Michaël Lorenzo-Vera (born 28 January 1985) is a French former professional golfer who played on the European Tour.
Career Lorenzo-Vera was born in Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques in South-West France.
After turning professional in 2005, Lorenzo-Vera played on the Alps Tour, one of Europe's third tier development tours. In 2006, he won the Open International de la Mirabelle D’or, a tournament he had also won the year before as an amateur, on his way to 4th on the Order of Merit, which gave him a place on the Challenge Tour for the following season.
On Europe's second-tier tour in 2007, Lorenzo-Vera had recorded eight top-ten finishes going into the last event, the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final, and was 7th on the Challenge Tour's money list. He set a course record in the first round and went on to win the tournament, which catapulted him to the top of the end of season Challenge Tour Rankings and guaranteed his card on the top level European Tour for 2008.
The highlight of Lorenzo-Vera's first season on the European Tour was finishing as joint runner-up at the Volvo China Open, having led at half way. He ended the year ranked just outside the top 100 on the Order of Merit, but had done enough to retain his place on the tour.
In April 2025, Lorenzo-Vera announced his retirement from professional golf at the age of 40. Lorenzo-Vera played his last tournament at the 2025 Omega European Masters in Switzerland.
Professional wins (7) Challenge Tour wins (1) Legend Tour Championships (1) Other Challenge Tour (0) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up127 Oct 2007Apulia San Domenico Grand Final−15 (62-71-70-66=269)1 stroke Jamie Donaldson, Joost Luiten, Stuart Manley, Eric Ramsay
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12007Oceânico Developments Pro-Am Challenge Ross McGowanLost to par on second extra hole
Alps Tour wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up14 Sep 2005Open International de la Mirabelle d'Or(as an amateur)−18 (63-69-69-69=270)2 strokes Jean-Marc de Polo210 Sep 2006Open de la Mirabelle d'Or (2)−17 (68-69-69-65=271)1 stroke Christophe Brazillier, Jacques Thalamy314 Oct 2007Masters 13−15 (70-72-66-65=273)6 strokes Jean-Pierre Cixous413 Sep 2009Allianz Open Stade Français Paris +5 (73-72-74-74=293)1 stroke Bruno-Teva Lecuona, Fabien Marty, Nicolas Mourlon, Damien Perrier
French Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up111 Apr 2009Grand Prix Schweppes−11 (70-70-66-67=273)3 strokes Raphaël Jacquelin
Other wins (1) 2006 Open des Landes (France Pro Golf Tour)
Playoff record European Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12018Rocco Forte Sicilian Open Joakim LagergrenLost to birdie on first extra hole
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020. Tournament20172018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipT62PGA ChampionshipT65 Tournament201920202021Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipT16T43U.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTNTCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2017201820192020Championship66Match PlayNT1InvitationalChampionsT67T38NT1 1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
"T" = Tied NT = No tournament
Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing France): 2002, 2003 Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2002, 2003 European Amateur Team Championship (representing France): 2005
Professional World Cup (representing France): 2018
See also 2007 Challenge Tour graduates 2014 Challenge Tour graduates 2022 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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