Christian Cévaër Explained

Christian Cévaër
Fullname:	Christian Georges Cévaër
Birth Date:	10 April 1970
Birth Place:	Nouméa, New Caledonia
Residence:	Bursinel, Switzerland
Children:	2
College:	Stanford University
Yearpro:	1993
Tour:	European Senior Tour
Extour:	European Tour
Prowins:	7
Eurowins:	2
Chalwins:	3
Otherwins:	2
Masters:	DNP
Usopen:	CUT: 2007
Open:	T71: 2004
Pga:	DNP

Christian Georges Cévaër (born 10 April 1970) is a French professional golfer.

Amateur career

Cévaër was born in Noumea, New Caledonia. He attended the Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California. He then earned a golf scholarship to Stanford University. He won the Pac-10 Championship twice. He also won the 1989 French Amateur Championship.

Professional career

Cévaër turned professional in 1993. He has spent most of his professional career playing on the European Tour. Inconsistent form has necessitated several trips to the European Tour Qualifying School. Due to his inconsistent play he has also been forced to play on the developmental Challenge Tour. He has two European Tour titles, the 2004 Canarias Open de España and the European Open in 2009.^[1] In addition, he has two Challenge Tour victories, the 1998 Volvo Finnish Open and the 2000 Finnish Masters.

His best year-end ranking on the Order of Merit has been 41st in 2004.

Amateur wins

• 1987 Doug Sanders World Junior Championship
• 1988 British Youths Open Amateur Championship
• 1989 French Native Amateur Championship, PAC-10 Championship
• 1992 PAC-10 Championship

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	25 Apr 2004	Canarias Open de España	−9 (66-67-69-69=271)	1 stroke	Ricardo González, Peter Hedblom, David Park
2	31 May 2009	European Open	−7 (67-70-70-74=281)	1 stroke	Gary Orr, Álvaro Quirós, Steve Webster

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	12 Sep 1993	Championnat de France Pro	−9 (69-65-72-73=279)	1 stroke	Géry Watine
2	12 Jul 1998	Volvo Finnish Open	−8 (67-67-71-75=280)	1 stroke	Fredrik Larsson, Daniel Westermark
3	13 Aug 2000	Finnish Masters	−20 (71-69-64-64=268)	1 stroke	Pehr Magnebrant

Other wins (2)

• 1993 Mediterranean Games
• 2000 MGT de Barbaroux

Results in major championships

Tournament	2004	2005	2006	2007
U.S. Open				CUT
The Open Championship	T71

Note: Cévaër never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2009
Match Play
Championship
Invitational	T51
Champions	T54

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Boys' Team Championship (representing France): 1988 (winners)^[2]
• Eisenhower Trophy (representing France): 1988, 1990, 1992^{[3] [4] [5]}
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing France): 1989, 1991, 1993^{[6] [7]}

Professional

• World Cup (representing France): 2009

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cevaer clinches European Open win . 2009-05-31. BBC Sport. 2009-06-02.
2. Web site: European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association . 22 January 2023.
3. Web site: Record Book 1988 World Amateur Golf Team Championships . 8 January 2021 . World Amateur Golf Council.
4. Web site: Record Book 1990 World Amateur Golf Team Championships . 9 January 2021 . World Amateur Golf Council.
5. Web site: Record Book 1992 World Amateur Golf Team Championships . 9 January 2021 . World Amateur Golf Council.
6. Sellberg . Lena . August 1989 . EM herrar . Men's European Championship . Svensk Golf. sv. 46–47. 6 April 2021. 8.
7. Web site: 17th European Amateur Team Championship, Real Club Puerta de Hierro, Madrid - Spain 1991 . European Golf Association . 8 April 2021.