15 Things You Didn't Know About Robin Roussel
Get to know French European Tour golfer Robin Roussel
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Get to know French European Tour golfer Robin Roussel
15 Things You Didn't Know About Robin Roussel
1. He was born in Paris, France and lives in Cannes
2. He started playing golf at the age of 13 after initially playing football as a child
3. He grew up playing at Golf Club of Ozoir-la-Ferriere, south east of Paris city centre, where is currently attached to
4. If he wasn't a golfer, his chosen professional would be football
5. He football team is Paris Saint-Germain
6. His dream four ball would include Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose
7. His ideal holiday would be skiing in the French Alps
8. He reads a lot whilst travelling to and from events
9. He earned his 2016 Challenge Tour card at the final stage of European Tour Q-School as an amateur in 2015 after a 62 in qualifying
10. He turned pro in 2016 at the age of 22
11. He finished 5th on the Alps Tour Order of Merit in 2017 after recording seven top 10s including two runners-up finishes
12. He won his first pro title on the MENA Tour at the Bahrain Open in March 2019
13. He then went on to win his first Challenge Tour title in June 2019 at the Hauts de France - Pas de Calais Golf Open
14. He earned his 2020 European Tour card after finishing 7th on the Challenge Tour Road to Mallorca rankings
15. He signed with TaylorMade in February 2020
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Elliott Heath is our Senior Staff Writer and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news, features, courses and travel sections as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. Elliott has interviewed some huge names in the golf world including Sergio Garcia, Thomas Bjorn, Bernd Wiesberger and Scotty Cameron as well as a number of professionals on the DP World and PGA Tours. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as four Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays at West Byfleet Golf Club in Surrey, where his handicap index floats anywhere between 2-6. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!
Elliott is currently playing:
Driver: Titleist TSR4
3 wood: TaylorMade SIM2 Max
Hybrid: TaylorMade SIM Max
Irons: Mizuno MP5 4-PW
Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
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