{{short description|French professional golfer (born 1989)}} {{use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Damien Perrier | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|7|6|df=y}} | birth_place = Rennes, France | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1989|7|6|df=y}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.83|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|80|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{FRA}} | residence = Louard, France | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 2007 | tour = Challenge Tour | extour = European Tour<br>Alps Tour<br>EPD Tour | prowins = 5 | pgawins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour wins --> | eurowins = <!-- Number of European Tour wins --> | japwins = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins --> | asiawins = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins --> | sunwins = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins --> | auswins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins --> | nwidewins = <!-- Number of Web.com Tour wins --> | chalwins = 1 | champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins --> | otherwins = 4 | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = <!-- Best finish & year – Masters Tournament --> | usopen = <!-- Best finish & year – U.S. Open --> | open = <!-- Best finish & year – Open Championship --> | pga = <!-- Best finish & year – PGA Championship --> | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = <!-- Achievement or award details --> | year1 = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award --> | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Damien Perrier''' (born 6 July 1989) is a French professional golfer.
==Professional career== Perrier turned professional in late 2007. He played on mini-tours, including the Alps Tour and the EPD Tour, winning once on each tour. He has also played on the Challenge Tour, with varying status, since 2010. He earned a 2016 Challenge Tour card by finishing third on the 2015 Alps Tour Order of Merit.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wp-alpstour.ocs-sport.com/best-scenario-for-van-der-vaart/ |title=Best scenario for Van Der Vaart |date=25 October 2015 |publisher=Alps Tour |access-date=7 April 2023 |quote=The five players graduated to play the Challenge Tour next year are Dutch Darius Van Driel, England's Josh Loughrey, France's Damien Perrier, England's Harry Casey and Netherlands' Jurrian Van Der Vaart.}}</ref>
Perrier won his first Challenge Tour event in May 2016 at the D+D Real Czech Challenge.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/season=2016/tournamentid=2016730/news/newsid=295636.html |title=Ice-cool Perrier clinches maiden title in Czech |publisher=European Tour |date=29 May 2016 |access-date=28 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530125633/http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/season=2016/tournamentid=2016730/news/newsid=295636.html |archive-date=30 May 2016}}</ref>
Perrier returned to the winner's circle in September 2024 when he won the Longwy Alps Open on the Alps Tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://alpstourgolf.com/news/10869 |title=Damien Perrier is back in the winner's circle at the inaugural 2024 Longwy Alps Open |publisher=Alps Tour |date=7 September 2024 |access-date=11 September 2024}}</ref> He went on to finish fourth on the 2024 Alps Tour Order of Merit, earning status to play on the 2025 Challenge Tour.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/golf/alps-tour/golf-aps-tour-grand-final-benjamin-kedochim-et-damien-perrier-joueront-sur-le-challenge-2025-3edf53ee-8d5d-11ef-8390-40b2162b6ed9#google_vignette |title=Golf. Aps Tour Grand Final: Benjamin Kedochim et Damien Perrier joueront sur le Challenge 2025 |trans-title= Golf. {{sic|Aps}} Tour Grand Final: Benjamin Kedochim and Damien Perrier will play on the Challenge 2025 |work=Ouest-France |language=fr |date=18 October 2024 |access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref>
==Amateur wins== ''this list is incomplete'' *2007 British Boys Amateur
==Professional wins (5)== ===Challenge Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runners-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|29 May 2016 |D+D Real Czech Challenge |−24 (69-65-62-68=264) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|FRA}} Adrien Saddier, {{flagicon|ENG}} Jordan Smith |}
===Alps Tour wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|6 Sep 2009 |Open International de Normandie |−17 (64-69-66-68=267) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|FRA}} Fabien Marty |- |align=center|2 |align=right|7 Sep 2024 |Longwy Alps Open |−14 (69-70-63=202) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|FRA}} Benjamin Kédochim, {{flagicon|NED}} Vince van Veen |}
===EPD Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|3 Mar 2012 |Amelkis Classic |−9 (69-69-69=207) |Playoff |{{flagicon|POR}} Tiago Cruz |}
===French Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runners-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|26 Nov 2015 |Internationaux de France Professionels de Double<br>(with {{flagicon|FRA}} Fabien Marty) |−15 (64-68-69=201) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|FRA}} François Calmels and {{flagicon|FRA}} Charles-Édouard Russo,<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Forêt and {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Kaleka |}
==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *European Boys' Team Championship (representing France): 2007<ref>{{cite web |title=European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-boys-team-championship |access-date=22 January 2023}}</ref>
==See also== *2016 Challenge Tour graduates
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|http://damienperrier.com/}} *{{EuroTour player|35736}} *{{OWGR|12661}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perrier, Damien}} Category:French male golfers Category:European Tour golfers Category:Sportspeople from Rennes Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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