Victor Dubuisson
Personal information
Born (1990-04-22) 22 April 1990 (age 33)
Cannes, France[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb; 14.8 st)
Sporting nationality France
ResidenceCannes, France[1]
Career
Turned professional2010
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking15 (1 February 2015)[2]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT42: 2016
PGA ChampionshipT7: 2014
U.S. OpenT28: 2014
The Open ChampionshipT9: 2014

Victor Dubuisson (born 22 April 1990) is a French former professional golfer who played primarily on the European Tour, winning twice at the Turkish Airlines Open in 2013 and 2015. He also played in the 2014 Ryder Cup and lost in the final of the 2014 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.

Amateur career

Dubuisson was born in Cannes. He enjoyed a successful amateur career, during which he won several major amateur tournaments, including the 2009 European Amateur, and was the number one ranked amateur player in the world for eight weeks from 4 November to 23 December 2009.[3]

As an amateur he also entered and made the cut in several professional tournaments, the highlight being a third-place finish at the 2009 Allianz EurOpen de Lyon on the Challenge Tour.[4] He qualified for his first European Tour event at 15 years old, at the 2005 Open de France, missing the cut.[5] In 2010 he qualified for The Open Championship, missing the cut; he turned professional shortly after the Open.

Professional career

At the end of 2010 Dubuisson entered the European Tour qualifying school,[6] where he finished 11th earning a tour card.

He ended 52nd in the 2012 Race to Dubai. He won for the first time as a professional at the 2013 Turkish Airlines Open.[7] With seven top 10s, he ranked sixth at the 2013 Race to Dubai.

Dubuisson finished second in the 2014 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship to Jason Day. The match play event ended on the 23rd hole. Thanks to this result, he earned enough non-member FedEx Cup points to be eligible for "Special Temporary Membership" on the PGA Tour, which he accepted. This allowed him unlimited sponsor exemptions for the remainder of the 2014 season.[8] He finished 9th at the 2014 Open Championship and 7th at the PGA Championship. At the end of the 2014 PGA Tour season, his total earnings of US$670,000 as a non-member allowed him to earn a PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.

In September 2014 he gained an automatic selection to represent the winning European team at the 2014 Ryder Cup. He paired with Graeme McDowell in two victorious foursomes matches against Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley (won by 3 and 2), and Jimmy Walker and Rickie Fowler (won by 5 and 4); in the final game of the singles, he halved his match with Zach Johnson.

In 2015 Dubuisson shared his time between the European Tour and the PGA Tour. While his season in Europe was successful, with a second win at the Turkish Airlines Open, he failed to make an impact in America where he made only 4 cuts in the 10 events, finishing 190th in the FedEx Cup and losing his tour card.

Dubuisson at the 2015 PGA Championship

In 2016 and 2017 Dubuisson played on the European Tour. He made 21 cuts and earned more than €2,000,000 in total during those two seasons.[9] He missed most of the 2018 season after having an operation on his sinuses in late 2017, and then perforating an eardrum while flying back from the Open de España in April.[10]

Dubuisson returned to the European Tour in 2019, making the cut in 13 of his 20 tournaments and placing in the top 20 on five occasions. He played only seven times on the 2020 Tour, however these appearances included two top 10 finishes. 2021 has seen Dubuisson return as a regular player on the European Tour again, including 8 tournament entries by May.

In December 2023, Dubuisson announced his retirement from professional golf at the age of 33.[11]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (2)

Legend
Race to Dubai finals series (2)
Other European Tour (0)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 10 Nov 2013 Turkish Airlines Open −24 (67-65-63-69=264) 2 strokes Wales Jamie Donaldson
2 1 Nov 2015 Turkish Airlines Open (2) −22 (69-64-67-66=266) 1 stroke South Africa Jaco van Zyl

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2014 Nordea Masters Scotland Stephen Gallacher, Thailand Thongchai Jaidee Jaidee won with birdie on first extra hole

French Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 6 Nov 2010 Finale Allianz de Barbaroux −8 (69-70-69=208) Playoff France Édouard Dubois

Results in major championships

Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Masters Tournament CUT CUT T42
U.S. Open T28 CUT
The Open Championship CUT T9 CUT CUT
PGA Championship T7 T18 CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016
Championship T62 T62 T52
Match Play 2 T52 T38
Invitational T31 T50
Champions WD
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

PGA Tour career summary

Season Starts Cuts
made		 Wins 2nd 3rd Top
10		 Top
25		 Earnings
($)		 Money
list rank
2010 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
2012 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
2013 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
2014 10 9 0 1 0 3 4 670,986 n/a
2015 10 6 0 0 0 0 2 354,625 172
2016 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 37,000 n/a
Career* 26 18 0 1 0 3 6 1,062,611 n/a[12]

*As of the 2015–16 season.[13]

European Tour career summary

Season Starts Cuts
made		 Wins 2nd 3rd Top
10		 Earnings
(€)		 Money
list rank
2005 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
2010 10 2 0 0 0 0 21,800 220
2011 21 15 0 0 0 3 285,401 106
2012 20 13 0 0 1 4 573,249 52
2013 21 13 1 0 3 7 2,031,675 6
2014 21 19 0 4 0 8 2,338,782 5
2015 21 18 1 0 0 3 1,800,767 11
2016 17 11 0 0 1 3 997,561 38
2017 19 10 0 0 2 3 1,051,053 37
2018 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Career* 152 101 2 4 7 31 9,100,287 54 [14]

*As of 23 October 2018. There is duplication between PGA Tour and European Tour stats for wins, top 10s and money earned in World Golf Championships and Major Championships.[15]

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Ryder Cup points record

2014 Total
2.5 2.5

See also

References

  1. ^ a b European Tour biography page
  2. ^ "Week 5 2015 Ending 1 Feb 2015" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Dubuisson is new WAGR Number One". golf.co.uk. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  4. ^ "France's Dubuisson earns place at St Andrews". opengolf.com. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  5. ^ "2005 Open de France Leaderboard". Yahoo Sports. 26 June 2005. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  6. ^ Tait, Alistair (10 December 2010). "Wakefield tops 2010 class at Euro Q-School". golf360online.com. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Calm Dubuisson triumphs in Turkey". European Tour. 10 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Dubuisson accepts PGA Tour Special Temporary Membership". PGA Tour. 5 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Victor Dubuisson Career Results". European Tour. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  10. ^ Inglis, Martin (11 August 2018). "What has happened to Victor Dubuisson?". Bunkered. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  11. ^ McEwan, Michael (5 December 2023). "Victor Dubuisson announces shock retirement". Bunkered. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Career Money Leaders". PGA Tour. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  13. ^ "Victor Dubuisson – Career Results". PGA Tour. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  14. ^ "Career Money List". European Tour. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Victor Dubuisson – Career Results". European Tour. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  16. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  17. ^ "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  18. ^ "European Amateur Team Championship". European Golf Association.

External links

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