Renato Paratore (born 14 December 1996) is an Italian professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Amateur career As an amateur, Paratore had his breakthrough reaching the quarterfinals of the 2013 Amateur Championship at Royal Cinque Ports. Between 2013 and 2014 he won the Junior Orange Bowl in Miami, the Portuguese Amateur Championship, the Trofeo International Umberto Agnelli, the Italian Amateur Stroke Play Championship and the Men's Individual Gold at Youth Olympics. He played in the Junior Ryder Cup twice.Renato ready to rumble on professional debut
In November 2014, at 17 years of age (the youngest man in the field at European Tour Qualifying School), Paratore obtained his European Tour card.
Professional career Paratore made his European Tour debut in December 2014 at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in Malelane, South Africa, where he finished tied for the 26th place.Alfred Dunhill Championship 2015 Leaderboard After a positive start to the season, where he made 7 consecutive cuts, he struggled to get more positive results. In July 2015 at the Open de France, he became the first player in European Tour history to score a four on every hole. He obtained the best result of his first season at the end of August with a 5th place at the D+D Real Czech Masters. Despite being disqualified in the final event of his season for signing an incorrect score, Paratore managed to finish 109th in the Race to Dubai, just enough to keep his card for 2017. Paratore earned his first European Tour win at the 2017 Nordea Masters.
In July 2020, Paratore won the Betfred British Masters by three strokes over Rasmus Højgaard.
After struggling on the European Tour, Paratore returned to the Challenge Tour for 2025, where he earned three wins to earn a return to the European Tour for 2026.
Amateur wins 2014 Portuguese Amateur Championship, Trofeo International Umberto Agnelli, Italian Amateur Stroke Play, Men's Individual Gold at Youth Olympics
Professional wins (6) European Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up14 Jun 2017Nordea Masters−11 (68-72-71-70=281)1 stroke Matt Fitzpatrick, Chris Wood225 Jul 2020Betfred British Masters−18 (65-66-66-69=266)3 strokes Rasmus Højgaard
European Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12019AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Rasmus Højgaard, Antoine RoznerHøjgaard won with eagle on third extra holeParatore eliminated by birdie on first hole
Challenge Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up113 Apr 2025UAE Challenge−22 (69-68-64-65=266)2 strokes J. C. Ritchie220 Apr 2025Abu Dhabi Challenge−17 (69-63-65-66=263)1 stroke Sebastián García Rodríguez, David Law312 Oct 2025Hainan Open1−17 (69-70-66-66=271)Playoff Maximilian Steinlechner 1Co-sanctioned by the China Tour
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12025Hainan Open Maximilian SteinlechnerWon with par on first extra hole
Italian Pro Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up130 Nov 2014Italian National Open Championship−10 (71-71-70-62=274)Playoff Andrea Pavan
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020. Tournament20192020Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenCUTT31The Open ChampionshipNT
CUT = missed the halfway cut NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2017ChampionshipMatch PlayInvitationalT44Champions
"T" = Tied
Team appearances Amateur Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2012, 2014 Eisenhower Trophy (representing Italy): 2012, 2014 European Boys' Team Championship (representing Italy): 2013, 2014 Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2014 (winners) Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2012 (winners), 2013 Summer Youth Olympics mixed team (representing Italy): 2014
Professional World Cup (representing Italy): 2018
See also 2014 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2023 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2025 Challenge Tour graduates List of golfers to achieve a three-win promotion from the Challenge Tour
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