# Victor Perez (golfer)

Victor Perez (born 2 September 1992) is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and PGA Tour. He won the 2019 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, as well as the 2023 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

## Amateur career

Perez attended the University of New Mexico from 2011 to 2015. He represented France in the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy, where he was the joint-second lowest individual scorer behind Jon Rahm.

## Professional career

Perez finished second in the Alps Tour qualifying school in December 2015 to earn a place on the tour for 2016. He was runner-up in the Open Frassanelle and won the Alps de Las Castillas, finishing the season fifth in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the 2017 Challenge Tour.
In his first season on the Challenge Tour Perez finished 18th in the Order of Merit, just outside the top-15 that gained cards for the European Tour. He was runner-up in the Made in Denmark Challenge and won the Challenge de España.
In his second season on the Challenge Tour, Perez finished 3rd in the Order of Merit which obtained him a place on the 2019 European Tour. He ended the 2018 season by winning the Foshan Open after a playoff with Robert MacIntyre, and then finishing second behind Adri Arnaus in the Ras Al Khaimah Challenge Tour Grand Final. He also earned his first European Tour top 10 by finishing 6th in the Belgian Knockout in May.
Perez made a good start to the 2019 European Tour, finishing joint 3rd in the first event of the season, the Honma Hong Kong Open, played in November 2018. In September 2019, Perez earned his first European Tour victory by winning the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. He tied for 4th place in the 2019 WGC-HSBC Champions and the following week was joint runner-up in the Turkish Airlines Open after a six-man playoff. Perez finished the European Tour season 13th on the Race to Dubai and ended 2019 at 45th in the Official World Golf Ranking to qualify for the 2020 Masters Tournament, his first major championship.
In January 2020, Perez finished tied-for-second at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. He finished runner-up again in October 2020, at the BMW PGA Championship.
In May 2022, Perez won the Dutch Open in a playoff over Ryan Fox. He holed two long-range putts on the third and fourth playoff holes to extend and eventually win the playoff. It was his second European Tour victory.
In January 2023, Perez won the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. He shot a final-round 66 to win by one shot ahead of Min Woo Lee and Sebastian Söderberg.

## Personal life

Perez was born in Séméac in southwestern France, and he studied psychology at the University of New Mexico.
In 2017, Perez moved from France to Dundee, Scotland and then to Edinburgh in 2023.

## Amateur wins

* 2010 Grand Prix du Medoc
* 2012 Aggie Invitational, Grand Prix des Landes-Hossegor
* 2013 Grand Prix de Chiberta

## Professional wins (7)
### European Tour wins (3)

* Legend
* Rolex Series (1)
* Other European Tour (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 29 Sep 2019 | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | −22 (64-68-64-70=266) | 1 stroke | Matthew Southgate |
| 2 | 29 May 2022 | Dutch Open | −13 (67-70-69-69=275) | Playoff | Ryan Fox |
| 3 | 22 Jan 2023 | Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship | −18 (71-65-68-66=270) | 1 stroke | Min Woo Lee, Sebastian Söderberg |
European Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 | 2019 | Turkish Airlines Open | Tyrrell Hatton, Benjamin Hébert, Kurt Kitayama, Matthias Schwab, Erik van Rooyen | Hatton won with par on fourth extra hole Kitayama eliminated by birdie on third hole Hébert, Perez and van Rooyen eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 2 | 2022 | Dutch Open | Ryan Fox | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |

### Challenge Tour wins (2)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 1 Oct 2017 | Challenge de España | −24 (67-71-61-65=264) | 3 strokes | Jarand Ekeland Arnøy |
| 2 | 21 Oct 2018 | Foshan Open$^1$ | −19 (68-65-67-69=269) | Playoff | Robert MacIntyre |
$^1$Co-sanctioned by the China Tour
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 2018 | Foshan Open | Robert MacIntyre | Won with birdie on first extra hole |

### Alps Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| 1 | 23 Jul 2016 | Alps de Las Castillas | −15 (66-67-68=201) | 2 strokes | Daniel Berna, Fabien Marty |

### French Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 7 Apr 2017 | Open de Mont de Marsan | −13 (68-66-66=200) | 2 strokes | Robin Roussel |

## Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Masters Tournament | T46 | CUT | | | |
| PGA Championship | T22 | CUT | | T12 | CUT |
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | NT | CUT | T34 | T41 | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

## Results in The Players Championship

| Tournament | 2021 |
| The Players Championship | T9 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place

## Results in World Golf Championships

| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Championship | | T53 | T52 | | |
| Match Play | | NT$^1$ | 4 | | T31 |
| Invitational | | T65 | 61 | | |
| Champions | T4 | NT$^1$ | NT$^1$ | NT$^1$ | |
$^1$Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament "T" = Tied Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.

## Team appearances

Amateur
* Eisenhower Trophy (representing France): 2014
Professional
* Hero Cup (representing Continental Europe): 2023 (winners)