Grégory Havret
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Date of birth: November 25th 1976
Birthplace: La Rochelle
Nationality: French
Interests: sport, music, cinema
Turned professional: 1999
Grégory Havret was born in La Rochelle in 1976 and began playing golf at the age of 10 at the suggestion of his father. He won the French Amateur Championship three years in a row from 1997 to 1999. Havret won a minor professional tournament as an amateur, the 1998 Omnium National, and he also triumphed at the European Amateur Championship in 1999.
In the same year, he turned professional and won a place on the European Tour at the 2000 Qualifying School. In his rookie season, he recorded his maiden Tour victory at the 2001 Italian Open. His biggest win to date came in the 2007 Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond. In the same year, Havret was selected to represent the Continental Europe team in the Seve Trophy and he broke into the Top 20 in the Order of Merit.
