Wil Besseling
| Wil Besseling | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Wil Besseling |
| Born | 9 December 1985 Hoorn, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) |
| Sporting nationality |  Netherlands |
| Residence | Schellinkhout, Netherlands |
| Children | Danae |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2006 |
| Current tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
Wil Besseling (born 9 December 1985) is a Dutch professional golfer.
Besseling was born in Utrecht. He won the Dutch Amateur Match Play Championship in 2001, just two years after taking up the sport. The highlight of his amateur career came in 2006, when he won the Eisenhower Trophy in partnership with Joost Luiten and Tim Sluiter, and also finished with the lowest individual score.[1]
After turning professional at the end of 2006, Besseling played on the EPD Tour, one of the developmental golf tours based in Europe, during 2007. He finished 5th on the 2007 Order of Merit,[2] having been in the top 20 in all but two events, with seven top tens and one victory.[3]
At the end of the year, Besseling attempted to gain his card on the European Tour via the qualifying school. He was unsuccessful, and had to settle playing on the second tier Challenge Tour in 2008. He won his first title on that tour at the second tournament of the season, the Club Colombia Masters, when he was a runaway winner, finishing seven strokes clear of the field.[4] He also collected three runners-up prizes during the year, and ended the season in 15th place on the money list to graduate directly to the European Tour for 2009.[5]
Amateur wins
- 2001 Dutch Amateur Match Play Championship
Professional wins (4)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Apr 2008 | Club Colombia Masters1 | −16 (67-66-69-66=268) | 7 strokes |  Antti Ahokas,  Mark Haastrup
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | Trophée du Golf Club de Genève |  Klas Eriksson,  Alexandre Rocha
|
Eriksson won with birdie on fourth extra hole Rocha eliminated by par on third hole |
| 2 | 2013 | Telenet Trophy |  Daniel Gaunt
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
EPD Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning ccore | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Feb 2007 | Real de Faula Classic | −7 (70-67-72=209) | Playoff |  Iñaki Alustiza-Martinez,  Nicolas Meitinger
|
Other wins (2)
- 2008 Hi5 Pro Tour Al Torreal (Hi5 Pro Tour)
- 2017 KCB Karen Masters
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing the Netherlands): 2004, 2006 (team winners and individual leader)
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2006
See also
References
- ^ "Luiten wins Trophy for Dutch". News24. 29 October 2006. Retrieved 17 April 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Renault EPD Tour Order of Merit 2007". EPD Tour. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ "EPD Tour 2007 Results – Wil Besseling". EPD Tour. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ "Besseling romps to victory in Colombia". PGA European Tour. 13 April 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Besseling back amongst familiar faces". PGA European Tour. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2009.[dead link]
External links
- Wil Besseling at the European Tour official site
- Wil Besseling at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Wil Besseling – profile on the Golfteam Holland site (in Dutch)