Perrine Delacour

Perrine Delacour (born 5 April 1994) is a French professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour.[1]

Perrine Delacour
Personal information
Born (1994-04-05) 5 April 1994
Laon
Sporting nationality France
Career
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
Former tour(s)Symetra Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Symetra Tour2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT30: 2020
Women's PGA C'shipT46: 2021
U.S. Women's OpenT40: 2020
Women's British OpenT34: 2021
Evian ChampionshipT54: 2022
Achievements and awards
Symetra Tour Player of the Year2019

Amateur career

After winning the 2011 French International Ladies Amateur Championship at 17 years of age, Delacour was a member of the French team winning the 2011 European Girls' Team Championship at Is Molas Golf Club on Sardinia, Italy.

The year after, she reached the semi-finals of the 2012 British Ladies Amateur Championship and was part of the French team at the 2012 Espirito Santo Trophy.

She was one of four amateurs to earn LPGA Tour status at Final Stage of Q-School in 2012.[1]

Professional career

In 2013, Delacour was runner-up at the Eagle Classic, 3 strokes behind Christine Song, and at the Symetra Tour Championship. She finished eighth in the Symetra Tour rankings to gain full exemption for the 2014 LPGA Tour.[2] Her best finish in 2014 was T15 at the Women's Australian Open, in 2015 it was a 4th at the Kingsmill Championship, in 2017 a tie for 7th at the Manulife LPGA Classic.

In 2019, ten top-10 finishes, including wins at the Four Winds Invitational and Prasco Charity Championship, helped her win the Symetra Tour Player of the Year and earn promotion to the 2020 LPGA Tour, where she finished 3rd at the Women's Australian Open.[3]

Delacour set a tournament record at Manulife LPGA Classic with 62 (−10) in 2017. She qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics along with Céline Boutier.[4]

Amateur wins

Source:[5]

Professional wins (2)

Symetra Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 9 Jun 2019 Four Winds Invitational −9 (75-65-67=207) 2 strokes United States Jillian Hollis
2 30 Jun 2019 Prasco Charity Championship −15 (70-64-67=201) 7 strokes Thailand Patty Tavatanakit

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament201520162017201820192020202120222023
Chevron Championship T30 CUT T63 CUT
Women's PGA Championship T49 CUT T68 T58 T46 CUT
U.S. Women's Open T40
The Evian Championship CUT NT CUT T54
Women's British Open T39 T34 CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament

Team appearances

Source:[5][6]

References
  1. "Perrine Delacour – Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. "Dreams Become Reality for 10 Symetra Tour Members". Symetra Tour. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  3. "Perrine Delacour – Bio". Symetra Tour. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  4. "Olympic Golf Ranking Women's Competition" (PDF). IGF. 29 June 2021.
  5. "Perrine Delacour". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. "European Girls' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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