Julien Guerrier (born 1 July 1985) is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2006 Amateur Championship.
Amateur career Guerrier was born in Évreux. He had a successful amateur career, which included winning The Amateur Championship in 2006 at Royal St George's Golf Club. He turned professional after competing in the 2007 Masters Tournament.
Professional career Guerrier finished third on the Alps Tour Order of Merit in 2008 to graduate to the second tier Challenge Tour for 2009. He again progressed, finishing 16th on the 2009 Challenge Tour Rankings to earn a European Tour card for 2010, although he later improved his exemption category at qualifying school, recording a record low round of 60 in the process. He failed to retain his card after the 2010 European Tour and returned to the Challenge Tour for 2011. At the end of 2011 he qualified to play on the European Tour for 2012, but failed to retain his card for a second time.
After a number of season on the Challenge Tour, Guerrier has his first successes in 2017, winning the Hauts de France Golf Open and the Irish Challenge. Finishing 6th in the Order of Merit he returned to the European Tour for 2018. Guerrier had a good start to 2018, finishing third in the Oman Open. He finished 2018 at 86th in the money list to retain his card for 2019. Guerrier missed most of 2019 through injury, only returning in September.
After 230 starts, Guerrier won his first European Tour event in 2024 at the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters, beating Jorge Campillo in a nine-hole playoff, tying the record for longest playoff with the 1989 KLM Dutch Open and 2013 Open de España.
Amateur wins 2005 Coupe Mouchy 2006 The Amateur Championship
Professional wins (7) European Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up120 Oct 2024Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters−21 (62-72-63-70=267)Playoff Jorge Campillo
European Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12024Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters Jorge CampilloWon with par on ninth extra hole
Challenge Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up118 Jun 2017Hauts de France Golf Open−7 (70-70-67-70=277)1 stroke Jack Doherty, Lorenzo Gagli, Ricardo Santos217 Sep 2017Irish Challenge−17 (71-68-65-67=271)6 strokes Jarand Ekeland Arnøy, Steven Brown, Oscar Lengdén
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12009SK Golf Challenge Nicolas Colsaerts, Rhys DaviesColsaerts won with birdie on second extra hole22011Fred Olsen Challenge de España Matthew BaldwinLost to par on third extra hole
Alps Tour wins (2) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up116 Mar 2007Open CDG Développement(as an amateur)−9 (67-73-67=207)3 strokes Julien Grillon231 Aug 2008AGF-Allianz Open - Trophee Preven's−15 (65-66-66-72=269)2 strokes Raphaël Pellicioli
French Tour wins (2) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up17 Apr 2012Grand Prix Schweppes−17 (67-70-69-65=271)1 stroke Sophie Giquel-Bettan27 Apr 2024Championnat de France Professionnel MCA−9 (64-69-68=201)1 stroke Franck Daux, David Ravetto
Results in major championships Tournament200620072025Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUTPGA Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing France): 2002 European Youths' Team Championship (representing France): 2004, 2006 Eisenhower Trophy (representing France): 2004, 2006 European Amateur Team Championship (representing France): 2005 Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2006 (winners) St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2006
Professional Team Cup (representing Continental Europe): 2025
See also 2009 Challenge Tour graduates 2009 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2011 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2017 Challenge Tour graduates
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