Valérie Michaud
| Valérie Michaud | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 12 January 1970 |
| Sporting nationality |  France |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1992 |
| Former tour(s) | Ladies European Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 1 |
Medal record | |
Valérie Michaud (born 12 January 1970) is a retired French professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour. She won the 1991 British Ladies Amateur and the 1992 Dutch Ladies Open.[1]
Career
[edit]Michaud played for the French national side from 1986 to 1992, including at the 1991 Vagliano Trophy at Nairn Golf Club in Nairn, Scotland.[2][3] She won the Team gold at the 1991 Mediterranean Games together with Anne Lanzerac and Caroline Boutayre.[4]
Michaud was runner-up at the 1988 Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship. In 1991 Michaud won the 88th Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship held at Pannal Golf Club in Pannal near Harrogate, North Yorkshire. She beat Wendy Doolan from Australia 3 and 2 in the final.[5]
Michaud turned professional and competed on the Ladies European Tour between 1992 and 2005. She recorded one LET win at the 1992 Dutch Ladies Open, where she outscored Laura Davies by one stroke.[5]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 1988 French Junior Ladies Amateur
- 1989 Luxembourg Ladies Amateur
- 1991 British Ladies Amateur, French Ladies Amateur, Italian Ladies Amateur
Source:[6]
Professional wins (1)
[edit]Ladies European Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Aug 1992 | Holiday Inn Leiden Ladies' Open | −12 (204) | 1 stroke |  Laura Davies
|
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing France): 1991
- Vagliano Trophy (representing Continent of Europe): 1991
- Mediterranean Games (representing France):1991
References
[edit]- ^ "Valerie Michaud". Golfdata. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Davies, Patricia (21 September 1991). "Continent's Foursomes Fail the Test". The Times – via NewsBank.
- ^ Davies, Patricia (23 September 1991). "Scottish Duo Repel Late Continental Comeback". The Times – via NewsBank.
- ^ Mediterranean Games 1991 Results (PDF file)
- ^ a b "Valerie Michaud wins". Where2golf. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Enseignants". Golf Paris Longchamp. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Valérie Michaud at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)
- Official website