Julien Brun (born 1 April 1992) is a French professional golfer. He has won three times on the Challenge Tour, firstly in 2012 as an amateur, before winning again at the Open de Bretagne and the Empordà Challenge in 2021.
Amateur career Brun played college golf at Texas Christian University. In his freshman year (2011–12), he won three events. He also won the opening tournament of the 2012–13 season.
In September 2012, Brun won the Allianz Golf Open Toulouse Metropole on the Challenge Tour. He was the sixth amateur to win in Challenge Tour history.
In 2015, Brun medaled at one of the qualifying school events for the PGA Tour Canada.
Professional career Brun turned professional in mid-2015 after graduating from university. He played on the Canadian tour for two season, 2015 and 2016 but had little success. He played a number of events on the 2017 Alps Tour, winning the Ein Bay Open in Egypt, the opening event of the season. Brun played primarily on the Challenge Tour in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
In 2020 Brun played on the Pro Golf Tour, winning twice, at the Open Casa Green Golf in February and the Gradi Polish Open in July. He was also twice runner-up during the season and finished second in the Order of Merit to gain a place on the Challenge Tour for 2021. In June 2021, Brun lost a playoff for the D+D Real Czech Challenge. Tied with Kristian Krogh Johannessen and Santiago Tarrío after 72 holes, the playoff went to the fourth extra hole before Tarrio won with a birdie 3. Three weeks later he won the Open de Bretagne, his first on the Challenge Tour as a professional, two ahead of Chase Hanna and Jérôme Lando-Casanova.
Professional wins (8) Challenge Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up123 Sep 2012Allianz Golf Open Toulouse Metropole(as an amateur)−13 (67-67-67-70=271)1 stroke Matteo Delpodio227 Jun 2021Open de Bretagne−13 (64-68-66-69=267)2 strokes Chase Hanna, Jérôme Lando-Casanova317 Oct 2021Empordà Challenge−18 (65-65-67-69=266)1 stroke Jonathan Thomson
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12021D+D Real Czech Challenge Kristian Krogh Johannessen, Santiago TarríoTarrío won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Alps Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up116 Feb 2017Ein Bay Open−13 (64-70-69=203)1 stroke Alexandre Daydou, Xavier Poncelet
Pro Golf Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up119 Feb 2020Open Casa Green Golf−14 (63-70-68=201)2 strokes James Wilson231 Jul 2020Gradi Polish Open−18 (61-66-65=192)2 strokes Jeremy Freiburghaus
Czech PGA Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up117 Jun 2020Czech Classic Open−4 (68)Playoff Aleš Kořínek, Stanislav Matuš214 Aug 2022Czech Open−23 (65-67-68-65=265)Playoff Aleš Kořínek
Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing France): 2008, 2009, 2010 Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2008 Eisenhower Trophy (representing France): 2012 Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2012 (winners), 2013 European Amateur Team Championship (representing France): 2011 (winners), 2013, 2014
See also 2021 Challenge Tour graduates
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