FAMILY AFFAIR

My dad was a footballer who scored against Man Utd in Champions League – I’m making my own way playing at The Masters

Matthieu has already made history on the PGA Tour this year

FROM scoring Champions League goals to teeing off at The Masters - there are sports genes in the Pavon family.

Michel Pavon is a former French footballer, who played for the likes of Toulouse and Bordeaux.

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Michel Pavon's son is playing at The MastersCredit: EPA
Pavon Snr [right] played for Bordeaux and scored versus Man UtdCredit: EPA
His son Matthieu Pavon is a pro golferCredit: Getty

The 55-year-old made 378 Ligue 1 appearances during his lengthy career and won the division title in 1999.

Pavon Sr also starred in the Champions League for Bordeaux and scored against Manchester United in a 2-1 defeat 24 years ago.

The midfielder found the back of the net against Sir Alex Ferguson's iconic Treble-winning side from distance after poor goalkeeping from Raimond van der Gouw.

After hanging up his boots, he went on to manage Bordeaux for two seasons from 2003.

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Pavon Sr married golf coach Beatrice, with the couple's son choosing the fairway over the football pitch.

And Matthieu is now competing at The Masters.

Pavon Jr is the current world No25 and he secured his maiden PGA Tour title at the Farmers Insurance Open earlier this year.

It was the first event won by a Frenchman since 1907.

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The 31-year-old makes his debut at Augusta this year, having made just two appearances at majors before.

And it turns out that the Pavon family have even more links to sport as granddad Ignacio Pavon was a footballer for Marseille in the 1960s.

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