Florence Descampe (born 1 September 1969) is a veteran professional golfer from Brussels, Belgium who played on the United States–based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.[1]
| Florence Descampe | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1 September 1969 |
| Sporting nationality |  Belgium |
| Spouse | Daniel van Dievoet (1963–2011) |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| Ladies European Tour | 6 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T49: 1993 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | CUT: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T45: 1993 |
| du Maurier Classic | T6: 1992 |
| Women's British Open | CUT: 2003 |
Career
editDescampe had seven worldwide victories during her career including a win at the 1992 McCall's LPGA Classic on the LPGA Tour. Until Paula Creamer's win at the 2005 Evian Masters, she held the record as the LET's youngest winner after clinching the 1988 Danish Ladies Open.
Descampe was a member of the 1992 European Solheim Cup team.[2]
Personal life
editShe was born into the noble Descampe family[3] and is a member of the Van Dievoet family through her marriage with Daniel van Dievoet (1963–2011), with whom she had three children: Élodie, a student-athlete golfer at the University of Michigan,[4][1] Maxence, and Alban.
Professional wins (7)
editLPGA Tour (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Aug 1992 | McCall's LPGA Classic | –6 (73-69-69-67=278) | 2 strokes |  Dottie Mochrie
|
Ladies European Tour (6)
edit- 1988 (1) Danish Ladies Open
- 1990 (3) Valextra Classic, Italian Ladies' Open, Woolmark Ladies' Matchplay
- 1991 (1) Lufthansa Ladies' German Open
- 1994 (1) OVB Damen Open Austria
Team appearances
editProfessional
- Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 1992 (winners)
References
edit- ^ a b "Like mother, like daughter: Elodie Van Dievoet leads Golfweek Conference Challenge". Golfweek. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Solheim Cup 1992". aboutgolf.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ Coat of arms : "van goud, met drie zwaarden van keel, paalswijs geplaatst en gerangschikt, de punt omhoog,met een dwarsbalk van azuur, beladen met drie gerangschikte korengarven van het veld, over alles heen". Wapenboek van de Belgische adel, van de 15de tot de 20ste eeuw.
- ^ "Student-Athlete Stories: Elodie Van Dievoet". University of Michigan Development. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
External links
edit- Florence Descampe at the Legends Tour official site
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