# Matthieu Pavon

Matthieu Pavon (born 2 November 1992) is a French professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. With his victory at the 2024 Farmers Insurance Open, Pavon became the first French golfer to win on the PGA Tour since 1907.

## Professional career

After turning professional Pavon played on the Alps Tour in 2014 and 2015. He won the Open International de Rebetz in 2014 and the Servizitalia Open in 2015. He reached the final stage of the 2015 European Tour Q School and gained a place on the Challenge Tour for 2016.
Pavon didn't win on the 2016 Challenge Tour but he finished in second place three times: at the Turkish Airlines Challenge, Montecchia Golf Open and Foshan Open. He was joint third in the NBO Golf Classic Grand Final and finished sixth on the Road To Oman Rankings to earn his 2017 European Tour card.
Pavon's first season on the European Tour was moderately successful and he finished 49th in the Order of Merit. His best result was to finish second in the 2018 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open at Anahita after a final round 67. He finished third in the 2017 Scottish Open. The tournament was one of the Open Qualifying Series events and his high finish gave him an entry to the 2017 Open Championship the following week. He had rounds of 74 and 78 and missed the cut.
Pavon had less success on the 2018 European Tour, finishing the season 89th in the Order of Merit. He finished tied for 5th in the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open at the end of 2017 but his only other top-10 finish was in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. He qualified for his first U.S. Open. He started with a 71 and made the cut, despite a second round 77, finishing in a tie for 25th place.
In October 2023, Pavon won his first European Tour event at the Acciona Open de España. He recorded a total of 261 (23-under-par) to win wire-to-wire by four shots. He finished the 2023 European Tour season in 15th place on the Race to Dubai, earning him PGA Tour membership for the 2024 season.
In January 2024, he won the Farmers Insurance Open by one stroke over Nicolai Højgaard. With this win, he became the first Frenchman to win on the PGA Tour since Arnaud Massy won the 1907 Open Championship (later recognised as a PGA Tour victory). In February, he finished third at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in California. He earned $1.36m in prize money and finished at −15, 2 strokes behind the winner Wyndham Clark.

## Personal life

His father is French former professional footballer Michel Pavon.

## Professional wins (6)
### PGA Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 27 Jan 2024 | Farmers Insurance Open | −13 (69-65-72-69=275) | 1 stroke | Nicolai Højgaard |

### European Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 15 Oct 2023 | Acciona Open de España | −23 (63-68-66-64=261) | 4 strokes | Zander Lombard |

### Alps Tour wins (2)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 3 May 2014 | Open International de Rebetz | −7 (70-69-70=209) | 1 stroke | Baptiste Chapellan, Thomas Elissalde |
| 2 | 17 Jul 2015 | Servizitalia Open | −17 (66-68-65=199) | Playoff | Gerard Piris |

### French Tour wins (2)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| 1 | 6 Apr 2018 | Open Mont de Marsan | −9 (67-69-68=204) | 4 strokes | Guillaume Cambis, Louis Cohen-Boyer |
| 2 | 10 Dec 2023 | Internationaux de France Professionnels de Double (with Julien Quesne) | −18 (63-68-67=198) | 2 strokes | Axel de Smet and Christopher Mivis |

## Results in major championships

| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 |
| Masters Tournament | | |
| U.S. Open | | T25 |
| The Open Championship | CUT | |
| PGA Championship | | |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Masters Tournament | | | | T12 |
| PGA Championship | | | | CUT |
| U.S. Open | CUT | | CUT | 5 |
| The Open Championship | | NT | | T50 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = no tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic

## Results in The Players Championship

| Tournament | 2025 |
| The Players Championship | T54 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place

## Team appearances

Professional
* Team Cup (representing Continental Europe): 2025