Virginie Lagoutte-Clément
French professional golfer
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Virginie Lagoutte-Clément (born 2 February 1979) is a French professional golfer. She played on the Ladies European Tour for ten seasons 2004–2013 and won three titles.[1]
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| Virginie Lagoutte-Clément | |
|---|---|
Lagoutte-Clément in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Vivi |
| Born | 2 February 1979 |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  France |
| Residence | Montélimar, France |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2003 |
| Former tour | Ladies European Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 3 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP |
| Women's British Open | T16: 2007 |
Career
Lagoutte turned professional in late 2003 and joined the Ladies European Tour (LET) in 2004. She competed as Virginie Lagoutte until her marriage to Sebastien Clément, her caddie, in December 2006.[2]
Lagoutte played on the LET for ten seasons from 2004 to 2013, and won three titles, the 2005 KLM Ladies Open, the 2006 Finnair Masters, and the 2010 Ladies Scottish Open. She was also runner-up at the EMAAR-MGF Ladies Masters and KLM Ladies Open in 2007, as well as the UNIQA Ladies Golf Open and Tenerife Ladies Open in 2010.[1] She finished a career-best 6th on the Money List in 2010 with a total of six top-5 finishes, and was in contention for a spot at the 2011 Solheim Cup.[3]
Lagoutte recorded her best major result at the 2007 Women's British Open at the Old Course at St Andrews, where she tied for 16th place.[4]
In 2008, she represented France alongside Gwladys Nocera at the fourth Women's World Cup of Golf in Sun City, South Africa.[5]
Professional wins (3)
Ladies European Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Sep 2005 | KLM Ladies Open | 215 | −1 | Playoff |  Eleanor Pilgrim |
| 2 | 3 Sep 2006 | Finnair Masters | 203 | −10 | 2 strokes |  Elin Ohlsson |
| 3 | 20 Aug 2010 | Ladies Scottish Open | 217 | +1 | 1 stroke |  Trish Johnson Lee-Anne Pace Sophie Walker |
LET playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | KLM Ladies Open | Eleanor Pilgrim |
Won at the second playoff hole |
Team appearances
Professional
- World Cup (representing France): 2008
Results in LPGA majors
Played only in the Women's British Open.
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's British Open | T16 | CUT | T64 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied