Jean-François Remésy (born 5 June 1964), also known as Jeff Remésy, is a French professional golfer.
Career
Remésy was born in Nîmes, Occitania. He won the French Amateur Championship in 1985 and turned professional in 1987. For much of his career he has struggled to establish himself as a tour golfer, and he has made over a dozen trips to the European Tour Qualifying School. His first professional win came in a small tournament in France in 1991 and he won on the Challenge Tour in 1994, but he didn't break into the top 100 on the European Tour Order of Merit until 1999. That year he won the Estoril Open on the main tour, and he has continued to progress since then. In 2004 he became the first Frenchman to win the Open de France in 35 years, and in 2005 he retained his title by beating fellow Frenchman Jean van de Velde in a playoff. He lost his card in 2008 after a poor season and went to qualifying school for the 13th time but was not able to earn his tour card for 2009. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit came in 2004 when he finished in 19th with €1,083,360.
Since turning 50, Remésy has played senior golf on the European Senior Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. On the PGA Tour Champions his best result was to be tied for 4th place in the 2016 American Family Insurance Championship. In 2018 he won the Swiss Seniors Open, his first win on the European Senior Tour.
Amateur wins
- 1985 French Native Amateur Championship
Professional wins (13)
European Tour wins (3)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|18 Apr 1999
|Estoril Open
|−2 (72-69-77-68=286)
|2 strokes
| David Carter, Andrew Coltart,<br> Massimo Florioli
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|27 Jun 2004
|Open de France
|−12 (69-67-65-71=272)
|7 strokes
| Richard Green, Nick O'Hern
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|26 Jun 2005
|Open de France (2)
|−11 (68-69-67-69=273)
|Playoff
| Jean van de Velde
|}
European Tour playoff record (1–1)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|2005
|Open de France
| Jean van de Velde
|Won with double-bogey on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|2
|2007
|BA-CA Golf Open
| Richard Green
|Lost to par on first extra hole
|}
Challenge Tour wins (1)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runners-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|11 Sep 1994
|Dutch Challenge Open
|−14 (70-67-68-69=274)
|3 strokes
| John Bickerton, Dennis Edlund,<br> Antoine Lebouc
|}
Alps Tour wins (3)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|19 Oct 2003
|Masters 13
|−21 (69-66-67-65=267)
|2 strokes
| Raphaël Jacquelin
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|22 Oct 2006
|Masters 13 (2)
|−10 (73-68-67-70=278)
|Playoff
| Bertrand Cornut
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|14 Sep 2008
|Open International Stade Français Paris
|−16 (64-72-66-70=272)
|5 strokes
| Julien Guerrier, Mike Lorenzo-Vera
|}
French Tour wins (1)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runners-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|26 Jul 2009
|Peugeot Classic Omnium International
|−9 (69-73-65=207)
|1 stroke
| Émilien Chamaulte, Jean-Marie Gougeon
|}
Other wins (3)
- 1991 Challenge AGF (France)
- 1994 Vittel Open (France)
- 1999 French PGA Championship
European Senior Tour wins (2)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|8 Jul 2018
|Swiss Seniors Open
|−11 (67-63-69=199)
|1 stroke
| Miguel Ángel Martín, Phillip Price,<br> Jarmo Sandelin
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|23 Jun 2019
|Farmfoods European Legends Links Championship
|−10 (68-71-67=206)
|1 stroke
| Barry Lane
|}
European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|2019
|Paris Legends Championship
| David Shacklady
|Lost to par on first extra hole
|}
Results in major championships
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1997
!1998
!1999
!2000
!2001
!2002
!2003
!2004
!2005
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T17
|CUT
|}
Note: Remésy never played in the Masters Tournament nor the U.S. Open.<br>
CUT = Missed the half-way cut<br>
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!2004
|-
|align="left"|Match Play
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|Championship
|T57
|-
|align="left"|Invitational
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing France): 1985
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing France): 1986
Professional
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing France): 1999, 2000
- World Cup (representing France): 1999
- Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2005