Florence Descampe Explained

Florence Descampe
Birth Date:1 September 1969
Spouse:Daniel van Dievoet (1963–2011)
Status:Professional
Extour:Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Prowins:7
Lpgawins:1
Letwins:6
Nabisco:T49: 1993
Lpga:CUT: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Wusopen:T45: 1993
Dumaurier:T6: 1992
Wbritopen:CUT: 2003

Florence Descampe (born 1 September 1969) is a veteran professional golfer from Brussels, Belgium who played on the United States-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.[1]

Career

Descampe had seven worldwide victories during her career including a win at the 1992 McCall's LPGA Classic on the LPGA Tour. Until Paula Creamer's win at the 2005 Evian Masters, she held the record as the LET's youngest winner after clinching the 1988 Danish Ladies Open.

Descampe was a member of the 1992 European Solheim Cup team.[2]

Personal life

She was born into the noble Descampe family[3] and is a member of the Van Dievoet family through her marriage with Daniel van Dievoet (1963–2011), with whom she had three children: Élodie, a student-athlete golfer at the University of Michigan,[4] Maxence, and Alban.

Professional wins (7)

Ladies European Tour (6)

Team appearances

Professional

Notes and References

  1. 2017-09-26 . Like mother, like daughter: Elodie Van Dievoet leads Golfweek Conference Challenge . 2023-04-26 . Golfweek.
  2. Web site: Solheim Cup 1992 . aboutgolf.com . 2010-01-09 . 28 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090828044430/http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/1992_solheim.htm . dead .
  3. Coat of arms : "van goud, met drie zwaarden van keel, paalswijs geplaatst en gerangschikt, de punt omhoog,met een dwarsbalk van azuur, beladen met drie gerangschikte korengarven van het veld, over alles heen". Wapenboek van de Belgische adel, van de 15de tot de 20ste eeuw.
  4. Web site: Student-Athlete Stories: Elodie Van Dievoet . University of Michigan Development . 2020-02-26.