Adrià Arnaus Antúnez (born 17 October 1994) is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2022 Catalunya Championship on the European Tour.
Amateur career Arnaus attended Texas A&M University from 2012 to 2016. He had a successful year in 2017, winning the Spanish Amateur Championship and being a member of the Spanish team that won the European Amateur Team Championship. He played on the 2017 Alps Tour as an amateur and won two events, the Villaverde Open and the Alps Tour Grand Final which together with two runner-up finishes meant he led to Order of Merit to earn a place on the Challenge Tour for 2018.
Professional career Arnaus turned professional in late 2017 and reached the final stage of the European Tour Q-School. He had a successful first year as a professional, playing mostly on the Challenge Tour. He won the end-of-season Challenge Tour Grand Final by a stroke from Victor Perez to finish second in the Order of Merit and earn a place on the 2019 European Tour. Earlier in the season he was runner-up to Jack Singh Brar in the Cordon Golf Open and also had a third-place finish and was fourth a further three times.
Arnaus claimed his first European Tour victory at the 2022 Catalunya Championship. He shot a final-round 65 to meet Oliver Bekker in a playoff. He won with a par on the sixth extra hole.
Amateur wins 2010 Campeonato de Catalunya Junior, Spanish Under 16 Closed 2012 Catalonian Junior Championship 2013 Campeonato del Vallès 2014 Copa de Andalucia 2016 Copa de la Comunidad Valenciana, Campeonato de Catalunya Absoluto 2017 Campeonato de España Amateur
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Professional wins (4) European Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up11 May 2022Catalunya Championship−11 (68-76-68-65=277)Playoff Oliver Bekker
European Tour playoff record (1–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12021Acciona Open de España Rafa Cabrera-BelloLost to birdie on first extra hole22022MyGolfLife Open Pablo Larrazábal, Jordan SmithLarrazábal won with birdie on second extra holeArnaus eliminated by birdie on first hole32022Catalunya Championship Oliver BekkerWon with par on sixth extra hole
Challenge Tour wins (1) Legend Grand Finals (1) Other Challenge Tour (0) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up13 Nov 2018Ras Al Khaimah Challenge Tour Grand Final−17 (66-69-67-69=271)1 stroke Victor Perez
Alps Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up110 Jun 2017Villaverde Open(as an amateur)−13 (66-64-67=197)Playoff Gregoire Schoeb222 Oct 2017Alps Tour Grand Final(as an amateur)−14 (69-70-66-65=270)2 strokes Christoph Koerbler, Léo Lespinasse
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020. Tournament20192020202120222023Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipT30CUTU.S. OpenT58CUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTNTT76CUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing Spain): 2011 (winners), 2012 European Amateur Team Championship (representing Spain): 2015, 2017 (winners)
See also 2018 Challenge Tour graduates 2025 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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