Julien Guerrier Explained

Julien Guerrier
Birth Date:1 July 1985
Birth Place:Évreux, France
Weight:800NaN0
Residence:La Rochelle, France
Yearpro:2007
Tour:European Tour
Extour:Challenge Tour
Prowins:6
Chalwins:2
Otherwins:4
Masters:CUT: 2007
Usopen:DNP
Open:CUT: 2006
Pga:DNP

Julien Guerrier (born 1 July 1985) is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2006 Amateur Championship.

Amateur career

Guerrier was born in Évreux. He had a successful amateur career, which included winning The Amateur Championship in 2006 at Royal St George's Golf Club.[1] He turned professional after competing in the 2007 Masters Tournament.

Professional career

Guerrier finished third on the Alps Tour Order of Merit in 2008 to graduate to the second tier Challenge Tour for 2009. He again progressed, finishing 16th on the 2009 Challenge Tour Rankings to earn a European Tour card for 2010, although he later improved his exemption category at qualifying school, recording a record low round of 60 in the process.[2] He failed to retain his card after the 2010 European Tour and returned to the Challenge Tour for 2011. At the end of 2011 he qualified to play on the European Tour for 2012, but failed to retain his card for a second time.

After a number of season on the Challenge Tour, Guerrier has his first successes in 2017, winning the Hauts de France Golf Open and the Irish Challenge. Finishing 6th in the Order of Merit he returned to the European Tour for 2018.[3] Guerrier had a good start to 2018, finishing third in the Oman Open.[4] He finished 2018 at 86th in the money list to retain his card for 2019. Guerrier missed most of 2019 through injury, only returning in September.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (6)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
118 Jun 2017Hauts de France Golf Open−7 (70-70-67-70=277)1 stroke Jack Doherty, Lorenzo Gagli,
Ricardo Santos
217 Sep 2017Irish Challenge−17 (71-68-65-67=271)6 strokes Jarand Ekeland Arnøy, Steven Brown,
Oscar Lengdén

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12009SK Golf Challenge Nicolas Colsaerts, Rhys DaviesColsaerts won with birdie on second extra hole
22011Fred Olsen Challenge de España Matthew BaldwinLost to par on third extra hole

Alps Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
116 Mar 2007Open CDG Développement
(as an amateur)
−9 (67-73-67=207)3 strokes Julien Grillon
231 Aug 2008AGF-Allianz Open - Trophee Preven's−15 (65-66-66-72=269)2 strokes Raphaël Pellicioli

French Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
17 Apr 2012Grand Prix Schweppes−17 (67-70-69-65=271)1 stroke Sophie Giquel-Bettan
27 Apr 2024Championnat de France Professionnel MCA−9 (64-69-68=201)1 stroke Franck Daux, David Ravetto

Results in major championships

Tournament20062007
Masters TournamentCUT
U.S. Open
The Open ChampionshipCUT
PGA Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guerrier clinches British Amateur . . 25 June 2006 . 2010-07-14.
  2. Web site: Moriarty best of Irish seeking Tour cards . . 28 November 2009 . 2010-07-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100309094050/http://www.rte.ie/sport/golf/2009/1128/moriartyc.html . 9 March 2010 .
  3. Web site: Julien Guerrier . European Tour . 12 September 2020.
  4. Web site: Dutchman Luiten wins inaugural Oman Open . AP News . 12 September 2020.
  5. Web site: European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association . 22 January 2023.
  6. Web site: EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship . 3 January 2023 . European Golf Association.