Victor Perez (golfer)


Victor Perez is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2019 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

Amateur career

Perez attended the University of New Mexico from 2011 to 2015. He represented France in the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy, where he was the joint-second lowest individual scorer behind Jon Rahm.

Professional career

Perez finished second in the Alps Tour qualifying school in December 2015 to earn a place on the tour for 2016. He was runner-up in the Open Frassanelle and won the Alps de Las Castillas, finishing the season fifth in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the 2017 Challenge Tour.
In his first season on the Challenge Tour Perez finished 18th in the Order of Merit, just outside the top-15 that gained cards for the European Tour. He was runner-up in the Made in Denmark Challenge and won the Challenge de España.
In his second season on the Challenge Tour, Perez finished 3rd in the Order of Merit which obtained him a place on the 2019 European Tour. He ended the 2018 season by winning the Foshan Open after a playoff with Robert MacIntyre, and then finishing second behind Adrià Arnaus in the Ras Al Khaimah Challenge Tour Grand Final. He also earned his first European Tour top 10 by finishing 6th in the Belgian Knockout in May.
Perez made a good start to the 2019 European Tour, finishing joint 3rd in the first event of the season, the Honma Hong Kong Open, played in November 2018. In September 2019, Perez earned his first European Tour victory by winning the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. He tied for 4th place in the 2019 WGC-HSBC Champions and the following week was joint runner-up in the Turkish Airlines Open after a six-man playoff. Perez finished the European Tour season 13th in the Order of Merit and ended 2019 at 45th in the Official World Golf Ranking to qualify for the 2020 Masters Tournament, his first major championship.
In January 2020, Perez was a runner-up in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Amateur wins

European Tour wins (1)

European Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12019Turkish Airlines Open Tyrrell Hatton, Benjamin Hébert,
Kurt Kitayama, Matthias Schwab,
Erik van Rooyen		Hatton won with par on fourth extra hole
Kitayama eliminated by birdie on third hole
Hébert, Perez and van Rooyen eliminated by birdie on first hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)

1Co-sanctioned by the China Tour
Challenge Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12018Foshan Open Robert MacIntyreWon with birdie on first extra hole

Alps Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur