Victor Perez (born 2 September 1992) is a French professional golfer who plays on the

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. He won the 2019 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. The following year, he was runner-up at both the

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and the

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Amateur career

Perez attended the

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from 2011 to 2015. He represented France in the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy, where he was the joint-second lowest individual scorer behind

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Professional career

Perez finished second in the Alps Tour qualifying school in December 2015 to earn a place on the tour for

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. 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

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. In his first season on the

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Perez finished 18th in the Order of Merit, just outside the top-15 that gained cards for the

. He was runner-up in the

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and won the Challenge de España. In his second season on the

, Perez finished 3rd in the Order of Merit which obtained him a place on the

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. He ended the 2018 season by winning the Foshan Open after a playoff with

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, 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

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in May. Perez made a good start to the

, 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. 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 in the Order of Merit and ended 2019 at 45th in the Official World Golf Ranking to qualify for the

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, his first major championship. In January 2020, Perez was a runner-up in the

. He finished runner-up again in October 2020, at the

. 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.

Personal life

Perez was born in Séméac in southwestern France, and he studied psychology at the

. In 2017 he moved from France to Dundee, Scotland.

Amateur wins

*2010 Grand Prix du Medoc *2012 Aggie Invitational, Grand Prix des Landes-Hossegor *2013 Grand Prix de Chiberta

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (2)

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the China Tour Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

Alps Tour wins (1)

French Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to

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Results in The Players Championship

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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pandemic
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing France):

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Victor French male golfers New Mexico Lobos men's golfers Sportspeople from Tarbes Sportspeople from Dundee French expatriate sportspeople in Scotland 1992 births Living people