About Christian Cevaer

Cevaer was born April 10, 1970 in the Oceania nation of New Caledonia. He played amateur golf for several years, including attending Stanford University in California. He made his professional debut in 1993 at the age of 23.

Cevaer had a successful career as an amateur before turning pro in 1993. In addition to many strong finishes, Cevaer won two significant titles in his amateur career. His first win came in the 1987 Doug Sanders World Junior Championship. He repeated the feat two years later when he was crowned the 1989 French Amateur Champion.

Cevaer elected to head to the United States for his higher education years, eventually accepting a scholarship to Stanford University. Cevaer had a highly successful run at the school, competing in the competitive Pacific 10 Conference. Cevaer left Stanford as a two-time Pac-10 Champion.

Cevaer's best season as a professional came in 2004, highlighted by his victory in the Canarias Open de Espana. Cevaer finished the tournament with a score of 9-under, after shooting a day-four score of 69, one below par. His score was good enough to earn a one-stroke victory, besting second place finishers David Park, Peter Hedblom and Ricardo Gonzalez. The win helped him earn a career-best Order of Merit finish: 41st.

The biggest win of Cevaer's career (as of August 2009) came at the 2009 European Open at the London Golf Club. After entering the final round with the lead, in a tie with Jeev Milkha Singh, Cevaer struggled early on Sunday. A strong back nine was enough to maintain first place, as his final round 74 enabled him to narrowly best second-place finishers Gary Orr, Steve Webster and Alvaro Quiros. Singh's 76 left Cevaer alone on top.