Daan Huizing
{{short description|Dutch professional golfer (born 1990)}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2013}}
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Daan Huizing (born 22 October 1990) is a Dutch professional golfer.
Huizing entered the European Tour qualifying school at the end of 2012. Because of his high ranking as an amateur, he was exempt from the first stage of qualifying. He made it through to the third stage where he finished 80th, earning a place in some Challenge Tour events for 2013.
Huizing won twice in 2013, at the Northern Ireland Open Challenge{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/23922637 |title=Dutchman Daan Huizing beats Oliver Wilson in NI Open play-off |work=BBC Sport |date=1 September 2013 |accessdate=5 September 2013}} and two weeks later at the Kharkov Superior Cup. He was also joint runner-up in the Kärnten Golf Open and finished the year in sixth place in the Challenge Tour standings, and graduated to the European Tour for 2014. Huizing had a disappointing 2014 with best finishes of tied for 12th place.
Since 2015 Huizing has mostly played on the Challenge Tour. Until 2021 his best finishes were joint runner-up finishes in the 2015 Cordon Golf Open and the 2017 Viking Challenge. In 2019 Huizing won the Jordan Mixed Open, a mixed event that included players from the Challenge Tour, the European Senior Tour and the Ladies European Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/11686238/daan-huizing-claims-historic-jordan-mixed-open-victory |title=Daan Huizing claims historic Jordan Mixed Open victory |publisher=Sky Sports |date=6 April 2019}} In 2021 he won the Irish Challenge on the Challenge Tour, beating Eduard Rousaud in a sudden-death playoff.
Amateur wins
- 2010 Netherlands National Match Play
- 2011 National Stroke Play (Netherlands), German International Amateur, BrabantsOpen/Zomerwedstrijid, Turkish Amateur Open, Copa Juan Carlos Tailhade, Argentine Amateur Championship
- 2012 Lytham Trophy, St Andrews Links Trophy
Professional wins (6)
=Challenge Tour wins (3)=
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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
align=center|1
|align=right|1 Sep 2013 |Northern Ireland Open Challenge |−13 (65-66-66-74=271) |Playoff |{{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Wilson |
align=center|2
|align=right|15 Sep 2013 |−15 (70-69-67-67=273) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Sihwan Kim |
align=center|3
|align=right|30 May 2021 |−9 (71-69-68-67=275) |Playoff |{{flagicon|ESP}} Eduard Rousaud |
Challenge Tour playoff record (2–0)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |
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|align=center|1 |2013 |Northern Ireland Open Challenge |{{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Wilson |Won with birdie on first extra hole |
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|align=center|2 |2021 |{{flagicon|ESP}} Eduard Rousaud |Won with par on first extra hole |
=Other wins (3)=
- 2010 Dutch National Open Championship (as an amateur)
- 2012 Dutch National Open Championship (as an amateur)
- 2019 Jordan Mixed Open
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing the Netherlands): 2007, 2008{{cite web |title=European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association |date=19 October 2015 |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-boys-team-championship |access-date=22 January 2023}}
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing the Netherlands): 2010
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing the Netherlands): 2010, 2012
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2012 (winners)
- Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2012 (winners)
Professional
See also
References
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External links
- {{EuroTour player|35810}}
- {{OWGR|12650}}
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Category:European Tour golfers
Category:Utrecht University alumni
Category:Sportspeople from Zwolle
Category:Sportspeople from Utrecht (province)