I flew to Mexico for a golf lesson from a Frenchman. That’s where Jean Van de Velde, the affable golfer who once nearly had both hands on the Claret Jug but let it slip away in dramatic fashion is ...

Slightly more than 17 years have passed since Jean Van de Velde gift-wrapped the Claret Jug for Paul Lawrie at Carnoustie and became a sports punchline. After some 6,227 days, Van de Velde has made ...

ENDICOTT, N.Y. – It’s been five years since Jean Van de Velde retired from professional golf. Now, two months after turning 50, he figures it’s time for a comeback. That will come this weekend at the ...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – No French player had won on the modern PGA TOUR until this year’s Farmers Insurance Open, when Matthieu Pavon played a bold third shot from thick rough on Torrey Pines’ par-5 ...

VERSAILLES, France -- Local favorite Jean Van de Velde fired a 7-under-par 64 on Thursday to lead during the suspended first round of the Open de France. First-round action on the Albatross Course at ...

Leader hopes to become first Frenchman since 1907 to claim the Claret Jug. He made difficult shots from pot bunkers look easy. He made putts that stretched from here to France. Each time, Jean Van de ...

I was there when ... the Frenchman became an adjective for all future episodes of golf infamy. You know, ‘That was a collapse of Van de Veldian proportions.’ Or, ‘He experienced a momentary lapse of ...

Jean Van de Velde blows a three-stroke lead on this date in 1999 when he triple-bogeys the 72nd hole at Carnoustie, setting the stage for Paul Lawrie to be the first Scotsman to win the British Open ...

PHILADELPHIA (KRT) -- Chalk up another self-inflicted, disastrous triple bogey for Jean Van de Velde. When the Royal and Ancient Golf Club announced Oct. 13 that it was going to throw open the door to ...

EXCLUSIVE: Incredible Film has acquired global distribution rights to upcoming comedy feature After Party, from Dutch director Jean van de Velde, creator of the hit sports-themed franchise All Stars.