Florence Descampe (born 1 September 1969) is a Belgian professional golfer. She played on the United States–based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.
Early life She was born into the noble Descampe family.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.
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.
Personal life In addition to being a member of the noble Descampe family, she is a member of the Van Dievoet family through her marriage with Daniel van Dievoet (1963–2011). She has three children: Élodie, a student-athlete golfer at the University of Michigan, Maxence, and Alban.
Professional wins (7) LPGA Tour wins (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up19 Aug 1992McCall's LPGA Classic–6 (73-69-69-67=278)2 strokes Dottie Mochrie
Ladies European Tour wins (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 Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 1992 (winners)
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