| Filippo Celli | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2000-09-06) 6 September 2000 (age 23) Rome, Italy |
| Sporting nationality |  Italy |
| Residence | Rome, Italy |
| Career | |
| College | Texas Christian University |
| Turned professional | 2022 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T47: 2022 |
Filippo Celli (born 9 September 2000) is an Italian professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. In 2022, he won the European Amateur, the silver medal at the Open Championship, and the Eisenhower Trophy.
Celli was born in Rome in 2000 and only got started playing golf when he was 13 years old.[1] He won the 2018 Castello di Marco Simone Trophy and the 2019 Italian Amateur Stroke Play Championship. He attended Texas Christian University on a scholarship and played with the TCU Horned Frogs men's golf team for two years, 2020–22.[2]
Celli won the 2022 European Amateur to earn a spot at the 2022 Open ChampionshipatOld Course at St Andrews, where he shot a 5-under 283 to finish in a tie for 47th and win the silver medal as low amateur.[3] A few weeks later, he finished in a tie for 7th at the ISPS Handa World Invitational.
In September, Celli won the 2022 Eisenhower TrophyatLe Golf National with the Italian team, and turned professional shortly afterwards.[4]
Celli played on the 2023 Challenge Tour where he lost a six-way playoff at the Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz. In November 2023, Celli obtained his European Tour card when he finished second at the European Tour Qualifying School.[5]
Source:[6]
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz |  Clément Berardo,  Sam Hutsby, Nicolai Kristensen, Julien Sale, Jesper Svensson
|
Hutsby won with par on third extra hole Berardo, Celli, Kristensen and Svensson eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| Tournament | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | T47 LA |
LA = low amateur
"T" = tied
Amateur
Source:[6]
