Christian Georges Cévaër (born 10 April 1970) is a French professional golfer.
Amateur career Cévaër was born in Nouméa, New Caledonia. He attended the Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California. He then earned a golf scholarship to Stanford University. He won the Pac-10 Championship twice. He also won the 1989 French Amateur Championship.
Professional career Cévaër turned professional in 1993. He has spent most of his professional career playing on the European Tour. Inconsistent form has necessitated several trips to the European Tour Qualifying School. Due to his inconsistent play he has also been forced to play on the developmental Challenge Tour. He has two European Tour titles, the 2004 Canarias Open de España and the European Open in 2009. In addition, he has two Challenge Tour victories, the 1998 Volvo Finnish Open and the 2000 Finnish Masters.
His best year-end ranking on the Order of Merit has been 41st in 2004.
Amateur wins 1987 Doug Sanders World Junior Championship 1988 British Youths Open Amateur Championship 1989 French Native Amateur Championship, PAC-10 Championship 1992 PAC-10 Championship
Professional wins (7) European Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up125 Apr 2004Canarias Open de España−9 (66-67-69-69=271)1 stroke Ricardo González, Peter Hedblom, David Park231 May 2009European Open−7 (67-70-70-74=281)1 stroke Gary Orr, Álvaro Quirós, Steve Webster
Challenge Tour wins (3) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up112 Sep 1993Championnat de France Pro−9 (69-65-72-73=279)1 stroke Géry Watine212 Jul 1998Volvo Finnish Open−8 (67-67-71-75=280)1 stroke Fredrik Larsson, Daniel Westermark313 Aug 2000Finnish Masters−20 (71-69-64-64=268)1 stroke Pehr Magnebrant
Other wins (2) 1993 Mediterranean Games 2000 MGT de Barbaroux
Results in major championships Tournament2004200520062007U.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipT71 Note: Cévaër never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2009Match PlayChampionshipInvitationalT51ChampionsT54
"T" = Tied
Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing France): 1988 (winners) Eisenhower Trophy (representing France): 1988, 1990, 1992 European Amateur Team Championship (representing France): 1989, 1991, 1993 Professional World Cup (representing France): 2009
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