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Floris de Vries

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Floris de Vries
Personal information
Full nameFloris Jan Willem de Vries
Born (1989-08-18) 18 August 1989 (age 35)
Rheden, Netherlands
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sporting nationality Netherlands
ResidenceApeldoorn, Netherlands
Career
Turned professional2009
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Pro Golf Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT48: 2011

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

Career

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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.

De Vries finished his professional playing career in 2014 at the Deutsche Bank Polish Masters Pro Golf Tour Championship on the Pro Golf Tour. He capped his career off with a victory.[3]

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (3)

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Challenge Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 23 May 2010 Mugello Tuscany Open −10 (67-68-71-68=274) Playoff Denmark Thorbjørn Olesen

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2010 Mugello Tuscany Open Denmark Thorbjørn Olesen Won with birdie on second extra hole

Pro Golf Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 24 Jun 2009 Bohemia Franzensbad Classic −10 (72-70-67=209) 9 strokes Netherlands Richard Kind, Czech Republic Marek Nový
2 26 Sep 2014 Deutsche Bank Polish Masters Pro Golf Tour Championship −4 (69-69-71=209) 1 stroke Germany Stephan Gross, Germany Anton Kirstein,
Germany Marcel Schneider

Team appearances

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Amateur

See also

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References

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  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. [dead link]
  3. ^ Lettenbichler, Matthias (27 September 2014). "Floris de Vries ends his career with a great victory". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  5. ^ "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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