10 Things You Didn't Know About Adri Arnaus

10 Things You Didn't Know About Adri Arnaus

Arnaus enjoyed a glittering amateur career before turning professional in 2017. Now a regular on the DP World Tour, get to know him here.

10 Things You Didn't Know About Adri Arnaus

1. Adrià Arnaus Antúnez was born 17th October 1994 in Barcelona, Spain.

2. He attended Texas A&M University from 2012 to 2016. He says going to play in the States was a life changing decision. He said; 'Texas A&M impacted my life in a very positive way, helping me evolve both as a person and as a golf player. Some of my teammates and good friends who also decided to play on tour include Cameron Champ and Johannes Veerman.'

3. His hobbies include: electronic music, dogs and going to the cinema. On his website it says his golf idols are Tiger Woods and Seve Ballesteros. 

4. In 2017, Arnaus won the Spanish Amateur Championship and was a member of the Spanish team that won the European Amateur Team Championship.

5. As an amateur, the Spaniard won two Alp Tour events. At the end of the season, he would qualify for the Challenge Tour.

6. Arnaus has been dating his girlfriend, Cristina Casanella, since 2019.

7. After qualifying for the Challenge Tour in 2017, Arnaus would qualify for the European Tour (now the DP World Tour) the following year.

8. Arnaus has a variety of sponsors at the moment. On his website he has agreements with Callaway, Nike, Lacoste, Audemars Piguet and Golf Saudi.  

9. Arnaus represented Spain at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games alongside Jorge Campillo. He would shoot 67 in the final round to come in a tie for 38th.

10. Arnaus got into the winners circle on the DP World Tour in 2022 at the Catalunya Championship. He won in a playoff over Oliver Bekker. He won with a par on the 6th extra hole.