Olivier Edmond
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Olivier Edmond is a French
professional golf
er.
Edmond was born in Paris
. As an amateur, Edmond represented France in the Eisenhower Trophy
. He won the 1990 French Amateur Championship and the Brabazon Trophy
(tie with Gary Evans). He turned professional later that year. His brother, Pascal
is also a professional golfer
.
After several seasons on the second tier Challenge Tour
, Edmond won a European Tour card at his fifth attempt at qualifying school
in 1997. He carried his good form into his début season, and was named the European Tour's Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year in 1998. In 1999, he was successfully treated for testicular cancer
but after a moderately successful return to the tour in 2000, including a joint 7th place finish at the Volvo PGA Championship, wasn't able to return to his previous form and his European Tour career came to an end after the 2003 season.
Having moved to live in Canada
, where he became the head professional at Les Quatre Domaines in Mirabel, Quebec
, Edmond took just 26 strokes to complete the back nine at Club de Golf Beloeil on his way to setting the course record of 61. In 2006, he finished tied for 2nd in the Canadian PGA Club Professional Championship.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er.
Edmond was born in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. As an amateur, Edmond represented France in the Eisenhower Trophy
Eisenhower Trophy
The Eisenhower Trophy is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. It is named for Dwight D. Eisenhower, the President of the United States when the tournament was first played, who was a keen amateur golfer. Recent tournaments have...
. He won the 1990 French Amateur Championship and the Brabazon Trophy
Brabazon Trophy
The English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy is the national amateur stroke play golf championship in England . It has been played annually since 1947 and is organized by the English Golf Union.The format is 72 hole stroke play contested over 4 days...
(tie with Gary Evans). He turned professional later that year. His brother, Pascal
Pascal Edmond
Pascal Edmond is a French professional golfer.Edmond was born in Paris, and turned professional in 1991. His brother Olivier is also a professional golfer....
is also a professional golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
.
After several seasons on the second tier Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
, Edmond won a European Tour card at his fifth attempt at qualifying school
Qualifying school
In professional golf the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S. based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the tour for the following season, otherwise known as a...
in 1997. He carried his good form into his début season, and was named the European Tour's Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year in 1998. In 1999, he was successfully treated for testicular cancer
Testicular cancer
Testicular cancer is cancer that develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system.In the United States, between 7,500 and 8,000 diagnoses of testicular cancer are made each year. In the UK, approximately 2,000 men are diagnosed each year. Over his lifetime, a man's risk of...
but after a moderately successful return to the tour in 2000, including a joint 7th place finish at the Volvo PGA Championship, wasn't able to return to his previous form and his European Tour career came to an end after the 2003 season.
Having moved to live in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, where he became the head professional at Les Quatre Domaines in Mirabel, Quebec
Mirabel, Quebec
Mirabel is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is an off-island suburb north-west of Montreal.Mirabel is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality and census division of Quebec, coextensive with the city of Mirabel. Its geographical code is 74.Mirabel's population was...
, Edmond took just 26 strokes to complete the back nine at Club de Golf Beloeil on his way to setting the course record of 61. In 2006, he finished tied for 2nd in the Canadian PGA Club Professional Championship.
Amateur wins (2)
- 1990 Brabazon TrophyBrabazon TrophyThe English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy is the national amateur stroke play golf championship in England . It has been played annually since 1947 and is organized by the English Golf Union.The format is 72 hole stroke play contested over 4 days...
(tied with Gary Evans), French Amateur Championship