Florence Descampe

Florence Descampe (born 1 September 1969) is a veteran professional golfer from Brussels, Belgium who played on the United States-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

Florence Descampe
Personal information
Born (1969-09-01) 1 September 1969
Nationality Belgium
SpouseDaniel van Dievoet (1963–2011)
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Ladies European Tour6
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA InspirationT49: 1993
Women's PGA C'shipCUT: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
U.S. Women's OpenT45: 1993
du Maurier ClassicT6: 1992
Women's British OpenCUT: 2003

Career

Descampe had seven worldwide victories during her career including a win at the 1992 McCall's LPGA Classic on the LPGA Tour. Until Paula Creamer's win at the 2005 Evian Masters, she held the record as the LET's youngest winner after clinching the 1988 Danish Ladies Open.

Descampe was a member of the 1992 European Solheim Cup team.[1]

Personal life

She was born into the noble Descampe family[2] and is a member of the Van Dievoet family through her marriage with Daniel van Dievoet (1963-2011), with whom she had three children: Élodie, a student-athlete golfer at the University of Michigan,[3] Maxence, and Alban.

Professional wins (7)

LPGA Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 9 Aug 1992 McCall's LPGA Classic –6 (73-69-69-67=278) 2 strokes Dottie Mochrie

Ladies European Tour (6)
  • 1988 (1) Danish Ladies' Open
  • 1990 (3) Valextra Classic, Italian Ladies' Open, Woolmark Ladies' Matchplay
  • 1991 (1) Lufthansa Ladies' German Open
  • 1994 (1) OVB Damen Open Austria

Team appearances

Professional

References
  1. "Solheim Cup 1992". aboutgolf.com. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  2. Coat of arms : "van goud, met drie zwaarden van keel, paalswijs geplaatst en gerangschikt, de punt omhoog,met een dwarsbalk van azuur, beladen met drie gerangschikte korengarven van het veld, over alles heen". Wapenboek van de Belgische adel, van de 15de tot de 20ste eeuw.
  3. "Student-Athlete Stories: Elodie Van Dievoet". University of Michigan Development. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
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