Victor Perez (golfer)
Victor Perez | |
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Personal information | |
Born | European Tour | 2 September 1992
Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour Alps Tour |
Professional wins | 7 |
Highest ranking | 29 (4 April 2021)[3] (as of 14 April 2024) |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 3 |
Challenge Tour | 2 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T46: 2020 |
PGA Championship | T12: 2023 |
U.S. Open | CUT: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
The Open Championship | T34: 2022 |
Victor Perez (born 2 September 1992) is a French
Amateur career
Perez attended the University of New Mexico from 2011 to 2015.[4][2] He represented France in the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy, where he was the joint-second lowest individual scorer behind Jon Rahm.
Professional career
Perez finished second in the Alps Tour qualifying school in December 2015 to earn a place on the tour for 2016. He was runner-up in the Open Frassanelle and won the Alps de Las Castillas, finishing the season fifth in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the 2017 Challenge Tour.[5]
In his first season on the
In his second season on the
Perez made a good start to the
In January 2020, Perez finished tied-for-second at the
In May 2022, Perez won the Dutch Open in a playoff over Ryan Fox. He holed two long-range putts on the third and fourth playoff holes to extend and eventually win the playoff. It was his second European Tour victory.[10]
In January 2023, Perez won the
Personal life
Perez was born in Séméac in southwestern France, and he studied psychology at the University of New Mexico.[2]
In 2017 he moved from France to Dundee, Scotland.[2]
Amateur wins
- 2010 Grand Prix du Medoc
- 2012 Aggie Invitational, Grand Prix des Landes-Hossegor
- 2013 Grand Prix de Chiberta
Professional wins (7)
European Tour wins (3)
Legend |
Rolex Series (1) |
Other European Tour (2) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 29 Sep 2019 | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | −22 (64-68-64-70=266) | 1 stroke | Matthew Southgate |
2 | 29 May 2022 | Dutch Open | −13 (67-70-69-69=275) | Playoff | Ryan Fox |
3 | 22 Jan 2023 | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
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−18 (71-65-68-66=270) | 1 stroke | Min Woo Lee, Sebastian Söderberg |
European Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2019 | Turkish Airlines Open | Tyrrell Hatton, Benjamin Hébert, Kurt Kitayama, Matthias Schwab, Erik van Rooyen |
Hatton won with par on fourth extra hole Kitayama eliminated by birdie on third hole Hébert, Perez and van Rooyen eliminated by birdie on first hole |
2 | 2022 | Dutch Open | Ryan Fox | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
Challenge Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 1 Oct 2017 | Challenge de España | −24 (67-71-61-65=264) | 3 strokes | Jarand Ekeland Arnøy |
2 | 21 Oct 2018 | Foshan Open1 | −19 (68-65-67-69=269) | Playoff | Robert MacIntyre |
1Co-sanctioned by the China Tour
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2018 | Foshan Open | Robert MacIntyre | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Alps Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 23 Jul 2016 | Alps de Las Castillas | −15 (66-67-68=201) | 2 strokes | Daniel Berna, Fabien Marty |
French Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 7 Apr 2017 | Open de Mont de Marsan | −13 (68-66-66=200) | 2 strokes | Robin Roussel |
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Masters Tournament | T46 | CUT | ||
PGA Championship | T22 | CUT | T12 | |
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
The Open Championship | NT | CUT | T34 | T41 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 2021 |
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The Players Championship | T9 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Championship
|
T53 | T52 | |||
Match Play
|
NT1 | 4 | T31 | ||
Invitational
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T65 | 61 | |||
Champions | T4 | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing France): 2014
Professional
- Hero Cup (representing Continental Europe): 2023 (winners)
See also
References
- ^ Nicolson, Eric (29 September 2019). "Dunhill Links Championship: Victor Perez secures Dundee (kind of) victory". The Courier.
- ^ a b c d Oliver, Angus (8 April 2021). "How a golf-obsessed Scotland helped Frenchman flourish". The Times. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- OWGR. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "The University of New Mexico Lobos 2014-15 Men's Golf Roster Victor Perez". golobos.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Vella, Lionel (23 July 2016). "Alps de Las Castillas (Alps Tour) : Victoire de Victor Perez". FF Golf (in French). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Cachard-Berger, Sébastien (1 October 2017). "Challenge de España (CT) : Victor Perez sacré". FF Golf (in French). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Perez the Victor after ace in Spain". PGA European Tour. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Perez jumps to second place on Road to Ras Al Khaimah with Foshan Open win". PGA European Tour. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Tait, Alistair (29 September 2019). "Matthew Southgate slips to give Victor Perez Alfred Dunhill Links win". Golfweek. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Casey, Phil (29 May 2022). "Dundee-based Victor Perez claims Dutch Open title after four-hole play-off". The Scotsman. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ Radley, Paul (22 January 2023). "Victor Perez wins Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship after dramatic finish at Yas Links". The National. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via MSN.
External links
- Victor Perez at the European Tour official site
- Victor Perez at the Official World Golf Ranking official site