Romain Wattel is a French

France

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 professional golf

Golf

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er.

In September 2010, Wattel became just the fifth amateur to win on the European Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour

The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...

, when he captured the Allianz EurOpen Strasbourg. It was the second win by an amateur during the 2010 season following Andreas Hartø

Andreas Hartø

Andreas Hartø is a Danish professional golfer.In August 2010, Hartø became just the fourth amateur to win on the European Challenge Tour when he captured the ECCO Tour Championship. He turned professional later in 2010, winning on the Challenge Tour for a second time in October of that year...

 two weeks previously.

Wattel turned professional in November 2010.

Amateur wins

• 2008 Coupe Frayssineau-Mouchy
• 2009 Argentine Amateur, Junior Orange Bowl Championship, French Open Boys Championship
• 2010 Scottish Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Coupe Frayssineau-Mouchy, Scratch Players Championship
  Scratch Players Championship
  The Scratch Players Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament that has been played since 2000. It is a 72-hole stroke play event.It is a "category A" tournament in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, meaning it is one of the top 30 men's amateur tournaments in the world.-Winners:-External...
  
  

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	5 Sep 2010	Allianz EurOpen Strasbourg (as an amateur)	-17 (67–69–68–67=271)	3 strokes	Ryan Blaum,   Lorenzo Gagli Lorenzo Gagli Lorenzo Gagli is an Italian professional golfer.Gagli was born in Florence, Italy. He turned professional in 2006.-Professional career:... ,   Steven Tiley Steven Tiley Steven John Tiley is an English professional golfer.Tiley was born in Canterbury. He attended Georgia State University and turned professional in 2007. Having failed to reach the final stage of the European Tour qualifying school, he gained his card on the Asian Tour...

Team appearances

Amateur

• Bonallack Trophy
  Bonallack Trophy
  The Bonallack Trophy is an amateur golf competition on the model of the Ryder Cup which opposes every two years a European team and a team representing Asia/Pacific. The venue alternates between courses in Europe and Asia/Pacific...
  
   (representing Europe): 2010 (selected, but tournament cancelled)
• St Andrews Trophy
  St Andrews Trophy
  The St Andrews Trophy is a biennial men's team golf tournament contested between teams of amateur golfers representing Great Britain & Ireland and Continental Europe. It takes its name from St Andrews in Scotland, which is colloquially known as the "Home of Golf". The competition was founded in...
  
   (representing Continental Europe): 2010 (winners)
• Eisenhower Trophy
  Eisenhower Trophy
  The Eisenhower Trophy is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. It is named for Dwight D. Eisenhower, the President of the United States when the tournament was first played, who was a keen amateur golfer. Recent tournaments have...
  
  (representing France): 2010 (winners)

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