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Floris de Vries

Dutch professional golfer (born 1989)In this Dutch name, the surname is de Vries, not Vries.

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

Contents

  • 1 Career
  • 2 Amateur wins
  • 3 Professional wins (3)
    • 3.1 Challenge Tour wins (1)
    • 3.2 Pro Golf Tour wins (2)
  • 4 Team appearances
  • 5 See also
  • 6 References
  • 7 External links

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. 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)

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

Pro Golf Tour wins (2)

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

See also

  • 2010 Challenge Tour graduates

References

    External links

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