Who's who in golf - Thomas Pieters
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Thomas Pieters |
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Belgium
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January 27, 1992 in Geel, Antwerp Province, Belgium. |
| Original Home/Club: |
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Witbos GC |
| Occupation: |
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Professional golfer |
| Turned Pro: |
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2013 |
| Web Address: |
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http://www.thomaspieters.com
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| Sponsor / Attachment: |
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Delen Private Bank |
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Roll of Honour
Ryder Cup player (2016). Multiple wins on the European Tour.
Did you know?
Having played golf from the age of five, Pieters honed his skills and enjoyed considerable success as an amateur golfer at the University of Illinois. He decided to forgo his senior year at Illinois, and instead turned professional aged 21.
Gaining his 2014 European Tour playing rights at Q-School, Pieters recorded his first two wins on the tour in 2015. His win in the Made in Denmark tournament in August 2016 certainly made a big impression on Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke, who included Pieters as a wild card selection for the upcoming contest. Pieters handsomely repaid his selection as the highest points scorer for Europe (4 points from his 5 matches), although the team as a whole suffered a 17-11 loss to the resurgent Americans.
Top tournaments won by Thomas Pieters
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| 2016 | Men Europe | Made in Denmark | Himmerland | 267 (-17) | €300,000 |
| Played as the Made in Denmark tournament (Aug 25-28). Second-placed Bradley Dredge (Wales) finished 1 shot behind Pieters (Belg), who birdied each of the last three holes in the final round to claim his third European Tour win. [Himmerland Resort, Aalborg, Denmark]. |
| 2015 | Men Europe | Czech Masters | Albatross Resort | 268 (-20) | €166,660 |
| Played as the D+D Real Czech Masters (Aug 27-30). Second-placed Pelle Edberg (Swe) finished 3 shots behind Pieters (Belg), who claimed his first European Tour win. [Albatross Resort, Vysoký Újezd, nr Prague, Czech Rep.]. |
| 2015 | Men Europe | Dutch Open | Kennemer | 261 (-19) | €300,000 |
| Played as the KLM Open (Sept 10-13). Second-placed Lee Slattery (Eng) and Eduardo de la Riva (Esp) finished 1 shot behind Pieters (Belg), who recorded his second European Tour win, coming just two weeks after his first win. [Kennemer G&CC, Zandvoort, Netherlands]. |
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