Julien Guerrier (born 1 July 1985) is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2006 Amateur Championship.

Julien Guerrier
Personal information
Born (1985-07-01) 1 July 1985 (age 38)
Évreux, France
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Sporting nationality France
ResidenceLa Rochelle, France
Career
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2007
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2006

Amateur career edit

Guerrier was born in Évreux. He had a successful amateur career, which included winning The Amateur Championship in 2006 at Royal St George's Golf Club.[1] He turned professional after competing in the 2007 Masters Tournament.

Professional career edit

Guerrier finished third on the Alps Tour Order of Merit in 2008 to graduate to the second tier Challenge Tour for 2009. He again progressed, finishing 16th on the 2009 Challenge Tour Rankings to earn a European Tour card for 2010, although he later improved his exemption category at qualifying school, recording a record low round of 60 in the process.[2] He failed to retain his card after the 2010 European Tour and returned to the Challenge Tour for 2011. At the end of 2011 he qualified to play on the European Tour for 2012, but failed to retain his card for a second time.

After a number of season on the Challenge Tour, Guerrier has his first successes in 2017, winning the Hauts de France Golf Open and the Irish Challenge. Finishing 6th in the Order of Merit he returned to the European Tour for 2018.[3] Guerrier had a good start to 2018, finishing third in the Oman Open.[4] He finished 2018 at 86th in the money list to retain his card for 2019. Guerrier missed most of 2019 through injury, only returning in September.

Amateur wins edit

Professional wins (5) edit

Challenge Tour wins (2) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 18 Jun 2017 Hauts de France Golf Open −7 (70-70-67-70=277) 1 stroke   Jack Doherty,   Lorenzo Gagli,
  Ricardo Santos
2 17 Sep 2017 Irish Challenge −17 (71-68-65-67=271) 6 strokes   Jarand Ekeland Arnøy,   Steven Brown,
  Oscar Lengdén

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2009 SK Golf Challenge   Nicolas Colsaerts,   Rhys Davies Colsaerts won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2011 Fred Olsen Challenge de España   Matthew Baldwin Lost to par on third extra hole

Alps Tour wins (2) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 16 Mar 2007 Open CDG Développement
(as an amateur)
−9 (67-73-67=207) 3 strokes   Julien Grillon
2 31 Aug 2008 AGF-Allianz Open - Trophee Preven's −15 (65-66-66-72=269) 2 strokes   Raphaël Pellicioli

French Tour wins (1) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 7 Apr 2012 Grand Prix Schweppes −17 (67-70-69-65=271) 1 stroke   Sophie Giquel-Bettan

Results in major championships edit

Tournament 2006 2007
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances edit

Amateur

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Guerrier clinches British Amateur". BBC Sport. 25 June 2006. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
  2. ^ "Moriarty best of Irish seeking Tour cards". RTÉ Sport. 28 November 2009. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
  3. ^ "Julien Guerrier". European Tour. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Dutchman Luiten wins inaugural Oman Open". AP News. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  5. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  6. ^ "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

External links edit