# Raphaël Jacquelin

Raphaël Jacquelin (born 8 May 1974) is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

## Career

Jacquelin was born in Lyon. He turned professional in 1995, after winning the French Amateur Championship.
Jacquelin began his professional career on the Challenge Tour. In 1997 he claimed two wins on his way to fourth on the season ending money list, which was sufficient to grant him full playing privileges on the European Tour for the following season.
Jacquelin had to wait for his first title at the top level, eventually winning on his 238th European Tour start at the 2005 Open de Madrid. His second victory came in 2007 at the BMW Asian Open. His best finish on the Order of Merit to date has been 20th in 2003.
During part of 2007 and 2008 Jacquelin was the highest ranked French golfer on the Official World Golf Ranking.
Jacquelin won his third Tour title in 2011 at the Sicilian Open with a one stroke victory over England's Anthony Wall. The event had to be concluded on a Monday after bad weather had curtailed Sunday's play. As a result of this win, Jacquelin climbed back into the world's top 100.
In April 2013, Jacquelin claimed his fourth European Tour title in a record equaling sudden-death playoff at the Open de España. After shooting a one-under-par 71 in the final round, Jacquelin was in a three-way tie at the top alongside Felipe Aguilar and Maximilian Kieffer. All three parred the first two playoff holes, before Aguilar was eliminated on the third when he could only make par. Jacquelin and Kieffer played the 18th hole five more times with scores of par made by both. Jacquelin had a putt on the eighth extra hole of six feet to win but could not convert, however at the ninth extra hole he hit his approach to five feet and when Kieffer could only par, Jacquelin converted to clinch victory. The playoff, lasting over two hours, was the joint longest (nine holes) in the history of the European Tour alongside the 1989 KLM Dutch Open.

## Amateur wins

* 1995 French Amateur Championship

## Professional wins (8)
### European Tour wins (4)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 16 Oct 2005 | Open de Madrid | −23 (64-64-64-69=261) | 3 strokes | Paul Lawrie |
| 2 | 22 Apr 2007 | BMW Asian Open$^1$ | −10 (66-69-70-73=278) | 2 strokes | Søren Kjeldsen |
| 3 | 21 Mar 2011 | Sicilian Open | −12 (66-69-69-68=272) | 1 stroke | Anthony Wall |
| 4 | 21 Apr 2013 | Open de España | −5 (73-66-73-71=283) | Playoff | Felipe Aguilar, Maximilian Kieffer |
$^1$Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
| 1 | 2004 | Dunhill Championship | Grégory Havret, Marcel Siem | Siem won with birdie on third extra hole Havret eliminated by birdie on second hole |
| 2 | 2013 | Open de España | Felipe Aguilar, Maximilian Kieffer | Won with birdie on ninth extra hole Aguilar eliminated by birdie on third hole |

### Challenge Tour wins (2)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| 1 | 22 Jun 1997 | Memorial Olivier Barras | −5 (68-69=137)* | 2 strokes | Carlos Duran, Denny Lucas, Gary Marks, Matt McGuire, Marcos Moreno, Mario Tadini |
| 2 | 31 Aug 1997 | Steelcover Dutch Challenge | −11 (68-71-68-70=277) | 3 strokes | Andrew Butterfield, Mathew Goggin, Roger Winchester |
*Note: The 1997 Memorial Olivier Barras was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

### French Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 23 Nov 2013 | Richard Mille Invitational | 3 and 1 | 3 and 1 | Édouard Dubois |

### Other wins (1)

* 1997 Championnat de France Pro

## Results in major championships

| Tournament | 1997 |
| Masters Tournament | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
| PGA Championship | |
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2007 | 2009 |
| Masters Tournament | | | | | | |
| U.S. Open | | | | | | CUT |
| The Open Championship | T13 | CUT | T53 | T54 | T65 | CUT |
| PGA Championship | | | | CUT | CUT | |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2015 |
| Masters Tournament | | | | |
| U.S. Open | | | T21 | |
| The Open Championship | | 8 | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | | |
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied

### Summary

| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 6 |

## Results in World Golf Championships

| Tournament | 2003 | 2007 | 2013 |
| Match Play | | | |
| Championship | T59 | | |
| Invitational | | T77 | |
| Champions | | | 73 |
"T" = Tied

## Team appearances

Amateur
* European Amateur Team Championship (representing France): 1995
Professional
* Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing France): 2000
* World Cup (representing France): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011
* Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2002, 2003, 2007, 2011