Martin Couvra (born 17 January 2003) is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2025 Turkish Airlines Open, and previously had captured the 2023 Challenge de España to become the 7th amateur to win on the Challenge Tour.
Early life and amateur career Couvra was born on 17 January 2003 in Toulon, France. He grew up in La Seyne-sur-Mer. He trained at the École de Golf de Frégate in Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer. He won the 2022 French Amateur for the Coupe Murat, five strokes ahead of the runners-up.
In 2023, Couvra won three trophies in the space of two weeks in South Africa. He became the first ever player to win, in the same season, the South African Stroke Play Championship and the South African Amateur Championship, including the Proudfoot Trophy as medalist of the 36-hole stroke play qualifying after a playoff with Aldrich Potgieter.
Professional career Couvra turned professional and joined the Challenge Tour after he won the Challenge de España as an amateur in September 2023. He became the seventh amateur in history to win on the Challenge Tour after prevailing in a playoff with Andrea Pavan and Dermot McElroy.
Couvra finished 17th in the rankings and graduated to the European Tour for 2025. He recorded several top-5 finishes early on in his rookie season before winning the Turkish Airlines Open. In December, Couvra was named Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year for the 2025 European Tour season.
Amateur wins 2019 Tournoi Federal Jeunes U16 Boys 2020 Grand Prix du Medoc, Grand Prix Jean Louis Jurion 2022 Internationaux de France - Coupe Murat, Open d'Arcachon 2023 South African Stroke Play Championship, South African Amateur Championship
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Professional wins (3) European Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up111 May 2025Turkish Airlines Open−17 (65-66-72-64=267)2 strokes Jorge Campillo, Li Haotong
Challenge Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up110 Sep 2023Challenge de España(as an amateur)−12 (67-70-66-65=268)Playoff Dermot McElroy, Andrea Pavan
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12023Challenge de España(as an amateur) Dermot McElroy, Andrea PavanWon with par on second extra holePavan eliminated by par on first hole
French Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up116 Oct 2022Open d'Arcachon(as an amateur)−14 (64-67-68=199)1 stroke Antoine Auboin, Grégory Havret
Results in major championships Tournament 2025 2026Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing France): 2021 European Amateur Team Championship (representing France): 2022, 2023 St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2022 European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande (representing France): 2023
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See also 2024 Challenge Tour graduates
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