Julien Quesne

{{short description|French professional golfer}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Julien Quesne | image = Julien Quesne (FR).JPG | imagesize = 200px | caption = | fullname = Julien Quesne | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|8|16|df=y}} | birth_place = Le Mans, France | death_date =  | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.85|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|88|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{FRA}} | residence = Tours, France | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 2003 | tour = European Tour Challenge Tour | extour = Alps Tour | prowins = 10 | pgawins =  | eurowins = 2 | japwins =  | asiawins =  | sunwins =  | auswins =  | nwidewins = | chalwins = 2 | champwins =  | seneurowins =  | otherwins = 6 | majorwins =  | masters = | usopen = | open = | pga = | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | award1 = Alps Tour Order of Merit winner | year1 = 2007 | awardssection =  }} '''Julien Quesne''' ({{IPA|fr|ʒyljɛ̃ kɛn|pron}}; born 16 August 1980) is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

==Career== thumb|Julien Quesne Quesne was born in Le Mans, France. In 2003, Quesne turned professional and joined the Alps Tour. He gained a place on the second tier Challenge Tour for 2005 by reaching the final stage of the European Tour Qualifying School at the end of 2004. He has played on the tour since then, except for 2007 when he returned to the Alps Tour for a season. That season, he won three tournaments and topped the Alps Tour Order of Merit to graduate back to the Challenge Tour for the 2008 season.

Quesne picked up his first victory on the Challenge Tour at the 2009 Trophée du Golf de Genève in Switzerland on his 29th birthday. He began the final round one stroke behind Edoardo Molinari but his final round of 66 (6 under par) saw him finish one stroke clear of the Italian.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/season=2009/tournamentid=2009764/news/newsid=116172.html#birthday+quesne+claims+debut |title=Birthday boy Quesne claims debut win |work=PGA European Tour |date=16 August 2009 |accessdate=7 November 2011}}</ref>

Quesne won his first European Tour event at the Open de Andalucía Costa del Sol in 2012. Prior to his win, Quesne was ranked 322nd in the world and never finished higher than 16th on the European Tour. In September 2013, Quesne claimed his second European Tour victory at the Italian Open. He finished one shot in front of David Higgins and Steve Webster.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/frances-julien-quesne-wins-italian-open-20334755 |title= France's Julien Quesne Wins Italian Open |work=ABC News |agency=Associated Press |date=22 September 2013 |accessdate=22 September 2013}}</ref>

==Professional wins (10)== ===European Tour wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|18 Mar 2012 |Open de Andalucía Costa del Sol |−17 (68-72-67-64=271) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Manassero |- |align=center|2 |align=right|22 Sep 2013 |Open d'Italia Lindt |−12 (70-68-71-67=276) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|IRL}} David Higgins, {{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Webster |}

===Challenge Tour wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|16 Aug 2009 |Trophée du Golf de Genève |−19 (63-69-71-66=269) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|ITA}} Edoardo Molinari |- |align=center|2 |align=right|9 Oct 2011 |Allianz Golf Open de Lyon |−16 (66-67-67-68=268) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|BEL}} Pierre Relecom |}

===Alps Tour wins (4)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|26 Mar 2004 |Trophée Maroc Telecom |−10 (73-67-69=209) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|ITA}} Massimo Scarpa |- |align=center|2 |align=right|15 Jul 2007 |Open International de Normandie |−12 (72-65-66-69=272) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|FRA}} Cyrille Cormier, {{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Delpodio, {{flagicon|ESP}} Agustín Domingo |- |align=center|3 |align=right|2 Sep 2007 |AGF-Allianz Open - Trophee Preven's |−7 (70-69-69-69=277) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|FRA}} Bruno-Teva Lecuona |- |align=center|4 |align=right|16 Sep 2007 |Open International Stade Français Paris |−9 (69-72-68-70=279) |Playoff |{{flagicon|FRA}} Anthony Grenier, {{flagicon|FRA}} Eric Moreul |}

===French Tour wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of victory!!Runners-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|10 Dec 2023 |Internationaux de France Professionnels de Double (with {{flagicon|FRA}} Matthieu Pavon) |−18 (63-68-67=198) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|BEL}} Axel de Smet and {{flagicon|BEL}} Christopher Mivis |- |align=center|2 |align=right|4 Apr 2025 |Open PGA France de Mont de Marsan |−16 (63-66-68=197) |6 strokes |{{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Auboin, {{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Guillon |}

==Results in World Golf Championships== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Tournament!!2012 |- |align="left"|Match Play |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align="left"|Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align="left"|Invitational |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align="left"|Champions |T42 |} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} "T" = Tied

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{official website|http://www.julien-quesne.com}} {{in lang|fr}} *{{EuroTour player|33020}} *{{OWGR|9131}}

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