Guido_van_der_Valk
Guido van der Valk
Dutch professional golfer (born 1980)
Guido van der Valk (born 26 January 1980) is a Dutch professional golfer.
| Guido van der Valk | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1980-01-26) 26 January 1980 (age 44) Lelystad, Netherlands |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 158 lb (72 kg; 11.3 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Netherlands |
| Residence | Lelystad, Netherlands Manila, Philippines |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2002 |
| Current tour(s) | Philippine Golf Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Asian Tour Challenge Tour Asian Development Tour |
| Professional wins | 9 |
After a successful amateur career, which included representing his country at the Eisenhower Trophy, van der Valk turned down several college offers to turn professional in 2002. He joined the Challenge Tour and finished 36th in the standings in his debut season, the highlight being a second-place finish behind Iain Pyman at the BMW Russian Open.[1] After two disappointing seasons he joined the Asian Tour in 2005. In 2007 he just missed out on retaining his card by finishing one place out at 61st in the Order of Merit; Thammanoon Sriroj in 60th earned just $455 more. However, van der Valk rectified this the following year by enjoying his most successful Asian season to date in 2008, finishing 52nd on the Order of Merit.
In 2011, van der Valk posted his best result to date on the Asian Tour, losing out in a five-man playoff to Himmat Rai at the ISPS Handa Singapore Classic.[2] Two weeks later he won on the Asian Development Tour at the PGM-MIDF KLGCC Classic.[3] Going into the final event of the main tour season, the Thailand Golf Championship, he was 83rd on the Order of Merit, but he finished T6th to climb to 59th and retain his card.[4] It was the first time he had retained his card automatically since 2008.
Asian Development Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Sep 2011 | MIDF KLGCC Classic1 | −7 (71-70-67-73=281) | 7 strokes |  Gerald Rosales |
1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
Philippine Golf Tour wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Mar 2018 | ICTSI Eagle Ridge Challenge | +4 (72-73-71-76=292) | 3 strokes | Jay Bayron,  Nicolas Paez |
| 2 | 8 Jun 2019 | ICTSI Club Filipino de Cebu Invitational | −10 (66-65-73-70=274) | 2 strokes | Michael Bibat,  David Gleeson |
| 3 | 7 Mar 2020 | TCC Invitational | +7 (71-74-75-75=295) | 1 stroke | Clyde Mondilla |
| 4 | 27 May 2022 | ICTSI Splendido Taal Championship | −16 (68-70-66-68=272) | Playoff | Miguel Tabuena |
| 5 | 28 Oct 2022 | Pradera Verde Championship | −8 (71-70-70-69=280) | 1 stroke | Jhonnel Ababa, Antonio Lascuña |
| 6 | 10 Feb 2023 | TCC Invitational (2) | +6 (73-74-74-73=294) | 5 strokes | Lloyd Jefferson Go |
Other wins (2)
- 2004 ABN Amro, Dutch PGA Championship
Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011 | ISPS Handa Singapore Classic |  Adilson da Silva,  Himmat Rai, Elmer Salvador,  Tjaart van der Walt |
Rai won with birdie on sixth extra hole da Silva, van der Valk and van der Walt eliminated by birdie on second hole |
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing the Netherlands): 2000
- "Van der Valk saves tour card". Archived from the original on 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- Guido van der Valk at the European Tour official site