Thomas Detry
| Thomas Detry | |
|---|---|
 Detry in 2009 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Thomas Detry |
| Born | 13 January 1993[1] |
| Sporting nationality |  Belgium |
| Career | |
| College | University of Illinois |
| Turned professional | 2016 |
| Current tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Highest ranking | 48 (16 June 2024)[2] (as of 27 October 2024) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
Thomas Detry (13 January 1993) is a Belgian professional golfer who, as of 2016, plays on the Challenge Tour. He was a top-10 ranked amateur golfer before turning professional. In his first professional win at the Bridgestone Challenge, he set Challenge Tour records for largest margin of victory and tied for lowest score under-par with Ivo Giner.
Early life
Detry was born in 1993.[1] He started playing golf when he was 5, but also played tennis and hockey. He started competing in international golf tournaments when he was 13 years old. He studied at the Topsportschool Vlaanderen in Hasselt until 2012. In 2009, when he was 16 years old, Detry won the Dutch Junior Open, a competition for young golfers aged under 21.[3][4]
Detry was selected for the Junior Ryder Cup team (a competition between American and European youth) in 2010 and the Jacques Léglise Trophy team (pitting continental European boys against a team from the British Isles) in 2010 and 2011.[3][4]
University of Illinois
Following fellow golfer and good friend Thomas Pieters,[5] Detry studied Business Management at the University of Illinois from 2012 to 2016. He was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2013 and the Big Ten Golfer of the Year in 2015. He represented Europe in the Palmer Cup in 2014 and 2015.[6] He was named the best Belgian amateur golfer in 2013 and 2015.[3]
After winning the 2016 Big Ten Championship, he was ranked among the ten top amateur golfers in the world by World Amateur Golf Ranking.[7]
Professional career
Detry turned professional and started competing on the Challenge Tour in 2016.[1] He made the cut in his first 10 professional events, culminating in his win at the 2016 Bridgestone Challenge. With this win, he equaled the record for lowest under-par finish ever on the Challenge Tour (29 under par, set in 2003 by Ivó Giner), and set a new record for the win by the widest margin ever on the Challenge Tour – 12 strokes ahead of the second-place finisher.[5][8] He also broke the course record at Heythrop Park Resort with his first round of 60 (12 under par).[5][8]
Amateur wins
- 2009 Riverwoods Junior Open
- 2010 Belgian National Juniors
- 2011 Grand Prix AFG, King's Prize, Belgium National Match Play
- 2012 Championnat de Ligue Amateur, Grand Prix AFG
- 2013 European Challenge Trophy (individual), Belgian International Amateur, Wolf Run Intercollegiate
- 2014 Sagamore Fall Preview
- 2015 Louisiana Classics, Boilermaker Invitational
- 2016 Big Ten Championship[6]
Source:[9]
Professional wins (1)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Aug 2016 | Bridgestone Challenge[5] | −29 (60-67-69-63=259) | 12 strokes |  Thriston Lawrence
|
Team appearances
Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2010 (winners), 2011[3]
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2010[3]
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Belgium): 2010, 2012, 2014[3][9]
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2012 (winners)[3]
- Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2014 (winners), 2015[3][6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Thomas Detry: biography". European Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Week 24 2024 Ending 16 Jun 2024" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Recordbook VVG Topsportschool" (PDF) (in Dutch). Golfvlaanderen.be. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ a b Schoonjans, Tim (9 January 2016). "Golfer Thomas Detry: 'Ik kan nummer één worden'" (in Dutch). Bruzz. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Dominant Detry crowned Bridgestone Challenge Champion". European Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ a b c "Thomas Detry". FightingIllini.com. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Detry moves inside WAGR top 10 after winning the Big Ten Championship". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ a b Bogaert, Glenn. "Hoogdag voor Belgische golfsport want Thomas Detry volgt voorbeeld van naamgenoot Pieters" (in Dutch). De Morgen. Belga. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Thomas Detry". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
External links
- Thomas Detry at the European Tour official site
- Thomas Detry at the Official World Golf Ranking official site