4.27pm 18th March 2025 - <a href="https://golfbusinessnews.com/news/people/">People & Jobs</a> <br>The European Tour Group, which administers the DP World Tour, HotelPlanner Tour, Legends Tour, G4D Tour and the Ryder Cup in Europe, has announced the appointment of Grégory Havret to its Board of Directors. <br>A three-time winner on the DP World Tour, the 48-year-old Frenchman made a total of 560 appearances on Europe’s top tier tour after turning professional in 1999, winning the 2001 Atlanet Italian Open, the 2007 Barclays Scottish Open and the 2008 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. His best major finish was runner-up at the 2010 US Open at Pebble Beach. <br>His most recent tournament was last October’s FedEx Open de France when he made his farewell DP World Tour appearance in his national Open at Le Golf National in Paris. He was also part of European captain Thomas Bjorn’s backroom team for the 2018 Ryder Cup at the same venue.<br>Havret retired from playing last year to take up a role with the French Golf Federation, with the aim of helping to develop future golfing talent in his home country. <br>Havret said: “I am very proud and very happy to be able to continue my journey with the DP World Tour and the European Tour Group, which I consider like a second family. This Tour, and golf more broadly, have given me a lot: fulfilment, support and balance over those 25 rich years. <br>“I can only thank the Board for offering me such an opportunity. I now have the chance to give back to this sport some of what it has given me, and I am really looking forward to starting at my first meeting on Monday.”<br>Eric Nicoli, Chairman of the European Tour Group, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Grégory to our Board of Directors. Having competed globally on the DP World Tour for more than 25 years, Grégory combines considerable knowledge and experience of our Tour, along with a passion for what makes it so unique and special. He is hugely respected by our players, our staff and our stakeholders and he will be another excellent addition to our Board.”<br>Havret joins Thomas Bjørn, Paul Eales, Chris Hanell, David Howell, Robert Lee and Ove Sellberg as Tournament Committee Directors, with Chairman Eric Nicoli, Abdulla Al Naboodah, Penny Avis, Martha Brass, Martin Gilbert, Jay Monahan serving as Non-Executive Directors. <br>The PGA of America has signed a strategic partnership with Silk Path Golf Course and Everygolf Vietnam, two leading golf facility operators in Vietnam. <br>Barnham Broom Hotel, Spa & Golf Club, a 36-hole golf and leisure resort based in Norfolk, has been sold back to its founder and current operator by Breckland Council. <br>Carnoustie Golf Links has come under private control following the decision by Angus Council to hand over the running of the three golf courses to Carnoustie Golf Heritage and Hospitality Group Limited.<br><a href="https://twitter.com/home?status=https://golfbusinessnews.com/news/people/havret-joins-european-tour-group-board/" rel="noopener" data-via="eGolfBusiness" data-hashtags="GolfBusinessNews">Share on Twitter</a> <br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://golfbusinessnews.com/news/people/havret-joins-european-tour-group-board/&title=Havret+joins+European+Tour+Group+Board&source=GolfBusinessNews.com" rel="noopener">Share on LinkedIn</a><br>GolfBusinessNews.com (GBN) is for the many thousands of people who work in the golf business all around the world.<br>We cover the full range of topics both on and off the course. We aim to supply essential information both quickly and accurately in a format which is easy to use. We are independent of all special interest groups.<br><a style="font-weight: 600;" href="https://eepurl.com/bpOC9">Click here to sign up</a> for our free twice weekly golf industry news summary<br>View the <a class="gbn-latest-email" href="https://golfbusinessnews.com/weekly-emails/todays-top-twenty-one-from-gbn-3/">latest newsletter</a> here<br>5/7 High Street<br>Dorchester-on-Thames<br>Oxfordshire OX10 7HH<br>United Kingdom<br><a href="mailto:publisher@golfbusinessnews.com">publisher@golfbusinessnews.com</a><br>© 1999-2025 <a href="https://golfbusinessnews.com">e.GolfBusiness.com Limited</a> | All Rights Reserved. | <a href="/privacy-policy/">GBN Privacy Policy</a> <br><br><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihwFBVV95cUxOYS1SWkNhamV3bXRvOHJZVFRscy12MUZuQW9lS0RvN3RsZDNZcEhMM0kzaUFXZFA2T0pCMy16Nm1wRWNTeE1ET21mOXRMeFpUdURjVjFEaDhCa0M3QW5xT2tHck04RVI5YlNEYTRFeUhtLVU0d0czVGhnSGtPc2l0MFRwMkh4ZGc?oc=5">source</a>
