Jean-François Remésy

Jean-François Remésy (born 5 June 1964), also known as Jeff Remésy, is a French professional golfer.

Jean-François Remésy
Personal information
NicknameJeff
Born (1964-06-05) 5 June 1964
Nîmes, France
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight146 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Sporting nationality France
ResidenceMartigny, Switzerland
Career
Turned professional1987
Current tour(s)European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
PGA Tour Champions
Professional wins13
Highest ranking97 (26 June 2005)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Challenge Tour1
European Senior Tour2
Other7
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT17: 2004
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005

Career

Remésy was born in Nîmes, Occitania. He won the French Amateur Championship in 1985 and turned professional in 1987. For much of his career he has struggled to establish himself as a tour golfer, and he has made over a dozen trips to the European Tour Qualifying School. His first professional win came in a small tournament in France in 1991 and he won on the Challenge Tour in 1994, but he didn't break into the top 100 on the European Tour Order of Merit until 1999. That year he won the Estoril Open on the main tour, and he has continued to progress since then. In 2004 he became the first Frenchman to win the Open de France in 35 years, and in 2005 he retained his title by beating fellow Frenchman Jean van de Velde in a playoff. He lost his card in 2008 after a poor season and went to qualifying school for the 13th time but was not able to earn his tour card for 2009. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit came in 2004 when he finished in 19th with €1,083,360.

Since turning 50, Remésy has played senior golf on the European Senior Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. On the PGA Tour Champions his best result was to be tied for 4th place in the 2016 American Family Insurance Championship. In 2018 he won the Swiss Seniors Open, his first win on the European Senior Tour.

Amateur wins
  • 1985 French Amateur Championship

Professional wins (13)

European Tour wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 18 Apr 1999 Estoril Open −2 (72-69-77-68=286) 2 strokes England David Carter, Scotland Andrew Coltart,
Italy Massimo Florioli
2 27 Jun 2004 Open de France −12 (69-67-65-71=272) 7 strokes Australia Richard Green, Australia Nick O'Hern
3 26 Jun 2005 Open de France (2) −11 (68-69-67-69=273) Playoff France Jean van de Velde

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2005 Open de France France Jean van de Velde Won with double-bogey on first extra hole
2 2007 BA-CA Golf Open Australia Richard Green Lost to par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 11 Sep 1994 Dutch Challenge Open −14 (70-67-68-69=274) 3 strokes England John Bickerton, Sweden Dennis Edlund,
France Antoine Lebouc

Alps Tour wins (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 19 Oct 2003 Masters 13 −21 (69-66-67-65=267) 2 strokes France Raphaël Jacquelin
2 22 Oct 2006 Masters 13 (2) −10 (73-68-67-70=278) Playoff France Bertrand Cornut
3 14 Sep 2008 Open International Stade Français Paris −16 (64-72-66-70=272) 5 strokes France Julien Guerrier, France Mike Lorenzo-Vera

French Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 26 Jul 2009 Peugeot Classic Omnium International −9 (69-73-65=207) 1 stroke France Émilien Chamaulte, France Jean-Marie Gougeon

Other wins (3)
  • 1991 Challenge AGF (France)
  • 1994 Vittel Open (France)
  • 1999 French PGA Championship

European Senior Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 8 Jul 2018 Swiss Seniors Open −11 (67-63-69=199) 1 stroke Spain Miguel Ángel Martín, Wales Phillip Price,
Sweden Jarmo Sandelin
2 23 Jun 2019 Farmfoods European Legends Links Championship −10 (68-71-67=206) 1 stroke England Barry Lane

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2019 Paris Legends Championship England David Shacklady Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships
Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship T17 CUT

Note: Remésy never played in the Masters Tournament nor the U.S. Open.

  Did not play

CUT = Missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2004
Match Play
Championship T57
Invitational
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References
  1. "Week 26 2005 Ending 26 Jun 2005" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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