Guido van der Valk explained

Guido van der Valk
Birth Date:26 January 1980
Birth Place:Lelystad, Netherlands
Weight:158lb
Residence:Lelystad, Netherlands
Manila, Philippines
Yearpro:2002
Tour:Philippine Golf Tour
Extour:Asian Tour
Challenge Tour
Asian Development Tour
Prowins:9

Guido van der Valk (born 26 January 1980) is a Dutch professional golfer.

Career

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.

Professional wins (9)

Asian Development Tour wins (1)

1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

Philippine Golf Tour wins (6)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
110 Mar 2018ICTSI Eagle Ridge Challenge+4 (72-73-71-76=292)3 strokes Jay Bayron, Nicolas Paez
28 Jun 2019ICTSI Club Filipino de Cebu Invitational−10 (66-65-73-70=274)2 strokes Michael Bibat, David Gleeson
37 Mar 2020TCC Invitational+7 (71-74-75-75=295)1 stroke Clyde Mondilla
427 May 2022ICTSI Splendido Taal Championship−16 (68-70-66-68=272)Playoff Miguel Tabuena
528 Oct 2022Pradera Verde Championship−8 (71-70-70-69=280)1 stroke Jhonnel Ababa, Antonio Lascuña
610 Feb 2023TCC Invitational (2)+6 (73-74-74-73=294)5 strokes Lloyd Jefferson Go

Other wins (2)

Playoff record

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

Team appearances

Amateur

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2002 Schedule - Challenge Tour.
  2. http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Sport/Story/STIStory_711842.html Himmat Rai beats Elmer Salvador to win ISPS Handa Singapore Classic
  3. http://www.golftoday.co.uk/asian/tours/2011/PGM_MIDF_KLGCC_Classic/round_4.html Seventh Heaven for Guido
  4. Web site: Van der Valk saves tour card . 2012-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120109051637/http://www.asiantour.com/news.aspx?sid=20111218673832446115 . 2012-01-09 . dead .