Grégory Havret Explained

Grégory Havret
Birth Date:25 November 1976
Birth Place:La Rochelle, France
Weight:82kg (181lb)
Residence:Aix-en-Provence, France
Children:2
Yearpro:1999
Tour:European Tour
Prowins:5
Eurowins:3
Otherwins:2
Masters:CUT: 2011
Usopen:2nd: 2010
Open:T19: 2008
Pga:CUT: 2007

Grégory Havret (born 25 November 1976) is a French professional golfer.

Amateur career

Havret won the French Amateur Championship three years in a row from 1997 to 1999, and in 1999 he won the European Amateur. He also won a minor professional tournament as an amateur, the 1998 Omnium National.

Professional career

Havret turned professional in 1999 and won a place on the European Tour at the 2000 Qualifying School. He finished 60th on the Order of Merit in 2001, his rookie season, recording a maiden tour victory at the Italian Open. Havret's biggest win to date came in the 2007 Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond, where he overcame major winner Phil Mickelson in a playoff. In August 2008, Havret recorded a second tournament victory in Scotland (third overall), leading the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles at the end of every round in recording a one shot win over Graeme Storm.

Havret's best year-end ranking on the Order of Merit is 19th in 2007. In 2008 Havret reached the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking and established himself as the highest ranked French golfer.

As a qualifier and ranked 391 in the world, Havret was the runner-up at the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links, California, finishing one stroke behind Graeme McDowell.[1]

In 2024, Havret was by the French Golf Federation appointed head of men's elite golf in France.[2]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Atlanet Italian Open−20 (65-66-68-69=268)1 stroke Bradley Dredge
215 Jul 2007Barclays Scottish Open−14 (68-64-70-68=270)Playoff Phil Mickelson
331 Aug 2008Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles−14 (68-71-69-70=278)1 stroke Graeme Storm

European Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12004Dunhill Championship Raphaël Jacquelin, Marcel SiemSiem won with birdie on third extra hole
Havret eliminated by birdie on second hole
22007Barclays Scottish Open Phil MickelsonWon with par on first extra hole
32014BMW International Open Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Henrik Stenson,
Fabrizio Zanotti
Zanotti won with par on fifth extra hole
Cabrera-Bello eliminated by par on fourth hole
Havret eliminated by birdie on second hole

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament200720082009201020112012
Masters TournamentCUT
U.S. Open2T30
The Open ChampionshipCUTT19CUTT57CUT
PGA ChampionshipCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 0 1 0 1 1 2 9 4

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament200720082009
Match Play
ChampionshipT15
InvitationalT69T74
Champions
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Graeme McDowell holds off challengers to win U.S. Open . 2010-06-21 . USA Today . 2010-06-21 . Steve . DiMeglio.
  2. Web site: ffgolf.org . Gregory Havret: “A mission that suits me 100%” . 2024-06-18 . French Golf Federation . 2024-07-04 . Lionel . Vella.
  3. Web site: EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship . 13 January 2023 . European Golf Association.