Jean-François Remésy (born 5 June 1964), also known as Jeff Remésy, is a French

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Career

Remésy was born in

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. He won the French Amateur Championship in 1985 and turned professional in 1987. For much of his career he has struggled to establish himself as a tour golfer, and he has made over a dozen trips to the

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. His first professional win came in a small tournament in France in 1991 and he won on the

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in 1994, but he didn't break into the top 100 on the

Order of Merit until 1999. That year he won the Estoril Open on the main tour, and he has continued to progress since then. In 2004 he became the first Frenchman to win the

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in 35 years, and in 2005 he retained his title by beating fellow Frenchman Jean van de Velde in a playoff. He lost his card in 2008 after a poor season and went to qualifying school for the 13th time but was not able to earn his tour card for 2009. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit came in 2004 when he finished in 19th with €1,083,360. Since turning 50, Remésy has played senior golf on the European Senior Tour and the

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. On the PGA Tour Champions his best result was to be tied for 4th place in the 2016

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. In 2018 he won the Swiss Seniors Open, his first win on the European Senior Tour.

Amateur wins

*1985 French Native Amateur Championship

Professional wins (13)

European Tour wins (3)

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Alps Tour wins (3)

French Tour wins (1)

Other wins (3)

*1991 Challenge AGF (France) *1994 Vittel Open (France) *1999 French PGA Championship

European Senior Tour wins (2)

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Remésy never played in the

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nor the U.S. Open.''
CUT = Missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur * European Amateur Team Championship (representing France):

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(representing France):

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

Professional *

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(representing France):

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

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(representing France):

* Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe):

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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