Guido van der Valk | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Lelystad, Netherlands | 26 January 1980
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 158 lb (72 kg; 11.3 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
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 | 11 |
Guido van der Valk (born 26 January 1980) is a Dutch professional golfer.
Van der Valk had a successful amateur career. He represented The Netherlands in the Eisenhower Trophy. Van der Valk turned had several offers for athletic scholarships in the United States but rejected them to turn professional.
In 2002, van der Valk turned professional. 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.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 25 Sep 2011 | MIDF KLGCC Classic1 | −7 (71-70-67-73=281) | 7 strokes | ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 10 Mar 2018 | ICTSI Eagle Ridge Challenge | +4 (72-73-71-76=292) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 8 Jun 2019 | ICTSI Club Filipino de Cebu Invitational | −10 (66-65-73-70=274) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
3 | 7 Mar 2020 | TCC Invitational | +7 (71-74-75-75=295) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
4 | 27 May 2022 | ICTSI Splendido Taal Championship | −16 (68-70-66-68=272) | Playoff | ![]() |
5 | 28 Oct 2022 | Pradera Verde Championship | −8 (71-70-70-69=280) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
6 | 10 Feb 2023 | TCC Invitational (2) | +6 (73-74-74-73=294) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
7 | 31 Jan 2025 | TCC Invitational (3) | +3 (75-72-70-74=291) | Playoff | ![]() |
8 | 8 Jun 2025 | ICTSI Forest Hills Classic | −12 (66-69-67-70=272) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 2011 | ISPS Handa Singapore Classic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Rai won with birdie on sixth extra hole da Silva, van der Valk and van der Walt eliminated by birdie on second hole |
Amateur