagner
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PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans (with Chad Ramey)
|
 Shane Lowry and  Rory McIlroy
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Lost to par on first extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 11, 2018 | El Bosque Mexico Championship | −14 (67-70-68-69=274) | 2 strokes | John Chin
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| 2 | Jul 29, 2018 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | −25 (62-68-65-68=263) | 1 stroke |  Henrik Norlander
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 29, 2016 | Mazatlán Open | −15 (71-66-71-65=273) | 1 stroke |  Leandro Marelli
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| Tournament | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | CUT |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
| Tournament | 2019 |
|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T41 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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