Nicolas Vanhootegem (born 7 October 1972) is a Belgian professional golfer.
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Nicolas Vanhootegem |
| Born | 7 October 1972 Brussels, Belgium |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  Belgium |
| Residence | Brussels, Belgium |
| Spouse | Agnès |
| Children | 2 |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1994 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 3 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T30: 2001 |
Career edit
Vanhootegem was born in Brussels. He won several tree international tournaments as an amateur, including the Belgium international, the Luxembourg international and the Welsh Open Stroke Play, 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, he lost in play off against Thomas Bjorn on his first Challenge Tour professional event in 1995 and in his second professional event, he as won the Neuchatel Open SBS Trophy Switserland, the 2002 Aa St Omer Open France, and the 2007 Telenet Trophy, which was held in his home country. He also won the 1991, 1993 and 1997 Omnium of Belgium. He represented his country at the World Cup & european Cup as an amateur player.
Amateur wins edit
- 1991 Welsh Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship, Luxembourg Amateur Open Championship, Belgium International Championship, Omnium of Belgium
- 1991-93 Omnium of Belgium
Professional wins (5) edit
Challenge Tour wins (3) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Jul 1995 | Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy | −13 (66-66-68=200) | 2 strokes |  Michele Reale
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| 2 | 16 Jun 2002 | Aa St Omer Open | −7 (75-70-67-65=277) | 4 strokes |  Lee S. James,  Gustavo Rojas
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| 3 | 20 May 2007 | Telenet Trophy | −17 (68-65-68-70=271) | 4 strokes |  Felipe Aguilar
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BeNeLux Golf Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Sep 2012 | Pro-Am de la Construction | −6 (69-69=138) | 7 strokes | Alain Anthonissen, Gilles Monville
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Other wins (1) edit
- 1997 Omnium of Belgium
Results in major championships edit
| Tournament | 2001 |
|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T30 |
"T" = tied
Note: Vanhootegem only played in The Open Championship.
Team appearances edit
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Belgium): 1990[1]
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Belgium): 1992, 1994
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1992, 1994
References edit
- ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
External links edit
- Nicolas Vanhootegem at the European Tour official site