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 (age 30)
Laon, France
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Sporting nationality France
Career
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
Former tour(s)Symetra Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour1
Epson Tour2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT30: 2020
Women's PGA C'shipT11: 2023
U.S. Women's OpenT33: 2023
Women's British OpenT21: 2023
Evian ChampionshipT49: 2024
Achievements and awards
Symetra Tour Player of the Year2019

Amateur career

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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

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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 a career low round of 62 (−10) in 2017. She qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics along with Céline Boutier.[4]

Amateur wins

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Source:[5]

Professional wins (3)

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Ladies European Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory
Runner-up
1 2 Jun 2024 Dormy Open Helsingborg 68-70-67=205 –11 Playoff   Helen Briem (a)

Ladies European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2024 Dormy Open Helsingborg   Helen Briem (a) Won with birdie on first extra hole

Symetra Tour wins (2)

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

Results in LPGA majors

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Results not in chronological order.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Chevron Championship T30 CUT T63 CUT CUT
U.S. Women's Open T40 T33
Women's PGA Championship T49 CUT T68 T58 T46 CUT T11 CUT
The Evian Championship CUT NT CUT T54 CUT T49
Women's British Open T39 T34 CUT T21 CUT
  Did not play

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

LPGA Tour career summary

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Year Tournaments
played
Cuts
made*
Wins 2nds 3rds Top
10s
Best
finish
Earnings
($)
Money
list rank
Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
2013 1 0 0 0 0 0 MC 0 n/a 75.50 n/a
2014 11 5 0 0 0 0 T15 40,877 123 72.72 101
2015 11 5 0 0 0 1 4 105,048 86 72.87 99
2016 5 2 0 0 0 0 T45 9,736 161 72.86 n/a
2017 20 7 0 0 0 1 T7 98,261 100 72.38 118
2018 20 13 0 0 0 0 T32 72,418 112 72.36 107
2019 Did not play
2020 14 12 0 0 1 1 3 260,737 42 71.96 67
2021 21 14 0 0 0 1 4 285,889 66 70.92 45
2022 18 12 0 0 0 0 T13 166,256 101 71.40 73
2023 23 20 0 0 0 1 9 616,966 44 71.25 59
Totals^ 144 90 0 0 1 5 3 1,656,188 217

^ Official as of 2023 season[6][7][8]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

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Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year World
ranking
Source
2013 429 [9]
2014 370 [10]
2015 178 [11]
2016 345 [12]
2017 267 [13]
2018 290 [14]
2019 262 [15]
2020 103 [16]
2021 109 [17]
2022 178 [18]
2023 78 [19]

Team appearances

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Source:[5][20]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Perrine Delacour – Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Dreams Become Reality for 10 Symetra Tour Members". Symetra Tour. 30 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 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. ^ a b "Perrine Delacour". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Perrine Delacour stats". LPGA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Perrine Delacour results". LPGA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
  12. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
  14. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
  19. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2023.
  20. ^ "European Girls' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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