Victor Perez (born 2 September 1992) is a French professional golfer who plays on LIV Golf. He won the 2019 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on the European Tour, as well as the 2023 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Amateur career Perez attended the University of New Mexico from 2011 to 2015. He represented France in the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy, where he was the joint-second lowest individual scorer behind Jon Rahm.
Professional career Perez finished second in the Alps Tour qualifying school in December 2015 to earn a place on the tour for 2016. He was runner-up in the Open Frassanelle and won the Alps de Las Castillas, finishing the season fifth in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the 2017 Challenge Tour.
In his first season on the Challenge Tour, Perez finished 18th in the Order of Merit, just outside the top-15 that gained cards for the European Tour. He was runner-up in the Made in Denmark Challenge and won the Challenge de España.
In his second season on the Challenge Tour, Perez finished 3rd in the Order of Merit which obtained him a place on the 2019 European Tour. He ended the 2018 season by winning the Foshan Open after a playoff with Robert MacIntyre, and then finishing second behind Adri Arnaus in the Ras Al Khaimah Challenge Tour Grand Final. He also earned his first European Tour top 10 by finishing 6th in the Belgian Knockout in May.
Perez made a good start to the 2019 European Tour, finishing joint 3rd in the first event of the season, the Honma Hong Kong Open, played in November 2018. In September 2019, Perez earned his first European Tour victory by winning the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. He tied for 4th place in the 2019 WGC-HSBC Champions and the following week was joint runner-up in the Turkish Airlines Open after a six-man playoff. Perez finished the European Tour season 13th on the Race to Dubai and ended 2019 at 45th in the Official World Golf Ranking to qualify for the 2020 Masters Tournament, his first major championship.
In January 2020, Perez finished tied-for-second at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. He finished runner-up again in October 2020, at the BMW PGA Championship.
In May 2022, Perez won the Dutch Open in a playoff over Ryan Fox. He holed two long-range putts on the third and fourth playoff holes to extend and eventually win the playoff. It was his second European Tour victory.
In January 2023, Perez won the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. He shot a final-round 66 to win by one shot ahead of Min Woo Lee and Sebastian Söderberg.
In November 2025, Perez signed with LIV Golf, joining Cleeks GC. As a result he also resigned his PGA Tour membership.
Personal life
Perez was born in Séméac in southwestern France, and he studied psychology at the University of New Mexico. He is of Spanish descent through his paternal great-grandparents.
In 2017, Perez moved from France to Dundee, Scotland and then to Edinburgh in 2023.
Amateur wins 2010 Grand Prix du Medoc 2012 Aggie Invitational, Grand Prix des Landes-Hossegor 2013 Grand Prix de Chiberta
Professional wins (7) European Tour wins (3) Legend Rolex Series (1)Other European Tour (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up129 Sep 2019Alfred Dunhill Links Championship−22 (64-68-64-70=266)1 stroke Matthew Southgate229 May 2022Dutch Open−13 (67-70-69-69=275)Playoff Ryan Fox322 Jan 2023Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship−18 (71-65-68-66=270)1 stroke Min Woo Lee, Sebastian Söderberg
European Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12019Turkish Airlines Open Tyrrell Hatton, Benjamin Hébert, Kurt Kitayama, Matthias Schwab, Erik van RooyenHatton won with par on fourth extra holeKitayama eliminated by birdie on third holeHébert, Perez and van Rooyen eliminated by birdie on first hole22022Dutch Open Ryan FoxWon with birdie on fourth extra hole
Challenge Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up11 Oct 2017Challenge de España−24 (67-71-61-65=264)3 strokes Jarand Ekeland Arnøy221 Oct 2018Foshan Open1−19 (68-65-67-69=269)Playoff Robert MacIntyre 1Co-sanctioned by the China Tour
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12018Foshan Open Robert MacIntyreWon with birdie on first extra hole
Alps Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up123 Jul 2016 Alps de Las Castillas−15 (66-67-68=201)2 strokes Daniel Berna, Fabien Marty
French Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up17 Apr 2017Open de Mont de Marsan−13 (68-66-66=200)2 strokes Robin Roussel
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020. Tournament2020202120222023202420252026Masters TournamentT46CUTPGA ChampionshipT22CUTT12CUTCUTU.S. OpenCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTT19The Open ChampionshipNTCUTT34T41CUTT28
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3Totals 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 7 Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (twice, current)
Results in The Players Championship Tournament2021The Players ChampionshipT9
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament 2019 2020202120222023ChampionshipT53T52Match PlayNT14T31InvitationalT6561ChampionsT4NT1NT1NT1 1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament "T" = Tied Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing France): 2014
Professional Hero Cup (representing Continental Europe): 2023 (winners)
See also 2018 Challenge Tour graduates 2023 Race to Dubai dual card winners
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