Thomas Pieters
| Thomas Pieters | |
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| — Golfer — | |
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Pieters in 2009
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Thomas Pieters |
| Born | 27 January 1992 [1] Geel, Belgium[2] |
| Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).[1] |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)[1] |
| Nationality |  Belgium |
| Residence | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Career | |
| College | University of Illinois |
| Turned professional | 2013 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
Thomas Pieters (27 January 1992) is a Belgian professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.
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Biography
Pieters was born in Geel, Belgium in 1992.[1] He studied at the University of Illinois for which he won the individual 2011 Jack Nicklaus Invitational and the individual 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship in his second year; the next year, he finished second with his team at the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship and won the individual 2013 Big Ten Conference Championship.[3]
After turning professional in the summer of 2013, he battled through all three stages of the European Tour Qualifying School taking the 20th card at the Final Stage, and qualified to play on the European Tour. His best result in his first year was as runner-up in the 2014 Open de España, leading after the second and third rounds, finishing 6th at the Russian Open Golf Championship and finishing 8th at the 2014 Malaysian Open and at the 2014 Alfred Dunhill Championship. He finished the year ranked #243 in the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR), having ended the previous year at #1122.[4]
In 2015 he started with a 4th place finish at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship which took him to #156 on the OWGR. In August and September, he won the D+D Real Czech Masters and the KLM Open in consecutive tournaments played and moved into the top 100 in the OWGR.
Amateur wins (6)
- 2009 International of Belgium Junior Championship
- 2011 Jack Nicklaus Invitational, Belgian Stroke Play Championship
- 2012 NCAA Division I Championship, Monroe Invitational
- 2013 Big Ten Championship
Professional wins (2)
European Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Aug 2015 | D+D Real Czech Masters | −20 (66-68-65-69=268) | 3 strokes |  Pelle Edberg |
| 2 | 13 Sep 2015 | KLM Open | −19 (68-66-62-65=261) | 1 stroke |  Eduardo de la Riva,  Lee Slattery |
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Championship | DNP | DNP |
| Dell Match Play | DNP | T28 |
| Bridgestone Invitational | DNP | |
| HSBC Champions | T23 |
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2010 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Belgium): 2010, 2012
- Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2012 (winners)
See also
References
External links
- Official website
- Thomas Pieters at the European Tour official site
- Thomas Pieters at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
