Christian Cévaër
French golfer (born 1970)
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Christian Georges Cévaër (born 10 April 1970) is a French professional golfer.
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| Full name | Christian Georges Cévaër | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 April 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Sporting nationality | France | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Bursinel, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Fabienne (m. 1999) | ||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||||||
| College | Stanford University | ||||||||||||||
| Turned professional | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Current tour | European Senior Tour | ||||||||||||||
| Former tour | European Tour | ||||||||||||||
| Professional wins | 7 | ||||||||||||||
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| European Tour | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Challenge Tour | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Other | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| The Open Championship | T71: 2004 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career
Cévaër was born in Nouméa, New Caledonia. He attended the Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California. He then earned a golf scholarship to Stanford University. He won the Pac-10 Championship twice. He also won the 1989 French Amateur Championship.
Professional career
Cévaër turned professional in 1993. He has spent most of his professional career playing on the European Tour. Inconsistent form has necessitated several trips to the European Tour Qualifying School. Due to his inconsistent play he has also been forced to play on the developmental Challenge Tour. He has two European Tour titles, the 2004 Canarias Open de España and the European Open in 2009.[1] In addition, he has two Challenge Tour victories, the 1998 Volvo Finnish Open and the 2000 Finnish Masters.
His best year-end ranking on the Order of Merit has been 41st in 2004.
Amateur wins
- 1987 Doug Sanders World Junior Championship
- 1988 British Youths Open Amateur Championship
- 1989 French Native Amateur Championship, PAC-10 Championship
- 1992 PAC-10 Championship
Professional wins (7)
European Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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| 1 | 25 Apr 2004 | Canarias Open de España | −9 (66-67-69-69=271) | 1 stroke |  Ricardo González,  Peter Hedblom, David Park |
| 2 | 31 May 2009 | European Open | −7 (67-70-70-74=281) | 1 stroke |  Gary Orr,  Álvaro Quirós, Steve Webster |
Challenge Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | 12 Sep 1993 | Championnat de France Pro | −9 (69-65-72-73=279) | 1 stroke | Géry Watine |
| 2 | 12 Jul 1998 | Volvo Finnish Open | −8 (67-67-71-75=280) | 1 stroke | Fredrik Larsson, Daniel Westermark |
| 3 | 13 Aug 2000 | Finnish Masters | −20 (71-69-64-64=268) | 1 stroke | Pehr Magnebrant |
Other wins (2)
- 1993 Mediterranean Games
- 2000 MGT de Barbaroux
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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| U.S. Open | CUT | |||
| The Open Championship | T71 |
Note: Cévaër never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied