Marc Cayeux

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Marc Cayeux
Personal information
Full nameMarc Elton Cayeux
Born (1978-02-22) 22 February 1978 (age 45)
Lancaster, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Residence Harare, Zimbabwe
Johannesburg, South Africa
SpouseJana
Children2
Career
Turned professional1996
Current tour(s) Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins11
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour9
Challenge Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2009

Marc Elton Cayeux (born 22 February 1978) is a Zimbabwean professional golfer.

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Early life

Cayeux's father is South African and his mother English. He was born in Lancaster, England and raised in Zimbabwe, leaving school at 14 to pursue a career in golf. [1] He is a Zimbabwean/British dual national, but plays golf as a Zimbabwean. [2]

Professional career

Cayeux finished fourth on the Challenge Tour in 2004, to gain exemption to the full European Tour for 2005. That year he finished 82nd on the Order of Merit, with a best of third in the Scandinavian Masters by Carlsberg. He also won the Vodacom Tour Championship on the Sunshine Tour, on his way to fifth in the end of season standings. That win gained him entry to the WGC-NEC Invitational, where he played with World Number 1 and eventual winner Tiger Woods in the first round.

A less successful season in 2006 saw Cayeux return to the Sunshine Tour the following year, where he had four top three finishes on his way to eighth in the Order of Merit. In 2008, he won the Nashua Masters, and regained his place on the European Tour through the qualifying school.

In September 2010, Cayeux was involved in an automobile accident that resulted in serious injuries to himself and was fatal to the other driver involved. He was not expected to play until early 2011. [3]

Professional wins (11)

Sunshine Tour wins (9)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other Sunshine Tour (8)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
122 Nov 1998 Zambia Open −11 (68-70-67-68=273)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Chris Davison, Flag of South Africa.svg Hennie Otto
221 Feb 1999 Stenham Royal Swazi Sun Open −22 (67-68-65-66=266)3 strokes Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty
313 May 2000 Pietersburg Classic −14 (68-70-64=202)4 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Dean van Staden
431 Mar 2001 FNB Botswana Open −16 (66-63-68=197)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Hendrik Buhrmann, Flag of South Africa.svg Grant Muller
510 Mar 2002 Stanbic Zambia Open 1 (2)−22 (69-66-65-70=270)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg André Cruse, Flag of South Africa.svg Richard Sterne
610 May 2003 Limpopo Industrelek Classic −19 (68-64-65=197)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Tyrol Auret
727 Feb 2005 Vodacom Tour Championship −20 (70-70-67-61=268)6 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Keith Horne
87 Oct 2007 Bearing Man Highveld Classic −14 (71-69-62=202)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Ulrich van den Berg
93 Feb 2008 Nashua Masters −12 (66-67-67-68=268)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Bradford Vaughan

1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2001 Bearing Man Highveld Classic Flag of South Africa.svg Justin Hobday Lost to par on second extra hole
2 2007 Platinum Classic Flag of Brazil.svg Adilson da Silva, Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen Oosthuizen won with par on second extra hole
da Silva eliminated by par on first hole

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
110 Mar 2002 Stanbic Zambia Open 1−22 (69-66-65-70=270)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg André Cruse, Flag of South Africa.svg Richard Sterne
221 Mar 2004 Kenya Open −10 (65-63-75-67=270)Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Leif Westerberg
326 Sep 2004 Open de Toulouse −12 (65-71-72-68=276)Playoff Flag of Scotland.svg David Drysdale

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Challenge Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2004 Kenya Open Flag of Sweden.svg Leif Westerberg Won with par on first extra hole
22004 Open de Toulouse Flag of Scotland.svg David Drysdale Won with par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament2009
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Cayeux only played in The Open Championship.

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2005
Match Play
Championship
Invitational T49
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

See also

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References

  1. ↑ James, Richard (28 July 2005). "Cayeux leads from front". The Daily Telegraph . London. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  2. ↑ English pair secure Open places, BBC, 4 February 2009.
  3. ↑ Cayeux remains optimistic despite serious injuries Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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