Frédéric Lacroix (born 23 February 1995) is a French professional golfer and European Tour player.[1]
| Frédéric Lacroix | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 23 February 1995 Paris, France |
| Sporting nationality |  France |
| Residence | Paris, France |
| Career | |
| College | University of Mannheim Paris Dauphine University |
| Turned professional | 2019 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour Alps Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
Early life and amateur career
editLacroix was born in Paris and took up golf at age 8 playing at the Fourqueux golf course, after his family moved to Saint-Germain-en-Laye. At the end of 2013, Lacroix enrolled at the University of Mannheim in Germany, where he trained at Golf Club St. Leon-Rot for two and a half years. In 2016, he enrolled at Paris Dauphine University where he graduated in December 2018 with a degree in management.[2]
Lacroix enjoyed a successful amateur career. He represented France at the European Amateur Team Championship and Eisenhower Trophy. He also represented Europe at the St Andrews Trophy and Bonallack Trophy. Individually, he won a number of Grand Prix around France, including Championnat de France – Coupe Ganay twice. He played well in South Africa and finished 3rd at the 2017 South African Stroke Play Championship and 4th at the 2018 African Amateur Stroke Play Championship.[3][4]
Professional career
editLacroix turned professional in 2019 after finishing his studies. He joined the Alps Tour where he won three times in 2019 to earn "battlefield promotion" to the Challenge Tour. He won the Ein Bay Open in Egypt at 15-under, and the Alps de Las Castillas in Spain at 28 under par.[5][6] He made golfing history with his win, ahead of Manon De Roey in third, at the Saint-Malo Golf Mixed Open the first full-field mixed professional golf tournament in Europe, co-sanctioned by the LET Access Series.[7][8]
On the 2021 Challenge Tour, he finished runner-up at the Challenge de España, Open de Portugal and Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final, to finish 5th in the Order of Merit and earn promotion to the European Tour. He missed just four cuts in 19 starts.[1]
In 2022, his rookie season on the European Tour, his best finishes were a tie for fifth at the Joburg Open and a tie for 10th at the BMW International Open. He rose to a high of 215th on the Official World Golf Ranking and finished 121st in the Order of Merit, narrowly missing out on keeping his full card.
In 2023, he finished 5th at the Porsche European Open in Germany and tied for 10th amongst the men at the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed after starting the tournament only one stroke off the lead after the first round.[1]
Amateur wins
edit- 2013 Championnat de France – Coupe Ganay
- 2015 Grand Prix Du Prieure
- 2016 Coupe Didier Illouz, Grand Prix de Saint Nom la Breteche, Grand Prix de Saint-Germain
- 2017 Championnat de France – Coupe Ganay, European Men's Club Trophy (Individual)
Source:[3]
Professional wins (4)
editEuropean Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Aug 2024 | Danish Golf Championship | −14 (67-71-67-65=270) | 4 strokes |  Lucas Bjerregaard, Romain Langasque
|
Alps Tour wins (3)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Feb 2019 | Ein Bay Open | −15 (66-67-68=201) | 4 strokes |  Manuel Elvira,  Jonathan Yates
|
| 2 | 11 May 2019 | Alps de Las Castillas | −28 (63-62-63=188) | 4 strokes | Sebastián García Rodríguez
|
| 3 | 7 Jul 2019 | Saint-Malo Golf Mixed Open1 | −22 (66-68-65-67=266) | 2 strokes |  Enrico Di Nitto
|
1Mixed event with the LET Access Series
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Summer Universiade (representing France): 2017
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing France): 2017, 2018
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the continent of Europe): 2018 (winners)
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2018
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing France): 2018
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Frederic Lacroix". European Tour. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Fréderic Lacroix L'Avenir À Pleine Dent Rejoint Le DP World Championship En 2022" (in French). Le Monde du Golf. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Frederic Lacroix". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "LaCroix leads by two but SA's Du Preez is in the mix". Team South Africa. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Fantástico sprint final de Manuel Elvira para acabar segundo en Egipto" [Fantastic final sprint for Manuel Elvira to finish second in Egypt]. Ten Golf (in Spanish). 21 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ Quirós, Juan Jesús (11 May 2019). "Sebastián García no gana, pero encarrila el gran objetivo" [Sebastián García does not win, but puts the great objective on track]. Ten Golf (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Historic win for Frédéric Lacroix at Saint-Malo Golf Mixed Open". Ladies Golf Times. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ Charpenet, David (7 July 2019). "Saint-Malo Mixed Open: Frédéric Lacroix s'impose et change de dimension" [Saint-Malo Mixed Open: Frédéric Lacroix wins and changes dimension]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 9 June 2023.
External links
edit- Frédéric Lacroix at the European Tour official site
- Frédéric Lacroix at the Official World Golf Ranking official site