Floris de Vries

Floris de Vries
Floris de Vries
Personal information
Full name	Floris Jan Willem de Vries
Born	18 August 1989 (age 34); Rheden, Netherlands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sporting nationality	Netherlands
Residence	Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Career
Turned professional	2009
Former tour(s)	European Tour; Challenge Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	1
Other	2
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T48: 2011

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

Career

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

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

Professional wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

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

Pro Golf Tour wins (2)

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

Team appearances

Amateur

Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2005 (winners), 2007
Eisenhower Trophy (representing the Netherlands): 2008
European Amateur Team Championship (representing the Netherlands): 2008

References

^ "Dutchman De Vries takes Tuscany title". PGA European Tour. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
^ "De Vries wins Tuscany Open". Miami Herald. The Sports Network. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-13.^{[dead link]}

External links

Official website
Floris de Vries at the European Tour official site
Floris de Vries at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

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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]}

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