Thomas Levet
Age: 56
Thomas Jean Roger Levet (born 5 September 1968) is a French professional golfer who is a member of the European Tour and former member of the PGA Tour.
Levet was born in Paris, France. He turned professional in 1988 and won the French PGA Championship that year, but he had to wait for a decade for his first win on the European Tour, which came at the 1998 Cannes Open.
In 2002, he finished second at The Open Championship at Muirfield, being one of four players in a playoff. He had a good chance to win, but bogeyed the final hole of the four-hole playoff to fall into sudden death with Ernie Els, where he again bogeyed to lose to Els.
After spending 2003 on the PGA Tour, he returned to the European Tour in 2004. He claimed the most prestigious title of his career at the Scottish Open, and was a member of the winning 2004 European Ryder Cup Team. Levet ended the season 5th on the Order of Merit, and returned to the PGA Tour in 2005.
Levet suffers from severe vertigo, which almost forced him out of the game, however he has made strides to overcome the condition, and has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
In 2008 he won his fourth European Tour title, beating nineteen-year-old Oliver Fisher in a sudden death playoff in the MAPFRE Open de Andalucia.
His fifth win on the European Tour came at the 2009 Open de España where he held off a charging Fabrizio Zanotti, who shot a final round 65, by two strokes finishing 18 under par. With this win Levet became the leading Frenchman in terms of European Tour wins.
Levet won his sixth European Tour title in July 2011 when he triumphed in his native country, at the Alstom Open de France by one stroke from Englishman Mark Foster and Dane Thorbjørn Olesen. He became the 7th French player to win the tournament after Jean-François Remésy. While celebrating his victory, Levet jumped into a lake, breaking his shin, and causing him to withdraw from The Open Championship.
Professional wins (12)
European Tour wins (6)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 19 Apr 1998 | Cannes Open | −6 (69-71-65-73=278) | 1 stroke | Phillip Price, Sven Strüver Greg Turner |
2 | 3 Jun 2001 | Victor Chandler British Masters | −14 (69-69-67-69=274) | Playoff | Mathias Grönberg, David Howell Robert Karlsson |
3 | 11 Jul 2004 | Barclays Scottish Open | −15 (70-67-69-63=269) | 1 stroke | Michael Campbell |
4 | 30 Mar 2008 | MAPFRE Open de Andalucia | −16 (69-68-68-67=272) | Playoff | Oliver Fisher |
5 | 3 May 2009 | Open de España | −18 (64-67-71-68=270) | 2 strokes | Fabrizio Zanotti |
6 | 3 Jul 2011 | Alstom Open de France | −7 (70-70-67-70=277) | 1 stroke | Mark Foster, Thorbjørn Olesen |
European Tour playoff record (2-2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2001 | Victor Chandler British Masters | Mathias Gronberg, David Howell, Robert Karlsson |
Won with birdie on third extra hole Howell and Karlsson eliminated with par on first hole |
2 | 2002 | The Open Championship | Stuart Appleby, Steve Elkington, Ernie Els |
Els won with par on first extra hole after four-hole playoff Els (4-3-5-4) and Levet (4-3-5-4) beat Appleby (4-3-5-5) and Elkington (5-3-4-5) |
3 | 2004 | Telecom Italia Open | Graeme McDowell | Lost to par on fourth extra hole |
4 | 2008 | MAPFRE Open de Andalucia | Oliver Fisher | Won with par on first extra hole |
Other wins (6)
- 1988 French PGA Championship
- 1990 National Omnium (France)
- 1991 French PGA Championship
- 1992 Championnat de France Pro
- 1997 Toulouse Open, New Caledonia French Masters
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1998 | 1999 |
---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT | T49 |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | T13 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | T18 | DNP | CUT | T52 | DNP | DNP | CUT | T45 |
The Open Championship | DNP | T66 | T2 | T22 | T5 | T34 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T38 |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | 71 | DNP | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 |
---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP | CUT |
The Open Championship | CUT | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Yellow background for top-10.
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 13 |
- Most consecutive cuts made - 5 (1999 Open Championship - 2002 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s - 1 (twice)
Team appearances
Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 1985
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing France): 1988
Professional
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing France): 1992, 1998, 2000
- World Cup (representing France): World Cup, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009
- Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2002, 2005
- Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2004 (winners)