Guido van der Valk

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Guido van der Valk
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Personal information
Born (1980-01-26) 26 January 1980 (age 44)
Lelystad, Netherlands
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight158 lb (72 kg; 11.3 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Residence Lelystad, Netherlands
Manila, Philippines
Career
Turned professional2002
Current tour(s) Philippine Golf Tour
Former tour(s) Asian Tour
Challenge Tour
Asian Development Tour
Professional wins9

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

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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)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
125 Sep 2011 MIDF KLGCC Classic1−7 (71-70-67-73=281)7 strokes Flag of the Philippines.svg Gerald Rosales

1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

Philippine Golf Tour wins (6)

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

Other wins (2)

Playoff record

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2011 ISPS Handa Singapore Classic Flag of Brazil.svg Adilson da Silva, Flag of India.svg Himmat Rai,
Flag of the Philippines.svg Elmer Salvador, Flag of South Africa.svg Tjaart van der Walt
Rai won with birdie on sixth extra hole
da Silva, van der Valk and van der Walt eliminated by birdie on second hole

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. "2002 Schedule - Challenge Tour".
  2. Himmat Rai beats Elmer Salvador to win ISPS Handa Singapore Classic
  3. Seventh Heaven for Guido
  4. "Van der Valk saves tour card". Archived from the original on 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2012-04-12.