Perrine Delacour (born 5 April 1994) is a French

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

playing on the

LPGA Tour The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekl ...

Career

Delacour was a member of the French National Team and reached the semi-finals of the 2012

British Ladies Amateur The Women's Amateur Championship, previously known as the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship, was founded in 1893 by the Ladies' Golf Union. It is organised by The R&A, which merged with the Ladies' Golf Union in 2017. Until the dawn of th ...

Championship. She was one of four amateurs to earn

status at Final Stage of Q-School in 2012. In 2013, Delacour was runner-up at the Eagle Classic, 3 strokes behind Christine Song, and at the

Symetra Tour Championship The Epson Tour Championship is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Epson Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event was played at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida from 2008 to 2019, except for 2016. I ...

. She finished eighth in the Symetra Tour rankings to gain full exemption for the

2014 LPGA Tour The 2014 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The Tour began at Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island in The Bahamas on January 23 and ended on November 23 at Grand Cypress Golf Cl ...

. Her best finish in 2014 was T15 at the

Women's Australian Open The Women's Australian Open is a women's professional golf tournament played in Australia, operated by Golf Australia and the WPGA Tour of Australasia, long co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET). Beginning with the 2012 event, it is ...

, in 2015 it was a 4th at the

Kingsmill Championship The Pure Silk Championship was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played in Williamsburg, Virginia. The 72-hole tournament was held on the par-71 River Course at Kingsmill Resort, set at in 2013 LPGA Tour, 2013. Previou ...

, in 2017 a tie for 7th at the

Manulife LPGA Classic The Manulife LPGA Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. The 72-hole, full-field event was first played in June 2012 at the Grey Silo Golf Course in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The title sponsor was Manulife Financia ...

. In 2019, ten top-10 finishes, including wins at the Four Winds Invitational and Prasco Charity Championship, helped her win the Symetra Tour Player of the Year and earn promotion to the

2020 LPGA Tour The 2020 LPGA Tour was the 71st edition of the LPGA Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The season began at the Four Season Golf Club in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on January 16 and ended ...

, where she finished 3rd at the

. Delacour set a tournament record at

with 62 (−10) in 2017. She qualified for the

2020 Tokyo Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...

along with

Céline Boutier Céline Boutier (born 10 November 1993) is a French professional golfer. Amateur career Boutier won several international amateur events including the 2012 European Ladies Amateur Championship and the 2015 British Ladies Amateur. She played co ...

Amateur wins

*2009

Girls Amateur Championship The Girls Amateur Championship is a golf tournament held annually in the United Kingdom. Girls need to be under 18 on 1 January in the year of the championship. Until World War II the championship was organised by a series of magazines and always ...

*2011 Irish Under 18 Open Stroke Play,

French International Ladies Amateur Championship The French International Ladies Amateur Championship, known since 1998 also as the Cécile de Rothschild Trophy, is an annual amateur golf tournament in France for women. This stroke play championship, contested over 54 holes, was first held in 19 ...

Source:

Professional wins (2)

Symetra Tour wins (2)

Results in LPGA majors

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament

Team appearances

European Girls' Team Championship The European Girls' Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for women up to 18 organised by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1991. It was played in odd-numbered years from 1991 to 1999 and has be ...

(representing France): 2012 *

Espirito Santo Trophy The Espirito Santo Trophy (World Women's Amateur Team Championships) is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. The inaugural event was held in 1964. It was instituted by the Fren ...

(representing France): 2012 Source:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Delacour, Perrine French female golfers LPGA Tour golfers Olympic golfers of France Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics 1994 births Living people 21st-century French women 20th-century French women