Marc Elton Cayeux (born 22 February 1978) is a Zimbabwean professional golfer.
Early life Cayeux's father is South African and his mother English. He was born in Lancaster, England and raised in Zimbabwe, leaving school at 14 to pursue a career in golf. He is a Zimbabwean/British dual national, but plays golf as a Zimbabwean.English pair secure Open places, BBC, 4 February 2009.
Professional career Cayeux finished fourth on the Challenge Tour in 2004, to gain exemption to the full European Tour for 2005. That year he finished 82nd on the Order of Merit, with a best of third in the Scandinavian Masters by Carlsberg. He also won the Vodacom Tour Championship on the Sunshine Tour, on his way to fifth in the end of season standings. That win gained him entry to the WGC-NEC Invitational, where he played with World Number 1 and eventual winner Tiger Woods in the first round.
A less successful season in 2006 saw Cayeux return to the Sunshine Tour the following year, where he had four top three finishes on his way to eighth in the Order of Merit. In 2008, he won the Nashua Masters, and regained his place on the European Tour through the qualifying school.
In September 2010, Cayeux was involved in an automobile accident that resulted in serious injuries to himself and was fatal to the other driver involved. He was not expected to play until early 2011.Cayeux remains optimistic despite serious injuries
Professional wins (11) Sunshine Tour wins (9) Legend Tour Championships (1) Other Sunshine Tour (8) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up122 Nov 1998Zambia Open−11 (68-70-67-68=273)1 stroke Chris Davison, Hennie Otto221 Feb 1999Stenham Royal Swazi Sun Open−22 (67-68-65-66=266)3 strokes Mark McNulty313 May 2000Pietersburg Classic−14 (68-70-64=202)4 strokes Dean van Staden431 Mar 2001FNB Botswana Open−16 (66-63-68=197)2 strokes Hendrik Buhrmann, Grant Muller510 Mar 2002Stanbic Zambia Open1 (2)−22 (69-66-65-70=270)2 strokes André Cruse, Richard Sterne610 May 2003Limpopo Industrelek Classic−19 (68-64-65=197)3 strokes Tyrol Auret727 Feb 2005Vodacom Tour Championship−20 (70-70-67-61=268)6 strokes Keith Horne87 Oct 2007Bearing Man Highveld Classic−14 (71-69-62=202)3 strokes Ulrich van den Berg93 Feb 2008Nashua Masters−12 (66-67-67-68=268)2 strokes Bradford Vaughan 1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour
Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12001Bearing Man Highveld Classic Justin HobdayLost to par on second extra hole22007Platinum Classic Adilson da Silva, Louis OosthuizenOosthuizen won with par on second extra holeda Silva eliminated by par on first hole
Challenge Tour wins (3) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up110 Mar 2002Stanbic Zambia Open1−22 (69-66-65-70=270)2 strokes André Cruse, Richard Sterne221 Mar 2004Kenya Open−10 (65-63-75-67=270)Playoff Leif Westerberg326 Sep 2004Open de Toulouse−12 (65-71-72-68=276)Playoff David Drysdale 1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour playoff record (2–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12004Kenya Open Leif WesterbergWon with par on first extra hole22004Open de Toulouse David DrysdaleWon with par on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament2009The Open ChampionshipCUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut Note: Cayeux only played in The Open Championship.
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2005Match PlayChampionshipInvitationalT49
"T" = Tied
Team appearances Eisenhower Trophy (representing Zimbabwe): 1996
See also 2008 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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