Nicolo Galletti

JOINED TOUR

• PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: 2018

Additional Victories (1)

• 2022 Arizona Open

Personal

• His favorite course is Spyglass Hill, and his favorite golfer is Phil Mickelson. Mickelson, Tiger Woods and Arnold Palmer would round out his dream foursome.
• "Impractical Jokers" is his favorite TV show.
• Father was born in Italy.
• Older brother, Roberto, played college golf at the University of Arizona.

Special Interests

CURRENT YEAR HIGHLIGHTS

• Arizona Open: Won his home-state open in early August, finishing at 12-under at Mesa CC to outlast Grant Booth by a stroke.
• 90 Abierto del Centro memorial Eduardo Gato Romero ptdo por Telecom: Held the outright, first- and second-round leads at Cordoba GC in early April. Stumbled on the weekend, going 75-74 (7-over) to fall into a T5 with Cristobal Del Solar, Tim Widing, Mitchell Meissner, Leandro Marelli and John Hill.
• Termas de Rio Hondo Invitational: Fired rounds of 68-66 on the weekend at Rio Hondo GC in late-March to T8 with four others.
• 115 VISA Argentine Open presented by Macro: Opened with three consecutive 2-under 70s at Nordelta GC in Buenos Aires in December then fired a final-round 71 to finish T4 with five others. Was one of only three players to shoot four under-par rounds (Jorge Fernández-Valdés and Tano Goya).

Career Highlights

2022 Season

Played in 11 PGA TOUR Latinoamerica tournaments, making eight cuts and posting three top-10s. Ended his campaign ranked No. 34 in the Totalplay Cup standings to keep his playing privileges for 2023.

• Arizona Open: Won his home-state open in early August, finishing at 12-under at Mesa CC to outlast Grant Booth by a stroke.
• 90 Abierto del Centro memorial Eduardo Gato Romero ptdo por Telecom: Held the outright, first- and second-round leads at Cordoba GC in early April. Stumbled on the weekend, going 75-74 (7-over) to fall into a T5 with Cristobal Del Solar, Tim Widing, Mitchell Meissner, Leandro Marelli and John Hill.
• Termas de Rio Hondo Invitational: Fired rounds of 68-66 on the weekend at Rio Hondo GC in late-March to T8 with four others.
• 115 VISA Argentine Open presented by Macro: Opened with three consecutive 2-under 70s at Nordelta GC in Buenos Aires in December then fired a final-round 71 to finish T4 with five others. Was one of only three players to shoot four under-par rounds (Jorge Fernández-Valdés and Tano Goya).

2021 Season

Appeared in six PGA TOUR Latinoamérica tournaments, making three cuts and posting two top-10s. Ended the season 42nd on the Points List.

• Banco del Pacifico Open: Enjoyed four under-par rounds in late-June at Quito Tennis and GC to T8 with Garrett May and Mitchell Meissner.
• The Club at Weston Hills Open: Was alone in seventh through 54 holes at The Club at Weston Hills but was never able to make a run on the final day. Shot a 2-under 70, leaving him T7 with Ben Cook and Andy Spencer.

2019 Season

Finished the PGA TOUR Latinoamerica year 43rd on the Order of Merit, recording one top-10 in nine tournaments.

• Shell Championship: Made the final hole-in-one of the PGA TOUR Latinoamerica season when he aced the ninth hole during the second round at Trump National Doral’s Golden Palm Course. Had a remarkably interesting scorecard that day, with a hole-in-one, three double bogeys, two bogeys, two birdies and a 10 on the par-5 fourth hole.
• Bupa Match Play: Lost in the first round at Playa Paraiso GC, falling to Tano Goya, 1-down.
• 88 Abierto OSDE del Centro presentado por FiberCorp-Telecom: Proved that Cordoba GC and this historic event suits him. Finished runner-up to champion Tom Whitney a year after finishing T4 at the same event. Opened with a 2-over 73 during rainy, cool conditions then hit his stride over his final 54 holes, shooting a second-round 64 and back-to-back 67s on the weekend, falling a shot short of Whitney. Eagled the 16th hole Sunday to pull within one of Whitney, who had already finished his round. Bogeyed the 17th hole to ostensibly fall from contention but bounced back with a closing birdie to secure solo second and the largest payday of his career ($18,900).

2018 Season

Made 10 cuts in 17 starts and finished with four-top 25 finishes en route to a No. 40 finish on the Order of Merit.

• Bupa Match Play: Went 1-1 in his two matches in Riviera Maya, Mexico, in June, defeating Jason Thresher and losing to MJ Maguire in the second round.
• 87 Abierto OSDE del Centro presentado por FiberCorp: Was the only player to post four sub-par rounds at the Cordoba GC. Went on to finish T4 in Cordoba, Argentina, in April.
• Guatemala Stella Artois Open: Shot an 8-under 28 on the back nine at La Reunión Golf Resort to tie a PGA TOUR Latinoamérica record for low-nine score during an opening-round 66 . Went on to finish T18.
• PTLA Qualifying Tournament-Mexico: Secured exempt status for the first half of the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica season by finishing T10 at Q-School in Mazatlan, Mexico.

2017 Season

Competing as an amateur, finished T22 at the Mackenzie Tour Q-School in Jacinto, Calif., to earn status. Did not make any Mackenzie Tour starts. Competing as an amateur, finished T22 at the Mackenzie Tour Q-School in Jacinto, Calif. Did not make any starts in Canada.

Amateur Highlights

• Played college golf at Arizona State University. Recorded one win in his junior season, shooting a 10-under 206 at the 2015 University of Wyoming Southern. Was teammates with PGA TOUR veteran Jon Rahm, and Mackenzie Tour stalwarts Jared du Toit and Max Rottluff.