Grégory Havret

France

Grégory Havret (born 25 November 1976) is a French professional golfer.

Personal information
Full name Grégory Havret
Born 25 November 1976 (1976-11-25) (age 35)
La Rochelle, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 82 kg (180 lb; 12.9 st)
Nationality France
Residence Aix-en-Provence, France
Career
Turned professional 1999
Current tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 4
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 3
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open 2nd: 2010
The Open Championship T19: 2008
PGA Championship CUT: 2007

Havret won the French Amateur Championship three years in a row from 1997 to 1999, and in 1999 he won the European Amateur. He also won a minor professional tournament as an amateur, the 1998 Omnium National.

Havret turned professional in 1999 and won a place on the European Tour at the 2000 Qualifying School. He finished 60th on the Order of Merit in 2001, his rookie season, recording a maiden tour victory at the Italian Open. Havret's biggest win to date came in the 2007 Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond, where he overcame three-time major winner Phil Mickelson in a playoff. In August 2008 Havret recorded a second tournament victory in Scotland (third overall), leading the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles at the end of every round in recording a one shot win over Graeme Storm.

Havret's best year-end ranking on the Order of Merit is 19th in 2007. In 2008 Havret reached the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings and established himself as the highest ranked French golfer.

As a qualifier and ranked 391 in the world, Havret was the runner-up at the 2010 U.S. Open, finishing one stroke behind Graeme McDowell.

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