Valentine Derrey

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Valentine Derrey
Personal information
Born (1987-06-13) 13 June 1987 (age 37)
Paris, France
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of France.svg  France
Career
College Texas Christian University
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s) Ladies European Tour (joined 2011)
LET Access Series
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2012)
LPGA Futures Tour (2010–2011)
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour1
Epson Tour1
Other3
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

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]

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Amateur career

Derrey 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

Derrey 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)

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
111 May 2014 Turkish Ladies Open 73-69-70=212−42 strokes Flag of Denmark.svg Malene Jörgensen

LPGA Futures Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runners-up
119 Jun 2011 Tate & Lyle Players Championship 68-69-67-68=272–165 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leanne Bowditch, Flag of the United States.svg Tiffany Joh

LET Access Series wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
115 Jun 2014 Open Generali de Dinard 66-69-66=201−62 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Isabella Ramsay
22 Apr 2017 Terre Blanche Ladies Open 68-69-67=204–128 strokes Flag of France.svg Sophie Giquel-Bettan, Flag of Spain.svg Mireia Prat
326 May 2017 Forget Foundation PGA Championship 73-68-69=210−61 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Frida Gustafsson-Spång

Source: [4]

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. "Valentine Derrey" (in French). Le Figaro. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 "LPGA Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. "2008-09 Women's Golf Roster: Valentine Derrey". TCU Horned Frogs. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Valentine Derrey". Women's World Golf Rankings. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  5. "European Lady Junior's Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2023.