Grégory Bourdy Explained

Grégory Bourdy
Birth Date:25 April 1982
Birth Place:Bordeaux, France
Weight:700NaN0
Residence:Bordeaux, France
Yearpro:2003
Tour:European Tour
Extour:Sunshine Tour
Alps Tour
Prowins:10
Eurowins:4
Asiawins:1
Sunwins:1
Otherwins:5
Masters:DNP
Usopen:T18: 2016
Open:T39: 2008
Pga:T18: 2016

Grégory Bourdy (born 25 April 1982) is a French professional golfer who competes on the European Tour.

Career

Bourdy was born in Bordeaux. He turned professional in 2003. His cousin Nicolas Beaufils is also a professional golfer, who has played on the Challenge Tour.

Bourdy has played on the European Tour full-time since 2005, having previously competed on the second-tier Challenge Tour. Bourdy won his first European Tour event on 28 October 2007 at the Mallorca Classic. That win helped him to finish 39th on the European Tour's Order of Merit list, the first time he had broken the top 100. He has been the highest ranked French golfer on the Official World Golf Rankings.

Bourdy also has three victories on the Alps Tour, one of Europe's third-tier development tours, between 2003 and 2005, and won the South African PGA Championship on the Sunshine Tour in 2006. Bourdy was also a member of the France team that finished in 2nd place at the 2002 Eisenhower Trophy.

After his first European Tour win at the 2007 Mallorca Classic, Bourdy collected another victory at the Estoril Open de Portugal in 2008.

In November 2009, Bourdy held off the challenge of Rory McIlroy to win the UBS Hong Kong Open by two strokes.[1]

At the Lyoness Open in June 2015, Bourdy held a two-stroke advantage going into the final round, having led from day one. However, in the final round he shot a six-over-par 78 that included five bogeys and a double bogey to finish in a tie for sixth.

In 2016, Bourdy finished T18 at both the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship – his best finishes at major championships to date – and shared 21st place at the Olympic Games in Brazil.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (10)

European Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Mallorca Classic−12 (69-68-64-67=268)2 strokes Sam Little
26 Apr 2008Estoril Open de Portugal−18 (63-65-68-70=266)Playoff Alastair Forsyth, David Howell
315 Nov 2009UBS Hong Kong Open1−19 (64-67-63-67=261)2 strokes Rory McIlroy
41 Sep 2013ISPS Handa Wales Open−8 (67-72-70-67=276)2 strokes Peter Uihlein
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

Alps Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
119 Apr 2003Open de la Commission Professionnelle−15 (69-67-69-68=273)2 strokes Alexandre Balicki, Philippe Lima
21 Jun 2003Open de Bordeaux−18 (67-68-66-69=270)1 stroke Ilya Goroneskoul, Sarel Son-Houi
317 Sep 2005Open International Stade Français Paris−8 (71-65-72-72=280)Playoff Adrien Mörk, Sarel Son-Houi

French Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
19 Apr 2011Grand Prix Schweppes−15 (69-69-66-65=269)1 stroke Édouard Dubois
213 Apr 2013Grand Prix Schweppes (2)−9 (69-65-72-69=275)2 strokes Grégory Havret

Results in major championships

Tournament20072008200920102011201220132014201520162017
Masters Tournament
U.S. OpenCUTT18CUT
The Open ChampionshipT53T39T48T64T47
PGA ChampionshipT58CUTT18
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016
ChampionshipT59
Match Play
InvitationalT69
ChampionsT39T21T52
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bourdy wins after McIlroy charge . 2009-11-15 . BBC Sport . 2009-11-19.
  2. Web site: European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association . 22 January 2023.
  3. Web site: EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship . 3 January 2023 . European Golf Association.