Clément Sordet (born 22 October 1992) is a French
professional golfer
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.
Sordet played college golf at
Texas Tech where he won six times.
After graduating in 2015 and playing in the
Palmer Cup
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, Sordet turned professional. He began playing on the
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and, as with on the main European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe.
History ...
. In August 2015, he won his first tournament as a professional, at the
Northern Ireland Open, playing on a national invitation. It was only his fourth event as a professional. Sordet finished 2015 by finishing joint runner-up in the
Thailand Golf Championship
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. This was one of the Open Qualifying Series and gained him entry to the
2016 Open Championship.
Sordet won his second professional tournament on the
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and, as with on the main European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe.
History ...
in
2016 at the
Turkish Airlines Challenge. Then in 2017, he won both the
Viking Challenge and
NBO Golf Classic Grand Final and finished second on the
2017 Challenge Tour Order of Merit, which earned him full-time status on the European Tour for
2018
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.
Amateur wins
*2011 The Carmel Cup, UTSA/Oak Hills Invitational (tied)
*2013 Black Horse Match
*2014 Middleburg Bank Intercollegiate
*2015 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate, NCAA Lubbock Regional (tie with Blair Hamilton)
Source:
Professional wins (6)
Sunshine Tour wins (1)
1Co-sanctioned by the
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and, as with on the main European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe.
History ...
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)
Challenge Tour wins (5)
''*Note: The 2017 Viking Challenge was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.''
1Co-sanctioned by the
Sunshine Tour
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Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
Alps Tour wins (1)
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
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.
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(representing France): 2009, 2010
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European Amateur Team Championship
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The championship was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has bee ...
(representing France):
2013
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,
2014
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Eisenhower Trophy
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(representing France):
2014
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*
Palmer Cup
The Arnold Palmer Cup is an annual team golf competition for college/university golfers. From 2018 it has been contested between a United States team and an International team representing the rest of the world. The teams consist of 12 men and 12 ...
(represent Europe):
2015
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See also
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List of golfers with most Challenge Tour wins
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2017 Challenge Tour graduates
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2018 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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2022 Challenge Tour graduates
References
External links
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French male golfers
Texas Tech Red Raiders men's golfers
European Tour golfers
Sportspeople from Lyon
1992 births
Living people