{{short description|French professional golfer (born 1985)}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Victor Riu | image = Victor Riu.jpg | imagesize = 200px | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|4|6|df=y}} | birth_place = Paris, France | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1985|4|6|df=y}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.83 |precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|76|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{FRA}} | residence = Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, France | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 2006 | retired = <!-- Year retired --> | tour = Challenge Tour | extour = European Tour | prowins = 2 | 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 Nationwide Tour wins --> | chalwins = 1 | champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins --> | otherwins = 1 | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = DNP | usopen = DNP | open = CUT: 2014 | pga = DNP | 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 --> }} '''Victor Riu''' (born 6 April 1985) is a French professional golfer.
==Career== Riu began playing golf at the age of eleven and turned professional in 2006. He spent three years playing on the Alps Tour, finishing second in the order of merit in 2008 to advance to the Challenge Tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://info.alpstourgolf.com/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=2008~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=Alps Tour Information Centre 2008 Season – Orders of Merit & Statistics Tables |publisher=Alps Tour |access-date=21 June 2012}}</ref> After a further three years at that level, with two runners-up finishes and a best season of 32nd in the 2010 standings, Riu came through qualifying school at the end of 2011 to earn a place on the European Tour for the first time.
==Professional wins (2)== ===Challenge Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runners-up |- |align=center|1 |14 Jul 2013 |Swiss Challenge |−19 (69-64-62-70=265) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Gee, {{flagicon|USA}} Brinson Paolini |}
===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|11 Dec 2022 |Internationaux de France Professionels de Double<br>(with {{flagicon|FRA}} Stanislas Caturla) |−20 (62-70-61=193) |Playoff |{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Daydou and {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Sale |}
==See also== *2011 European Tour Qualifying School graduates *2013 Challenge Tour graduates
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==External links== *{{EuroTour player|33508}} *{{OWGR|12217}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Riu, Victor}} Category:French male golfers Category:European Tour golfers Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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