Andrea Pavan

Andrea Pavan (born 27 April 1989) is an Italian professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour. He has won twice on the European Tour, the 2018 D+D Real Czech Masters and the 2019 BMW International Open.

Andrea Pavan
Personal information
Born	(1989-04-27) 27 April 1989 (age 36) Rome, Italy
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationality	Italy
Residence	Lucas, Texas, U.S.
Spouse	Audra Woods ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	3
Career
College	Texas A&M University
Turned professional	2010
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Former tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Professional wins	8
Highest ranking	65 (29 September 2019)[1] (as of 11 May 2025)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Challenge Tour	5 (Tied-7th all-time)
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 2014
The Open Championship	CUT: 2019
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour Rankings winner 2013

Amateur career

Pavan won the Italian Amateur Strokeplay Championship in 2005 at the age of 16,^[2] and subsequently opted to join the collegiate circuit in the USA. He spent four years studying at Texas A&M enjoying a successful career on the golf team, including winning a collegiate event in 2010 and being part of the team which won the 2009 NCAA Men's Golf Championship. He also enjoyed success in Europe, winning further events in his home country and finishing runner-up in the prestigious European Amateur.^[3]

Professional career

Pavan turned professional in 2010. Having failed to come through qualifying school for either the European or PGA Tours, he relied on invites to the second-tier Challenge Tour in 2011. A runner-up finish at the Kärnten Golf Open, where he had been the longtime leader, secured him full-time status at that level.^[4] He enjoyed further success, leading the Credit Suisse Challenge at the halfway stage before a final round 86,^[5] before claiming his first professional victory at the Norwegian Challenge.^[6] He won again at the season-end Challenge Tour Grand Final to secure his place on the European Tour for 2012.

Pavan has an unsuccessful first season on the European Tour, only making the cut in 8 tournaments. He returned to the Challenge Tour in 2013, winning twice in the Bad Griesbach Challenge Tour and the Open Blue Green Côtes d'Armor Bretagne. He led the Order of Merit and returned to the European Tour for 2014.

2014, Pavan's second season on the European Tour, was more successful with four top-10 finishes. He retained his playing rights for 2015 by finishing in the top-25 in the European Tour Q School at the end of the season. 2015 was again unsuccessful and he returned the Challenge Tour for 2016. Pavan played on the Challenge Tour in 2016 and 2017 before returning again to the main tour through the 2017 Q-School, where he tied for second place.

2018 was easily Pavan's best season on the European Tour. He had his first European Tour win at the 2018 D+D Real Czech Masters^[7] and finished 34th in the Order of Merit. In 2019, Pavan won the BMW International Open beating Matt Fitzpatrick at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

In 2023, Pavan competed on the Challenge Tour, finishing eighth on the points list to earn his 2024 European Tour card.^[8]

Amateur wins

• 2005 Italian Amateur Strokeplay Championship
• 2006 Italian Omnium
• 2007 Italian Amateur Strokeplay Championship
• 2010 John Burns Intercollegiate

Professional wins (8)

European Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	26 Aug 2018	D+D Real Czech Masters	−22 (65-69-65-67=266)	2 strokes	Pádraig Harrington
2	23 Jun 2019	BMW International Open	−15 (66-71-70-66=273)	Playoff	Matt Fitzpatrick

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2019	BMW International Open	Matt Fitzpatrick	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (5)

Legend
Grand Finals (1)
Other Challenge Tour (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	14 Aug 2011	Norwegian Challenge	−9 (70-71-68-70=279)	Playoff	Florian Praegant
2	5 Nov 2011	Apulia San Domenico Grand Final	−17 (66-65-65-71=267)	1 stroke	Tommy Fleetwood
3	7 Jul 2013	Bad Griesbach Challenge Tour	−19 (68-67-66-68=269)	1 stroke	Marco Crespi
4	8 Sep 2013	Open Blue Green Côtes d'Armor Bretagne	−11 (64-65-68-72=269)	4 strokes	Rhys Davies, Robert Dinwiddie
5	4 Jun 2023	D+D Real Czech Challenge	−18 (67-69-65-69=270)	1 stroke	Casey Jarvis

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2011	Norwegian Challenge	Florian Praegant	Won with birdie on third extra hole
2	2023	Challenge de España	Martin Couvra (a), Dermot McElroy	Couvra won with par on second extra hole Pavan eliminated by par on first hole

Other wins (1)

• 2006 Italian National Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

Tournament	2019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	CUT

  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2018	2019
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions	T22	T49

  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Boys' Team Championship (representing Italy): 2004, 2005, 2007^[9]
• Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continental of Europe): 2004, 2005 (winners), 2006 (winners)
• European Youths' Team Championship (representing Italy): 2006^[10]
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing Italy): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Italy): 2008, 2010
• St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2008
• Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2009 (winners), 2010

Professional

• World Cup (representing Italy): 2018

See also

• 2011 Challenge Tour graduates
• 2013 Challenge Tour graduates
• 2014 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2017 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2023 Challenge Tour graduates
• List of golfers with most Challenge Tour wins