Raphael Jacquelin

At 50 years old, Raphael Jacquelin has this physical status:

Rapha'l Jacquelin (born 8 May 1974) is a French professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. Jacquelin was born in Lyon.

After winning the French Amateur Championship in 1995, he became a professional. Jacquelin began his professional career on the Challenge Tour.

He won two races on his way to fourth on the season's ending money list in 1997, granting him full playing rights on the European Tour for the upcoming season. Jacquelin was unable to win at the 2005 Open de Madrid for his first title at the top level before he won on his 238th European Tour victory.

At the BMW Asian Open in 2007, he earned his second victory.

In 2003, he was his best finish on the Order of Merit to date, which occurred on the 20th. Jacquelin was the highest ranked French golfer on the Official World Golf Ranking during 2005 and 2008. Jacquelin won his third Tour title at the Sicilian Open in 2011 by a single stroke over England's Anthony Wall.

After poor weather delayed Sunday's play, the event had to be called off on Monday.

As a result of this victory, Jacquelin climbed to the top of the world's best 100. In April 2013, Jacquelin claimed his fourth European Tour victory in a tie-death playoff at the Open de Espaa.

Jacquelin was in a three-way tie at the top, with Felipe Aguilar and Maximilian Kieffer after shooting a one-under-par 71 in the final round.

All three parred the first two playoff holes before Aguilar was eliminated on the third hole when he could only make par.

Both Jacquelin and Kieffer shot par at the 18th hole five times, with scores of par.

Jacquelin had a putt on the eighth extra hole to win but couldn't convert, but Jacquelin converted to clinch victory on the ninth extra hole.

The playoff, which lasted more than two hours, was the joint longest (nine holes) on the European Tour during the 1989 KLM Dutch Open Championship.

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Career

Jacquelin was born in Lyon. He turned professional in 1995, after winning the French Amateur Championship.

Jacquelin began his professional career on the Challenge Tour. In 1997 he claimed two wins on his way to fourth on the season ending money list, which was sufficient to grant him full playing privileges on the European Tour for the following season.

Jacquelin had to wait for his first title at the top level, eventually winning on his 238th European Tour start at the 2005 Open de Madrid. His second victory came in 2007 at the BMW Asian Open. His best finish on the Order of Merit to date has been 20th in 2003.

During part of 2007 and 2008 Jacquelin was the highest ranked French golfer on the Official World Golf Ranking.

Jacquelin won his third Tour title in 2011 at the Sicilian Open with a one stroke victory over England's Anthony Wall. The event had to be concluded on a Monday after bad weather had curtailed Sunday's play. As a result of this win, Jacquelin climbed back into the world's top 100.

In April 2013, Jacquelin claimed his fourth European Tour title in a record equaling sudden-death playoff at the Open de España. After shooting a one-under-par 71 in the final round, Jacquelin was in a three-way tie at the top alongside Felipe Aguilar and Maximilian Kieffer. All three parred the first two playoff holes, before Aguilar was eliminated on the third when he could only make par. Jacquelin and Kieffer played the 18th hole five more times with scores of par made by both. Jacquelin had a putt on the eighth extra hole of six feet to win but could not convert, however at the ninth extra hole he hit his approach to five feet and when Kieffer could only par, Jacquelin converted to clinch victory. The playoff, lasting over two hours, was the joint longest (nine holes) in the history of the European Tour alongside the 1989 KLM Dutch Open.

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