Emiliano Grillo
(GREE-lo)
Height: 5'9" (1.75 m)
Weight: 175 (64 kg)
Age: 31 (September 14, 1992)
Birthplace: Resistencia, Argentina
Residence: San Diego, California
Family:
Partner, Alexia; Andre
Special Interests:
Fishing, basketball, football
Turned Professional:
2011
City plays from:
Argentina
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTournament winner (thru 2024-25)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (2):
2016 (1) Frys.com Open. 2023 (1) Charles Schwab Challenge.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2015 (1) Web.com Tour Championship.PGA TOUR Latinoamerica Victories (1):
2014 (1) VISA Open de Argentina presentado por Peugeot.Other Victories (1):
2014 VISA Open de Argentina presentado por Peugeot.
Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
61 - 2022 THE CJ CUP @ SUMMIT (Round 4)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#1 : 2016 Frys.com OpenCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#23 : 2017 OHL Classic at MayakobaCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,566,000 : 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge (Finished 1)2022-23 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR
Sanderson Farms Championship - Finished T5 at the Sanderson Farms Championship, his first top-10 in four starts at the event. Led the field in Greens in Regulation Percentage (79.17 percent). ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP - Earned his second top-five of the season with a fourth-place result at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP. Mexico Open at Vidanta - Carded a final-round 65 to finish T5 at the Mexico Open at Vidanta. Charles Schwab Challenge - Defeated Adam Schenk in a playoff to win the Charles Schwab Challenge, earning his second PGA TOUR title and first since the 2015 Fortinet Championship. Snapped a winless drought of 7 years, 7 months, 10 days (2,779 days). Victory came in his 206th PGA TOUR start at the age of 30 years, 8 months, 14 days. Improved to 2-0 in playoffs in his career. Became the second player from Argentina to win the Charles Schwab Challenge and first since Roberto De Vicenzo in 1957. The Open Championship - Held a share of the lead after the first round of The Open Championship and went on to finish T6, his first career top-10 in a major championship.
National Team Selections
Presidents Cup : 2017
Olympic Games : 2016
World Cup : 2013
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 2 - 1) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 215 | 721 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 69 | 159 | 55 | $19,865,434 | |||
| 2023 | 29 | 103 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 29 | $5,255,302 | ||||
| 2022 | 28 | 84 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 53 | $2,094,647 | ||||
| 2021 | 30 | 96 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 59 | $2,100,336 | ||||
| 2020 | 23 | 65 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 93 | $849,538 | ||||
| 2019 | 23 | 78 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 65 | $1,752,114 | ||||
| 2018 | 25 | 92 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 32 | $2,493,163 | ||||
| 2017 | 25 | 87 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 67 | $1,567,015 | |||||
| 2016 | 25 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 11 | $3,371,705 | |||
| 2015 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | $348,407 | |||||
| 2014 | 1 | 4 | 1 | $21,306 | |||||||||
| 2012 | 1 | 4 | 1 | $11,900 | |||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
| 2023 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T6 | |||||
| 2022 | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| 2021 | CUT | T38 | T12 | ||||||
| 2020 | CNL | T66 | |||||||
| 2019 | T26 | T62 | T23 | T58 | CUT | T14 | T40 | T58 | |
| 2018 | T37 | T31 | CUT | CUT | T66 | ||||
| 2017 | 11 | 51 | CUT | CUT | CUT | 11 | T51 | T50 | T52 |
| 2016 | CUT | T17 | T13 | T54 | T12 | T35 | T38 | T14 | T47 |
| 2015 | T61 | ||||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2023 | T20 | T31 | T29 | |
| 2022 | T31 | T19 | ||
| 2021 | CUT | T46 | ||
| 2020 | T44 | |||
| 2019 | CUT | T31 | ||
| 2018 | T48 | T7 | T61 | |
| 2017 | T29 | 22 | T58 | |
| 2016 | T2 | T33 | T32 | T10 |
Personal
- Born in Resistencia, Argentina, grew up playing the same course, Chaco GC, as Jose Coceres and Fabian Gomez.
- Picked up his first club at age 5 and also played basketball.
- Left Argentina at age 16 to attend the IMG Academy for golf in Bradenton, Fla.
- Member of famed "Class of 2011" and competed alongside Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Daniel Berger, Xander Schauffele and Ollie Schniederjans during amateur golf days.