Winner in 2011, Thomas Levet has been invited by the DP World Tour to play the next French Open next week (September 22-25)… while today he played the first round of the Legends Open de France in Saint -Cloud reserved for those over fifty.
Thomas Levet, Open de France
Thomas Levet is still healthy at 54! Engaged this week in the Legends Open de France reserved for those over fifty, the Parisian had the pleasant surprise of receiving an invitation for the Cazoo Open de France next week.
The winner of the 2011 French Open will join the European elite at the Golf National to the delight of the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines public. Six-time winner on the European circuit and three times on the Legends Tour, the player with one of the finest records in French golf is defending his title this week at the Legends Open de France (September 15-17).
After the first round in Saint-Cloud, Levet is just in the top 50 with a score of +3. Thomas Levet, born September 5, 1968 in Paris, is a French golfer. He is the husband of Caroline Bourtayre. Coming from a sporty family (his grandfather was a professional cyclist and his father played in the 1st division of field hockey) Thomas Levet got into sport very young.
To begin with, it was field hockey and then the discovery of golf, which he began to play seriously from the age of 12. In 1988 he decided to become a professional golfer and made his debut on the French professional circuit.
He also plays a few tournaments on the European circuit thanks to invitations. In 1991 he made his first full season on the European circuit. In 2001, in addition to his victory at the British Masters, he finished 4th at the Moroccan Open.
In 2002 he finished 2nd in the British Open after having played in a double play-off. Four players play a first play-off disputed in four holes: Levet, the Australians Stuart Appleby and Steve Elkington and the South African Ernie Els.
Only Levet and Els are still in contention at the end of this one. A second play-off, disputed in sudden death is then disputed. On the first disputed hole, Levet concedes a bogey which gives the victory to Els1,2.
