Nicolas Vanhootegem

Nicolas Vanhootegem (born 7 October 1972) is a Belgian professional golfer.

Nicolas Vanhootegem
Personal information
Full nameNicolas Vanhootegem
Born (1972-10-07) 7 October 1972
Brussels, Belgium
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Nationality Belgium
ResidenceKnokke, Belgium
Career
Turned professional1994
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT30: 2001

Vanhootegem was born in Brussels. He won several tournaments as an amateur, including the Welsh Open Stroke Play, and turned professional in 1994. He has spent his career fluctuating between membership of the main European Tour and the second tier Challenge Tour.

Vanhootegem has won three tournaments on the Challenge Tour, the 1995 Neuchatel Open SBS Trophy, the 2002 Aa St Omer Open, and the 2007 Telenet Trophy, which was held in his home country. He also won the 1997 Omnium of Belgium. He represented his country at the World Cup in 1996.

Amateur wins

  • 1991 Welsh Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship, Luxembourg Amateur Open Championship, Belgium International Championship, Omnium of Belgium
  • 1993 Omnium of Belgium

Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 2 Jul 1995 Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy −13 (66-66-68=200) 2 strokes Michele Reale
2 16 Jun 2002 Aa St Omer Open −7 (75-70-67-65=277) 4 strokes Lee S. James, Gustavo Rojas
3 20 May 2007 Telenet Trophy −17 (68-65-68-70=271) 4 strokes Felipe Aguilar

Other wins (1)

  • 1997 Omnium of Belgium

Results in major championships

Tournament 2001
The Open Championship T30

"T" = tied
Note: Vanhootegem only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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