Florence Descampe (born 1 September 1969) is a veteran professional golfer from

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who played on the United States-based

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and the Ladies European Tour.

Career

Descampe had seven worldwide victories during her career including a win at the 1992 McCall's LPGA Classic on the LPGA Tour. Until

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's win at the 2005

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, she held the record as the LET's youngest winner after clinching the 1988 Danish Ladies Open. Descampe was a member of the 1992 European

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team.

Personal life

She was born into the

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Descampe family and is a member of the

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through her marriage with Daniel van Dievoet (1963-2011), with whom she had three children: Élodie, a student-athlete golfer at the

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, Maxence, and Alban.

Professional wins (7)

LPGA Tour (1)

Ladies European Tour (6)

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(1) Danish Ladies Open *

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(3)

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, Italian Ladies' Open,

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(1) Lufthansa Ladies' German Open *

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(1) OVB Damen Open Austria

Team appearances

Professional *

(representing Europe): 1992 (winners)

References

Belgian female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers LPGA Tour golfers Solheim Cup competitors for Europe Sportspeople from Brussels Van Dievoet family 1969 births Living people {{Belgium-golf-bio-stub