Thomas Levet

Thomas Levet ( born September 5, 1968 in Paris ) is a professional golfer who plays on both the European Tour and the North American PGA TOUR.

He comes from a very athletic family. His father, a physician, was previously a first-class hockey and tennis player, his mother played in the first French league volleyball and his grandfather was a professional cyclist.

Career

Levet 1988 professional golfer, won in the same year the French PGA Championship, but had to wait for his first victory on the European Tour a decade. In 1998, he received an invitation to the Cannes Open, which took Levet and for almost 20 years back to win a Tour event on home soil as the first Frenchman. In 2001, the second win and the year it was followed almost unqualified success he would have succeeded. In the 2002 Open Championship at Muirfield Levet only lost in the play-off against Ernie Els In the 2003 season he played partly on the PGA TOUR in the U.S., but could not succeed there. Therefore Levet returned again in 2004 for all European tournament series is back and won the prestigious Scottish Open at Loch Lomond, which he has also earned a fixed launch site at the following Open Championship at Royal Troon. Again, he could sit there in the scene and reached the excellent 5th place. In the money list that season Levet also came in fifth place and was called to the 2004 team, which then celebrated the biggest ever victory. Thus he was again eligible to play for the PGA TOUR, which he held until 2006.

Levet also played twice in the continental selection at the Seve Trophy in 2002 and 2005, and for his country three times in the Dunhill Cup and eight times in the World Cup.

He is married to his wife Caroline since 1998, has three children and currently resides in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

European Tour wins

Other tournament victories

Participation in team competitions

  • Ryder Cup ( for Europe): 2004 ( winners )
  • Alfred Dunhill Cup ( for France): 1992, 1998, 2000
  • World Cup ( for France): 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009
  • Seve Trophy ( Continental Europe ): 2002, 2005
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