Virginie Lagoutte-Clément Explained

Virginie Lagoutte-Clément
Nickname:Vivi
Birth Date:2 February 1979
Birth Place:Montélimar, France
Residence:Montélimar, France
Yearpro:2003
Extour:Ladies European Tour
Prowins:3
Letwins:3
Nabisco:DNP
Lpga:DNP
Wusopen:DNP
Wbritopen:T16: 2007

Virginie Lagoutte-Clément (born 2 February 1979) is a French professional golfer. She played on the Ladies European Tour for ten seasons 2004–2013 and won three titles.[1]

Career

Lagoutte turned professional in late 2003 and joined the Ladies European Tour (LET) in 2004. She competed as Virginie Lagoutte until her marriage to Sebastien Clément, her caddie, in December 2006.[2]

Lagoutte played on the LET for ten seasons from 2004 to 2013, and won three titles, the 2005 KLM Ladies Open, the 2006 Finnair Masters, and the 2010 Ladies Scottish Open. She was also runner-up at the EMAAR-MGF Ladies Masters and KLM Ladies Open in 2007, as well as the UNIQA Ladies Golf Open and Tenerife Ladies Open in 2010.[1] She finished a career-best 6th on the Money List in 2010 with a total of six top-5 finishes, and was in contention for a spot at the 2011 Solheim Cup.[3]

Lagoutte recorded her best major result at the 2007 Women's British Open at the Old Course at St Andrews, where she tied for 16th place.[4]

In 2008, she represented France alongside Gwladys Nocera at the fourth Women's World Cup of Golf in Sun City, South Africa.[5]

Professional wins (3)

Ladies European Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score
To parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1KLM Ladies Open215 −1Playoff Eleanor Pilgrim
2Finnair Masters203−102 strokes Elin Ohlsson
3Ladies Scottish Open217+11 stroke Trish Johnson
Lee-Anne Pace
Sophie Walker

LET playoff record (1–0)

Team appearances

Professional

Results in LPGA majors

Played only in the Women's British Open.

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LET Media Guide 2012 . Ladies European Tour . 11 August 2024.
  2. News: Charpenet . David . Lagoutte-Clément : « J'ai pensé mettre un terme à ma carrière ! » . 11 August 2024 . Le Figaro . 12 December 2012 . fr.
  3. Web site: Virginie Lagoutte-Clement shoots for Solheim Cup spot . Ladies European Tour . 11 August 2024.
  4. News: 2007 Women's British Open final round scores . 11 August 2024 . Reuters . 9 August 2007.
  5. News: Philippines wins Women's World Cup of Golf over South Korea . 11 August 2024 . The New York Times . 20 January 2008.