Nicolas Vanhootegem

Nicolas Vanhootegem
Personal information
Full name	Nicolas Vanhootegem
Born	7 October 1972 (1972-10-07) (age 39) Brussels, Belgium
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Nationality	Belgium
Residence	Knokke, Belgium
Career
Turned professional	1994
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	3
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T30: 2001
PGA Championship	DNP

Nicolas Vanhootegem (born 7 October 1972) is a Belgian professional golfer.

Vanhootegem was born in Brussels. He won several tournaments as an amateur, including the Welsh Open Stroke Play, and turned professional in 1994. He has spent his career fluctuating between membership of the main European Tour and the second tier Challenge Tour.

Vanhootegem has won three tournaments on the Challenge Tour, the 1995 Neuchatel Open SBS Trophy, the 2002 Aa St Omer Open, and the 2007 Telenet Trophy, which was held in his home country. He also won the 1997 Omnium of Belgium. He represented his country at the World Cup in 1996.

Amateur wins

• 1991 Welsh Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship, Luxembourg Amateur Open Championship, Belgium International Championship, Omnium of Belgium
• 1993 Omnium of Belgium

Professional wins

Challenge Tour wins (3)

• 1995 Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy
• 2002 Aa St Omer Open
• 2007 Telenet Trophy

Other wins (1)

• 1997 Omnium of Belgium

Results in major championships

Tournament	2001
The Masters	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T30
PGA Championship	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Belgium): 1992,1994
• St Andrews Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 1994

Professional

• World Cup (representing Belgium): 1996

External links

• Nicolas Vanhootegem at the European Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Vanhootegem, Nicolas
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	7 October 1972
Place of birth	Brussels, Belgium
Date of death
Place of death