Grégory Havret

Grégory Havret (born 25 November 1976) is a French professional golfer.

Grégory Havret
Havret at the 2012 KLM Open
Personal information
Born (1976-11-25) 25 November 1976 (age 47)
La Rochelle, France
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationality France
ResidenceAix-en-Provence, France
Children2
Career
Turned professional1999
Current tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking82 (14 September 2008)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2011
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2007
U.S. Open2nd: 2010
The Open ChampionshipT19: 2008
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1997 BariMen's team
Silver medal – second place1997 BariIndividual

Amateur career

Havret won the French Amateur Championship three years in a row from 1997 to 1999, and in 1999 he won the European Amateur. He also won a minor professional tournament as an amateur, the 1998 Omnium National.

Professional career

Havret turned professional in 1999 and won a place on the European Tour at the 2000 Qualifying School. He finished 60th on the Order of Merit in 2001, his rookie season, recording a maiden tour victory at the Italian Open. Havret's biggest win to date came in the 2007 Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond, where he overcame major winner Phil Mickelson in a playoff. In August 2008, Havret recorded a second tournament victory in Scotland (third overall), leading the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles at the end of every round in recording a one shot win over Graeme Storm.

Havret's best year-end ranking on the Order of Merit is 19th in 2007. In 2008 Havret reached the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking and established himself as the highest ranked French golfer.

As a qualifier and ranked 391 in the world, Havret was the runner-up at the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links, California, finishing one stroke behind Graeme McDowell.[2]

In 2024, Havret was by the French Golf Federation appointed head of men's elite golf in France.[3]

Amateur wins

  • 1997 (1) French Native Amateur Championship
  • 1998 (1) French Native Amateur Championship
  • 1999 (2) French Native Amateur Championship, European Amateur Championship

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
14 Nov 2001Atlanet Italian Open−20 (65-66-68-69=268)1 stroke Bradley Dredge
215 Jul 2007Barclays Scottish Open−14 (68-64-70-68=270)Playoff Phil Mickelson
331 Aug 2008Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles−14 (68-71-69-70=278)1 stroke Graeme Storm

European Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12004Dunhill Championship Raphaël Jacquelin, Marcel SiemSiem won with birdie on third extra hole
Havret eliminated by birdie on second hole
22007Barclays Scottish Open Phil MickelsonWon with par on first extra hole
32014BMW International Open Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Henrik Stenson,
Fabrizio Zanotti
Zanotti won with par on fifth extra hole
Cabrera-Bello eliminated by par on fourth hole
Havret eliminated by birdie on second hole

French Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
117 Dec 2011AfrAsia Golf Masters−3 (76-67-70=213)Playoff Hennie Otto, Julien Quesne

Other wins (1)

  • 1998 Omnium National (France, as an amateur)

Results in major championships

Tournament200720082009201020112012
Masters TournamentCUT
U.S. Open2T30
The Open ChampionshipCUTT19CUTT57CUT
PGA ChampionshipCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000010
U.S. Open01011122
The Open Championship00000152
PGA Championship00000010
Totals01011294
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (twice)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament200720082009
Match Play
ChampionshipT15
InvitationalT69T74
Champions
  Did not play

"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References