Introduction
Paul Barjon (born 19 September 1992) is a French professional golfer, who won the 2019 PGA Tour Canada Order of Merit.
Early life and amateur career
Barjon was born in Bordeaux, France to parents Alain and Marie. However, he grew up in New Caledonia, a French territory in the Pacific. He has a brother named Louis.
As a youth, he won the 2009 New Caledonia Amateur Championship, 2010 Grand Prix of Baron, and 2011 French Club Team Championship. He attended high school at Lycée Polyvalent in Antibes, France. In November 2011, Barjon signed a letter of intent to play for Texas Christian University.
At the age of 18, he was at #105 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. In 2012, he won the stroke-play portion of the Italian Amateur. In 2012, he won the Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship. He also reached the round of 16 at the 2012 Amateur Championship. Barjon represented France at the 2012 Eisenhower Trophy in Antalya, Turkey, were his team were tied bronze medalists.
The following year, he played for France at the 2013 European Amateur Team Championship in Silkeborg, Denmark, were his team earned a bronze medal. He also represented France at the 2014 European Amateur Team Championship.
In 2016, he finished runner-up at the Big 12 Championship for golf.
Professional career
Barjon turned professional in 2016. In 2016, he played on the PGA Tour Canada. He won the Freedom 55 Financial Championship on the tour. Later in the year, he played on the 2016 Aruba Cup. In 2019, he again had much success in Canada. He won the Bayview Place DCBank Open and Osprey Valley Open on PGA Tour Canada and the Order of Merit.
Before the 2020 season, he qualified for the Korn Ferry Tour. He had much success that year. He finished in second place at the 2020 Mexico Championship. He also finished in second place at the WinCo Foods Portland Open. He qualified for the 2020 U.S. Open. Later in the season he played the 2021 Huntsville Championship at the Ledges in Huntsville, Alabama. He held the 54-hole lead at the tournament. At the end of regulation, he was tied with Billy Kennerly and Mito Pereira, which resulted in a sudden-death playoff. Kennerly bogeyed the second hole of the playoff to be eliminated. On the third playoff hole – played at the par-5 10th hole – Pereira made birdie. However, Barjon "poured in a 20-foot eagle putt for the win." It was his 25th event of the year. After three second-place finishes, he had finally won. Later in the year he qualified for the 2021 U.S. Open.
In 2022 he was tied for the 54-hole lead at The American Express, but shot a one-over 73 in the final round to finish at 10th place.
Amateur wins
- 2012 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship
- 2013 Stanford Intercollegiate
- 2015 Connecticut Cup
- 2016 Kingsmill Intercollegiate
Source:
Professional wins (6)
Korn Ferry Tour wins (3)
| Legend |
| Finals events (1) |
| Other Korn Ferry Tour (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 May 2021 | Huntsville Championship | −15 (65-67-64-69=265) | Playoff | Billy Kennerly, Mito Pereira |
| 2 | 2 Jul 2023 | Memorial Health Championship | −26 (65-62-66-65=258) | 1 stroke | Jackson Suber |
| 3 | 8 Oct 2023 | Korn Ferry Tour Championship | −14 (72-70-64-68=274) | 3 strokes | Fabián Gómez |
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | El Bosque Mexico Championship | David Kocher, Chad Ramey | Kocher won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2021 | Huntsville Championship | Billy Kennerly, Mito Pereira | Won with eagle on third extra hole |
PGA Tour Canada wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Sep 2016 | Freedom 55 Financial Championship | −22 (63-66-61-68=258) | 1 stroke | Vaita Guillaume |
| 2 | 2 Jun 2019 | Bayview Place DCBank Open | −19 (69-64-63-65=261) | 1 stroke | Doc Redman |
| 3 | 14 Jul 2019 | Osprey Valley Open | −25 (64-66-66-67=263) | 3 strokes | Taylor Pendrith |
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||
| PGA Championship | ||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | NT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing France): 2012
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing France): 2013, 2014