Valentine Derrey (born 13 June 1987) is a French professional golfer. She reached 84 on the Women's World Golf Rankings in 2014 as she won the Turkish Ladies Open and finished seventh on the LET Order of Merit.[1]
| Valentine Derrey | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 13 June 1987 Paris, France |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  France |
| Career | |
| College | Texas Christian University |
| Turned professional | 2010 |
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2011) LET Access Series |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2012) LPGA Futures Tour (2010–2011) |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 1 |
| Epson Tour | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2016 |
| Women's British Open | T45: 2014 |
| Evian Championship | CUT: 2014 |
Amateur career
editDerrey was a nine-year member of the French National Team 2001–2009, three-time winner of the French Junior Championship (2001, 2004, 2005) and 2005 French Cup champion. She was runner-up at the 2004 Girls Amateur Championship. She played collegiate golf with the TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth where she recorded 11 top-10 finishes including one win.[2][3]
Professional career
editDerrey turned professional in October 2010 and played on the LPGA Futures Tour in 2010 and 2011 where she won the 2011 Tate & Lyle Players Championship. She finished seventh on the season ending 2011 LPGA Futures Tour Money List to gain membership of the LPGA Tour for the 2012 season.[2]
Derrey also joined the Ladies European Tour (LET) in 2011 and recorded twelve top-10 finishes 2012–2017, including runner-up at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France and Hero Women's Indian Open in 2013, and her win in the 2014 Turkish Ladies Open. Her best seasons were 2013 and 2014 where she finished tenth and seventh on the LET Order of Merit rankings respectively. She was ranked 98th on the Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of 2014 after peaking at 84.[4]
Professional wins (5)
editLadies European Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 May 2014 | Turkish Ladies Open | 73-69-70=212 | −4 | 2 strokes |  Malene Jörgensen
|
LPGA Futures Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Jun 2011 | Tate & Lyle Players Championship | 68-69-67-68=272 | –16 | 5 strokes |  Leanne Bowditch,  Tiffany Joh
|
LET Access Series wins (3)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Jun 2014 | Open Generali de Dinard | 66-69-66=201 | −6 | 2 strokes |  Isabella Ramsay
|
| 2 | 2 Apr 2017 | Terre Blanche Ladies Open | 68-69-67=204 | –12 | 8 strokes | Sophie Giquel-Bettan,  Mireia Prat
|
| 3 | 26 May 2017 | Forget Foundation PGA Championship | 73-68-69=210 | −6 | 1 stroke | Frida Gustafsson-Spång
|
Source:[4]
Team appearances
editAmateur
- European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing France): 2004[5]
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing France): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
References
edit- ^ "Valentine Derrey" (in French). Le Figaro. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ a b "LPGA Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "2008-09 Women's Golf Roster: Valentine Derrey". TCU Horned Frogs. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Valentine Derrey". Women's World Golf Rankings. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "European Lady Junior's Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
External links
edit- Valentine Derrey at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Valentine Derrey at the LPGA Tour official site
- Valentine Derrey at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site