Floris de Vries
{{short description|Dutch professional golfer (born 1989)}}
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| fullname = Floris Jan Willem de Vries
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| birth_place = Rheden, Netherlands
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| residence = Apeldoorn, Netherlands
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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.{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/season=2010/tournamentid=2010732/news/newsid=122376.html |title=Dutchman De Vries takes Tuscany title |work=PGA European Tour |date=23 May 2010 |accessdate=2010-07-13}}{{cite news |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/23/1644186/de-vries-wins-tuscany-open.html |title=De Vries wins Tuscany Open |newspaper=Miami Herald |agency=The Sports Network |date=23 May 2010 |accessdate=2010-07-13}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} He ended the season in 4th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate to the top level European Tour for 2011.
De Vries finished his professional playing career in 2014 at the Deutsche Bank Polish Masters Pro Golf Tour Championship on the Pro Golf Tour. He capped his career off with a victory.{{cite web |url=https://www.progolftour.de/press-detail/floris-de-vries-ends-his-career-with-a-great-victory |title=Floris de Vries ends his career with a great victory |publisher=Pro Golf Tour |first=Matthias |last=Lettenbichler |date=27 September 2014 |access-date=7 April 2023}}
Amateur wins
- 2005 European Young Masters
- 2006 French International Boys Championship
- 2007 Dutch Amateur Open Championship
- 2008 Dutch Amateur Open Championship
Professional wins (3)
=Challenge Tour wins (1)=
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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
align=center|1
|align=right|23 May 2010 |−10 (67-68-71-68=274) |Playoff |{{flagicon|DEN}} Thorbjørn Olesen |
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |
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|align=center|1 |2010 |{{flagicon|DEN}} Thorbjørn Olesen |Won with birdie on second extra hole |
=Pro Golf Tour wins (2)=
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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
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|align=right|24 Jun 2009 |Bohemia Franzensbad Classic |−10 (72-70-67=209) |9 strokes |{{flagicon|NED}} Richard Kind, {{flagicon|CZE}} Marek Nový |
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|align=right|26 Sep 2014 |Deutsche Bank Polish Masters Pro Golf Tour Championship |−4 (69-69-71=209) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|GER}} Stephan Gross, {{flagicon|GER}} Anton Kirstein, |
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing the Netherlands): 2003, 2004, 2005 (winners), 2007{{cite web |title=European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-boys-team-championship |access-date=22 January 2023}}
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing the Netherlands): 2006{{cite web|title=EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship|date=19 October 2015 |url=https://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-youths-team-championship |publisher= European Golf Association |accessdate=3 January 2023}}
- 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
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.florisdevries.nl/}}
- {{EuroTour player|33464}}
- {{OWGR|9412}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Rheden
Category:Sportspeople from Apeldoorn
Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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