Matthieu Pavon

Matthieu Pavon (born 2 November 1992) is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

Matthieu Pavon
Personal information
Born (1992-11-02) 2 November 1992
Toulouse, France
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Sporting nationality France
ResidenceMédoc, France
Career
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Alps Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT25: 2018
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2017

Personal life

His father is former French professional footballer Michel Pavon.[1]

Professional career

After turning professional Pavon played on the Alps Tour in 2014 and 2015. He won the Open International de Rebetz in 2014 and the Servizitalia Open in 2015.[2] He reached the final stage of the 2015 European Tour Q School and gained a place on the Challenge Tour for 2016.

Pavon didn't win on the 2016 Challenge Tour but he finished in second place three times: at the Turkish Airlines Challenge, Montecchia Golf Open and Foshan Open.[3][4][5] He was joint third in the NBO Golf Classic Grand Final and finished sixth on the Road To Oman Rankings to earn his 2017 European Tour card.

Pavon's first season on the European Tour was moderately successful and he finished 49th in the Order of Merit. His best result was to finish second in the 2018 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open at Anahita after a final round 67. He finished as well third in the 2017 Scottish Open. The tournament was one of the Open Qualifying Series events and his high finish gave him an entry to the 2017 Open Championship the following week. He had rounds of 74 and 78 and missed the cut.

Pavon had less success on the 2018 European Tour, finishing the season 89th in the Order of Merit. He finished tied for 5th in the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open at the end of 2017 but his only other top-10 finish was in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. He qualified for his first U.S. Open. He started with a 71 and made the cut, despite a second round 77, finishing in a tie for 25th place.

In October 2023, Pavon won his first European Tour event at the Acciona Open de España. He recorded a total of 261 (23-under-par) to win wire-to-wire by four shots.[6]

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 15 Oct 2023 Acciona Open de España −23 (63-68-66-64=261) 4 strokes South Africa Zander Lombard

Alps Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 3 May 2014 Open International de Rebetz −7 (70-69-70=209) 1 stroke France Baptiste Chapellan, France Thomas Elissalde
2 17 Jul 2015 Servizitalia Open −17 (66-68-65=199) Playoff Spain Gerard Piris

French Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 6 Apr 2018 Open Mont de Marsan −9 (67-69-68=204) 4 strokes France Guillaume Cambis, France Louis Cohen-Boyer

Results in major championships
Tournament 20172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T25
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 20192020202120222023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT CUT
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic

See also

References
  1. "Matthieu Pavon secured maiden win". Alps Tour Golf. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. "Gerard Piris rozó el título en Italia". Larazon.es (in Spanish). 20 July 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. "Turkish Airlines Challenge : Clément Sordet titré, trois Français dans le top 10". Lequipe.fr (in French). 8 May 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  4. "Gary King roi d'Italie, Pavon 2e au Montecchia Open". Fr.b2.mk (in French). 15 May 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  5. "Foshan Open : Armitage titré, Pavon échoue à un coup". Lequipe.fr (in French). 23 October 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  6. "Open de Espana: Matthieu Pavon wins first DP World Tour title as Jon Rahm finishes ninth". Sky Sports. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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