Édouard Dubois (born 14 March 1989) is a French

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Career

Dubois was born in

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, France. He turned professional in 2008. In 2009, Dubois finished sixth on the Alps Tour Order of Merit, including his maiden professional win, and progressed to the final stage of

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, which earned him a

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card. He finished 42nd on that tour in his 2010 debut season, qualifying for the end-of-season

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, and in 2011 picked up his first win at that level, at the Kärnten Golf Open. He followed this with a second win three weeks later.

Amateur wins

*2008 Trophée de Margaux

Professional wins (5)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Alps Tour wins (1)

Pro Golf Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

*2011 Open d'Arcachon

Team appearances

Amateur *

European Boys' Team Championship The European Boys' Team Championship (Jean-Louis Dupont Trophy) is a European amateur team golf championship for men up to 18 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1980 and it has been played annually since. S ...

(representing France): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 *

Jacques Léglise Trophy The Jacques Léglise Trophy is an annual amateur boys' team golf competition between Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It was first played in 1977, as a one-day match before the Boys Amateur Championship, but since 1996 it has ...

(representing Continental Europe): 2007 *

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(representing France):

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dubois, Edouard French male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Libourne Sportspeople from Bordeaux 1989 births Living people 21st-century French sportsmen