Grégory Bourdy
| Grégory Bourdy | |
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Bourdy at the 2011 KLM Open
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Grégory Bourdy |
| Born | 25 April 1982 Bordeaux, France |
| Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
| Nationality |  France |
| Residence | Bordeaux, France |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2003 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 4 |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Sunshine Tour | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2012 |
| The Open Championship | T39: 2008 |
| PGA Championship | T58: 2010 |
Grégory Bourdy (born 25 April 1982) is a French professional golfer who competes on the European Tour.
Bourdy was born in Bordeaux. He turned professional in 2003. His cousin Nicolas Beaufils is also a professional golfer, who has played on the Challenge Tour.
Bourdy has played on the European Tour full-time since 2005, having previously competed on the second-tier Challenge Tour. Bourdy won his first European Tour event on 28 October 2007 at the Mallorca Classic. That win helped him to finish 39th on the European Tour's Order of Merit list, the first time he had broken the top 100. He has been the highest ranked French golfer on the Official World Golf Rankings.
Bourdy also has three victories on the Alps Tour, one of Europe's third-tier development tours, between 2003 and 2005, and won the South African PGA Championship on the Sunshine Tour in 2006. Bourdy was also a member of the French team who finished in 2nd place at the 2002 Eisenhower Trophy.
In November 2009, Bourdy held off the challenge of Rory McIlroy to win the UBS Hong Kong Open by two strokes.[1]
At the Lyoness Open in June 2015, Bourdy held a two stroke advantage going into the final round, having led from day one. However, in the final round who shot a six-over-par 78 that included five bogeys and a double bogey to finish in a tie for sixth.
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Amateur wins (1)
- 2002 Scottish Youths Amateur Open Championship
Professional wins (8)
European Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | 28 Oct 2007 | Mallorca Classic | –18 (69-68-64-67=268) | 2 strokes |  Sam Little |
| 2 | 6 Apr 2008 | Estoril Open de Portugal | –18 (63-65-68-60=266) | Playoff |  Alastair Forsyth, David Howell |
| 3 | 15 Nov 2009 | UBS Hong Kong Open1 | –19 (64-67-63-67=261) | 2 strokes |  Rory McIlroy |
| 4 | 1 Sep 2013 | ISPS Handa Wales Open | –8 (67-72-70-67=276) | 2 strokes |  Peter Uihlein |
1 Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | Estoril Open de Portugal | Alastair Forsyth, David Howell |
Won with birdie on third extra hole Forsyth eliminated with par on second hole |
Asian Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Nov 2009 | UBS Hong Kong Open1 | –19 (64-67-63-67=261) | 2 strokes | Rory McIlroy |
1 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Sunshine Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Feb 2006 | Telkom PGA Championship | –21 (66-66-66-69=267) | 6 strokes |  Thomas Aiken |
Other wins (3)
- 2003 Open de la Commission Professionnelle (Alps Tour), Open de Bordeaux (Alps Tour)
- 2005 Open International Stade Français (Alps Tour)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T53 | T39 | DNP | DNP | T48 | DNP | T64 | T47 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | T58 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing France): 2002
Professional
- World Cup (representing France): 2008, 2011, 2013
- Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2013 (winners)
References
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External links
- Grégory Bourdy at the European Tour official site
- Grégory Bourdy at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
