Floris de Vries

Floris Jan Willem de Vries (born 18 August 1989) is a Dutch professional golfer.

Floris de Vries
Personal information
Full nameFloris Jan Willem de Vries
Born (1989-08-18) 18 August 1989
Rheden, Netherlands
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Nationality Netherlands
ResidenceApeldoorn, Netherlands
Career
Turned professional2009
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT48: 2011

De Vries was born in Rheden and turned professional in 2009 having had a successful amateur career. He qualified for the Challenge Tour by finishing in the top five of the rankings on the EPD Tour, one of Europe's third tier development tours, in 2009.

In his rookie season on the Challenge Tour De Vries won the Mugello Tuscany Open, defeating Thorbjørn Olesen in a sudden-death playoff.[1][2] He ended the season in 4th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate to the top level European Tour for 2011.

Amateur wins (5)

  • 2005 European Boys Championship, European Under 16 Championship
  • 2006 French Boys Championship
  • 2007 Dutch Amateur Open Championship
  • 2008 Dutch Amateur Open Championship

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 23 May 2010 Mugello Tuscany Open −10 (67-68-71-68=274) Playoff Thorbjørn Olesen

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2010 Mugello Tuscany Open Thorbjørn Olesen Won with birdie on second extra hole

EPD Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1 24 Jun 2009 Bohemia Franzensbad Classic −10 (72-70-67=209) 9 strokes Richard Kind, Marek Novy

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. "Dutchman De Vries takes Tuscany title". PGA European Tour. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  2. "De Vries wins Tuscany Open". Miami Herald. The Sports Network. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-13.


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