VICTOR PEREZ
AGE 31, SEMEAC, FRANCE
the PGA Tour for 2024. Ironically, shifting away from Europe to play has probably made his preparation for a home Olympics more focused and serene. “Being in America has helped,” says Perez, who has three top-25s in his early PGA Tour career. “You’re not constantly talking about it or being in the shadow of it. But I know the energy is going to start peaking now that it’s close.”
Perez played at the
Victor Perez will be hard to miss in Paris. The three-time winner on the DP World Tour stands out in a crowd anyway because of his 6-foot-5 frame, but he will also be wearing the home colours and competing for France along with countryman Matthieu Pavon. For Perez, the Games are the latest in a methodical rise from
University of New Mexico from 2011 to 2015 before working his way up through the Alps Tour and then to the European Challenge Tour in 2017. Two wins there propelled him to the DP World Tour, and last year Perez won the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship – which helped lock down a top- 10 finish in the season- ending rankings that earned him a spot on
college golf through Europe and onto the PGA Tour for 2024.
‘I KNOW THE ENERGY IS GOING TO START PEAKING NOW THAT IT’S CLOSE.’
64 GOLF DIGEST SOUTH AFRICA
JULY/AUGUST 2024
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