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Nicolas Colsaerts 
Personal information Full name Nicolas Colsaerts Born 14 November 1982
Schaerbeek, BelgiumHeight 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Nationality 
BelgiumResidence Brussels, Belgium Career Turned professional 2000 Current tour(s) European Tour Professional wins 8 Number of wins by tour European Tour 1 Challenge Tour 2 Other 5 Best results in Major Championships Masters Tournament DNP U.S. Open CUT: 2011 The Open Championship CUT: 2004 PGA Championship DNP Nicolas Colsaerts (14 November 1982) is a Belgian professional golfer.
Colsaerts was born in Schaerbeek, Belgium. He turned professional in 2000, the day of his 18th birthday and went on to gain his European Tour card. He won his playing privileges back for 2010 by finishing third on the Challenge Tour in 2009.
Colsaerts led the Irish Open at the halfway stage in 2006,[1] but fell away over the weekend and finished in a tie for 53rd place.[2] Similarly, he led the Scandinavian Open after the third round but finished tied for 24th.[3]
Colsaerts nearly won the 2009 Challenge of Ireland after a final round 68, but lost at the third hole of a sudden-death playoff to English golfer Robert Coles. However, he eventually won his maiden victory on the Challenge Tour a few weeks later at the SK Golf Challenge and added the Dutch Futures later in October.
In 2010 he had a best finish of third at the BMW Italian Open, and retained his tour card for 2011 after finishing 67th on the Race to Dubai rankings. In 2011 he won his first European Tour title at the Volvo China Open. He then reached the semi-finals of the 2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain, losing to eventual winner Ian Poulter after a playoff hole in the semi-finals.[4] These results placed him high enough on the year's ranking to get him a spot for the 2011 Open Championship,[5] and two days later he won the European qualifying tournament for the 2011 U.S. Open at Walton Heath Golf Club.[6]
Contents
Amateur wins (3)
- 2000 Belgian Stroke Play Championship, Belgian Match Play Championship, French Boys Championship
Professional wins (8)
European Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
VictoryRunners-up 1 24 Apr 2011 Volvo China Open -24 (65-67-66-66=264) 4 strokes 
Søren Kjeldsen, 
Peter Lawrie,
Danny Lee, 
Pablo MartínChallenge Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
VictoryRunners-up 1 9 Aug 2009 SK Golf Challenge -11 (70-71-70-66=277) Playoff 
Rhys Davies, 
Julien Guerrier2 13 Sep 2009 Dutch Futures -17 (69-66-67-69=271) 4 strokes 
Andrew McArthur, Julien QuesneOther wins (5)
- 2000 World Travel Open (PGA of Belgium) (as an amateur)
- 2002 Belgian Match Play Championship
- 2003 Omnium of Belgium
- 2005 Open International de Bordeaux (Alps Tour)
- 2010 Mauritius Golf Masters
Results in major championships
Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT The Open Championship CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10Team appearances
Professional
- Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2011
See also
- 2009 Challenge Tour graduates
References
- ^ BBC article
- ^ Irish Open 2006 result
- ^ USAToday story on the Scandinavian Open
- ^ "Poulter denies Donald No. 1". Boston Globe. AP. 23 May 2011. http://www.boston.com/sports/golf/articles/2011/05/23/poulter_denies_donald_world_no_1/. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Aiken punches his fifth ticket to the British". MSNBC. 29 May 2011. http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/33570381/ns/sports-player_news/. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "Richie Ramsay arrives too late for US Open play-off". BBC. 31 May 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/13601725.stm. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Nicolas Colsaerts at the European Tour official site
- Nicolas Colsaerts at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
Categories:- Belgian golfers
- European Tour golfers
- People from Schaerbeek
- 1982 births
- Living people
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