David Micheluzzi (born 29 July 1996) is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia. He won the 2022–23 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit.
Early life and amateur career Micheluzzi grew up playing golf as a junior at Cranbourne Golf Club. In 2017, he won the Victorian Amateur Championship.
In 2018, he won the Australian Master of the Amateurs and was beaten in a playoff by Keita Nakajima at the Australian Amateur. In October, he finished runner-up at the Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open on the PGA Tour of Australasia, two shots behind Zach Murray.
Professional career Micheluzzi turned professional in September 2019.
In October 2022, Micheluzzi claimed his first win on the PGA Tour of Australasia event at the CKB WA PGA Championship.
In February 2023, Micheluzzi finished second at the Vic Open, four shots behind Michael Hendry. The following week, he claimed his second PGA Tour of Australasia win at the TPS Sydney. Another win at the Play Today NSW Open in March saw him lock up the Order of Merit title for the 2022–23 season. In November, he won the Victorian PGA Championship and was also voted as the Player of the Year for 2022–23 season.
Amateur wins 2017 Victorian Amateur Championship 2018 Australian Master of the Amateurs
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Professional wins (4) PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up116 Oct 2022CKB WA PGA Championship−15 (71-67-65-70=273)3 strokes Ben Ferguson219 Feb 2023TPS Sydney1−25 (66-68-64-61=259)4 strokes Daniel Gale, Deyen Lawson319 Mar 2023Play Today NSW Open−20 (67-66-66-65=264)2 strokes Kade McBride419 Nov 2023Victorian PGA Championship−14 (70-69-67-68=274)1 stroke Ben Eccles 1Mixed event with the WPGA Tour of Australasia
Results in major championships Tournament2023Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipCUTU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances Amateur Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Victoria): 2015 (winners), 2016, 2017 (winners), 2018 (winners) Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 2018
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