Van de Velde favourite

JEAN VAN DE VELDE celebrates 20 years as a professional this season and this week he finally gets the chance to defend a European Tour title.

Thu, 22 Mar, 2007 - 00:00

Mark Garrod

In the absence of most of the circuit’s big names, away in Florida at the CA World Championship, the 40-year-old Frenchman is one of the favourites for the Madeira Islands Open.

Van de Velde’s first full Tour win came back in 1993 at the Rome Masters, but the event was never staged again.

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Golf Place: Florida Place: St Andrews Place: Carnoustie Place: Santo da Serra Place: Singapore Person: Van de Velde Person: Jean Van de Velde Person: Paul Lawrie Person: Lee Slattery Event: CA World Championship Event: Madeira Islands Open Event: Rome Masters Event: 2000 British Open Organisation: England

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