François Calmels
Encyclopedia
François Calmels is a French
professional golfer
who currently plays on the PGA European Tour
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. He was a distinguished amateur, winning the 2004 Coupe Mouchy (highest amateur comptition in France), and the 2006 Portuguese Amateur Open Championship. He turned professional in 2006 and won twice during his first season on the Alps Tour
, one of Europe's third tier developmental professional golf tours. He won for the first time on the second-tier European Challenge Tour
in May 2009, when he claimed the Telenet Trophy
by one-stroke over Spaniard Carlos Rodiles
- one week after watching his girlfriend, Jade Schaeffer make her Ladies European Tour
breakthrough at the Hypo Vereinsbank Ladies German Open, he followed her into the winner's enclosure by birdieing the last two holes at Royal Waterloo GC to win by one stroke. In 2010 he came back to the PGA European Tour level. He belongs to Challenge Tour in 2011.
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Calmels turned seriously to golf at the age of eleven, he underwent several operations on his mouth after birth double cleft and was advised by doctors to take up a non-contact sport after being struck in the face playing handball – the game his father played in the French First Division – so he decided to concentrate on golf.
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 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;...
who currently plays on the PGA European Tour
PGA European Tour
The PGA European Tour is an organization which operates the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour. Its headquarters are at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England...
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Career
Calmels was born in ParisParis
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...
. He was a distinguished amateur, winning the 2004 Coupe Mouchy (highest amateur comptition in France), and the 2006 Portuguese Amateur Open Championship. He turned professional in 2006 and won twice during his first season on the Alps Tour
Alps Tour
The Alps Tour is a developmental professional golf tour for men which is sanctioned by the national golf associations of France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Morocco. It is a third level tour, the highest level of men's golf in Europe being the European Tour, and the second level being the...
, one of Europe's third tier developmental professional golf tours. He won for the first time on the second-tier European 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...
in May 2009, when he claimed the Telenet Trophy
Telenet Trophy
The Telenet Trophy is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, Europe's second tier men's professional golf tour. It was first played in 2006, with the host course being alternated between Limburg Golf & Country Club in Houthalen-Helchteren, Royal Waterloo in Lasne, and Rinkven Golf Club.As the...
by one-stroke over Spaniard Carlos Rodiles
Carlos Rodiles
Carlos Jose Rodiles is a Spanish professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.-College career:He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, United States, where he played for coach Buddy Alexander's Florida Gators men's golf team in National Collegiate Athletics...
- one week after watching his girlfriend, Jade Schaeffer make her Ladies European Tour
Ladies European Tour
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...
breakthrough at the Hypo Vereinsbank Ladies German Open, he followed her into the winner's enclosure by birdieing the last two holes at Royal Waterloo GC to win by one stroke. In 2010 he came back to the PGA European Tour level. He belongs to Challenge Tour in 2011.
Personal life
Calmels has long been a friend of European Tour champion golfer and fellow Frenchman Grégory HavretGregory Havret
Grégory Havret is a French professional golfer.Havret won the French Amateur Championship three years in a row from 1997 to 1999, and in 1999 he won the European Amateur. He also won a minor professional tournament as an amateur, the 1998 Omnium National.Havret turned professional in 1999 and won...
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Calmels turned seriously to golf at the age of eleven, he underwent several operations on his mouth after birth double cleft and was advised by doctors to take up a non-contact sport after being struck in the face playing handball – the game his father played in the French First Division – so he decided to concentrate on golf.
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 May 2009 2009 Challenge Tour The 2008 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour... |
Telenet Trophy Telenet Trophy The Telenet Trophy is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, Europe's second tier men's professional golf tour. It was first played in 2006, with the host course being alternated between Limburg Golf & Country Club in Houthalen-Helchteren, Royal Waterloo in Lasne, and Rinkven Golf Club.As the... |
2 strokes |  Carlos RodilesCarlos Rodiles Carlos Jose Rodiles is a Spanish professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.-College career:He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, United States, where he played for coach Buddy Alexander's Florida Gators men's golf team in National Collegiate Athletics... ,  Sam WalkerSam Walker (golfer) Sam James Walker is an English professional golfer.Walker was born in Birmingham and turned professional in 2000. He came through the ranks, starting his career on the third tier MasterCard Tour before graduating to the Challenge Tour and finally the top level European Tour... |
Other wins (2)
- 2006 Open de Mohammedia, Trophee Maroc Telecom (both in MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
on the Alps Tour)