Victor Perez (golfer) explained

Victor Perez
Birth Date:2 September 1992
Birth Place:Séméac, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
Residence:Dundee, Scotland[1]
Partner:Abigail Gliksten
College:University of New Mexico
Yearpro:2015
Tour:PGA Tour
European Tour
Extour:Challenge Tour
Alps Tour
Prowins:7
Eurowins:3
Chalwins:2
Otherwins:2
Masters:T46: 2020
Usopen:CUT: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Open:T34: 2022
Pga:T12: 2023

Victor Perez (born 2 September 1992) is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2019 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, as well as the 2023 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Amateur career

Perez attended the University of New Mexico from 2011 to 2015.[2] He represented France in the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy, where he was the joint-second lowest individual scorer behind Jon Rahm.

Professional career

Perez finished second in the Alps Tour qualifying school in December 2015 to earn a place on the tour for 2016. He was runner-up in the Open Frassanelle and won the Alps de Las Castillas, finishing the season fifth in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the 2017 Challenge Tour.[3]

In his first season on the Challenge Tour Perez finished 18th in the Order of Merit, just outside the top-15 that gained cards for the European Tour. He was runner-up in the Made in Denmark Challenge and won the Challenge de España.[4] [5]

In his second season on the Challenge Tour, Perez finished 3rd in the Order of Merit which obtained him a place on the 2019 European Tour. He ended the 2018 season by winning the Foshan Open after a playoff with Robert MacIntyre,[6] and then finishing second behind Adri Arnaus in the Ras Al Khaimah Challenge Tour Grand Final. He also earned his first European Tour top 10 by finishing 6th in the Belgian Knockout in May.

Perez made a good start to the 2019 European Tour, finishing joint 3rd in the first event of the season, the Honma Hong Kong Open, played in November 2018. In September 2019, Perez earned his first European Tour victory by winning the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.[7] He tied for 4th place in the 2019 WGC-HSBC Champions and the following week was joint runner-up in the Turkish Airlines Open after a six-man playoff. Perez finished the European Tour season 13th on the Race to Dubai and ended 2019 at 45th in the Official World Golf Ranking to qualify for the 2020 Masters Tournament, his first major championship.

In January 2020, Perez finished tied-for-second at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. He finished runner-up again in October 2020, at the BMW PGA Championship.

In May 2022, Perez won the Dutch Open in a playoff over Ryan Fox. He holed two long-range putts on the third and fourth playoff holes to extend and eventually win the playoff. It was his second European Tour victory.[8]

In January 2023, Perez won the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. He shot a final-round 66 to win by one shot ahead of Min Woo Lee and Sebastian Söderberg.[9]

Personal life

Perez was born in Séméac in southwestern France, and he studied psychology at the University of New Mexico.[10]

In 2017, Perez moved from France to Dundee, Scotland [10] and then to Edinburgh in 2023.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (3)

Legend
Rolex Series (1)
Other European Tour (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
129 Sep 2019Alfred Dunhill Links Championship−22 (64-68-64-70=266)1 stroke Matthew Southgate
229 May 2022Dutch Open−13 (67-70-69-69=275)Playoff Ryan Fox
322 Jan 2023Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship−18 (71-65-68-66=270)1 stroke Min Woo Lee, Sebastian Söderberg

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12019Turkish Airlines Open Tyrrell Hatton, Benjamin Hébert,
Kurt Kitayama, Matthias Schwab,
Erik van Rooyen
Hatton won with par on fourth extra hole
Kitayama eliminated by birdie on third hole
Hébert, Perez and van Rooyen eliminated by birdie on first hole
22022Dutch Open Ryan FoxWon with birdie on fourth extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
11 Oct 2017Challenge de España−24 (67-71-61-65=264)3 strokes Jarand Ekeland Arnøy
221 Oct 2018Foshan Open1−19 (68-65-67-69=269)Playoff Robert MacIntyre
1Co-sanctioned by the China Tour

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

French Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament20202021202220232024
Masters TournamentT46CUT
PGA ChampionshipT22CUTT12CUT
U.S. OpenCUTCUTCUTCUTCUT
The Open ChampionshipNTCUTT34T41CUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2019 2020202120222023
ChampionshipT53T52
Match PlayNT14T31
InvitationalT6561
ChampionsT4NT1NT1NT1
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Dunhill Links Championship: Victor Perez secures Dundee (kind of) victory . The Courier . Eric . Nicolson . 29 September 2019.
  2. Web site: The University of New Mexico Lobos 2014-15 Men's Golf Roster Victor Perez . golobos.com . 25 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Alps de Las Castillas (Alps Tour) : Victoire de Victor Perez . FF Golf . French . Lionel . Vella . 22 January 2023 . 23 July 2016.
  4. Web site: Challenge de España (CT) : Victor Perez sacré . FF Golf . French . Sébastien . Cachard-Berger . 22 January 2023 . 1 October 2017.
  5. Web site: Perez the Victor after ace in Spain . PGA European Tour . 22 January 2023 . 1 October 2017.
  6. Web site: Perez jumps to second place on Road to Ras Al Khaimah with Foshan Open win . PGA European Tour . 22 January 2023 . 24 October 2018.
  7. Web site: Matthew Southgate slips to give Victor Perez Alfred Dunhill Links win . Golfweek . Alistair . Tait . 22 January 2023 . 29 September 2019.
  8. News: Dundee-based Victor Perez claims Dutch Open title after four-hole play-off . The Scotsman . Phil . Casey . 29 May 2022 . 29 May 2022.
  9. Web site: Victor Perez wins Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship after dramatic finish at Yas Links . The National . Paul . Radley . 22 January 2023 . 22 January 2023 . MSN.
  10. News: How a golf-obsessed Scotland helped Frenchman flourish . Angus . Oliver . The Times . 8 April 2021 . 8 April 2021.