Olivier Edmond

Olivier Edmond (born 29 January 1970) is a French professional golfer.

Olivier Edmond
Personal information
Full name	Olivier Edmond
Born	(1970-01-29) 29 January 1970 (age 55) Paris, France
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality	France
Residence	Mirabel, Quebec
Spouse	Catherine ​ (m. 1996)​
Children	2
Career
Turned professional	1990
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	1
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	1
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year 1998

Early life and amateur career

In 1970, Edmond was born in Paris. His brother, Pascal, is also a professional golfer.

As an amateur, Edmond represented France in the Eisenhower Trophy. He won the 1990 French Amateur Championship and the Brabazon Trophy (tie with Gary Evans).

Professional career

In 1990, Edmond turned professional. After several seasons on the second-tier Challenge Tour, Edmond won a European Tour card at his fifth attempt at qualifying school in 1997. He carried his good form into his début season, and was named the European Tour's Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year in 1998. In 1999, he was successfully treated for testicular cancer but after a moderately successful return to the tour in 2000, including a joint 7th-place finish at the Volvo PGA Championship,^[1] wasn't able to return to his previous form and his European Tour career came to an end after the 2003 season.

Having moved to live in Canada, where he became the head professional at Les Quatre Domaines in Mirabel, Quebec,^[2] Edmond took just 26 strokes to complete the back nine at Club de Golf Beloeil on his way to setting the course record of 61.^[3] In 2006, he finished tied for 2nd in the Canadian PGA Club Professional Championship.^[4]

Amateur wins

• 1990 Brabazon Trophy (tied with Gary Evans), French Native Amateur Championship

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	26 Sep 1997	BPGT Challenge	−21 (69-67-63-68=267)	2 strokes	Craig Hainline

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Boys' Team Championship (representing France): 1988 (winners)
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing France): 1989
• European Youths' Team Championship (representing France): 1990^[5]
• St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1990
• Eisenhower Trophy (representing France): 1990

Professional

• Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing France): 1998