Guido van der Valk (born 26 January 1980) is a Dutch professional golfer.
Amateur career Van der Valk had a successful amateur career. He represented The Netherlands in the Eisenhower Trophy. Van der Valk turned had several offers for athletic scholarships in the United States but rejected them to turn professional.
Professional career In 2002, van der Valk turned professional. He joined the Challenge Tour and finished 36th in the standings in his debut season, the highlight being a second-place finish behind Iain Pyman at the BMW Russian Open. After two disappointing seasons he joined the Asian Tour in 2005. In 2007 he just missed out on retaining his card by finishing one place out at 61st in the Order of Merit; Thammanoon Sriroj in 60th earned just $455 more. However, van der Valk rectified this the following year by enjoying his most successful Asian season to date in 2008, finishing 52nd on the Order of Merit.
In 2011, van der Valk posted his best result to date on the Asian Tour, losing out in a five-man playoff to Himmat Rai at the ISPS Handa Singapore Classic.Himmat Rai beats Elmer Salvador to win ISPS Handa Singapore Classic Two weeks later he won on the Asian Development Tour at the PGM-MIDF KLGCC Classic.Seventh Heaven for Guido Going into the final event of the main tour season, the Thailand Golf Championship, he was 83rd on the Order of Merit, but he finished T6th to climb to 59th and retain his card. It was the first time he had retained his card automatically since 2008.
Professional wins (10) Asian Development Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up125 Sep 2011MIDF KLGCC Classic1−7 (71-70-67-73=281)7 strokes Gerald Rosales 1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
Philippine Golf Tour wins (7) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up110 Mar 2018ICTSI Eagle Ridge Challenge +4 (72-73-71-76=292)3 strokes Jay Bayron, Nicolas Paez28 Jun 2019ICTSI Club Filipino de Cebu Invitational−10 (66-65-73-70=274)2 strokes Michael Bibat, David Gleeson37 Mar 2020TCC Invitational +7 (71-74-75-75=295)1 stroke Clyde Mondilla427 May 2022ICTSI Splendido Taal Championship−16 (68-70-66-68=272)Playoff Miguel Tabuena528 Oct 2022Pradera Verde Championship−8 (71-70-70-69=280)1 stroke Jhonnel Ababa, Antonio Lascuña610 Feb 2023TCC Invitational (2) +6 (73-74-74-73=294)5 strokes Lloyd Jefferson Go78 Jun 2025ICTSI Forest Hills Classic−12 (66-69-67-70=272)1 stroke Keanu Jahns, Angelo Que
Other wins (2) 2004 ABN Amro, Dutch PGA Championship
Playoff record Asian Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12011ISPS Handa Singapore Classic Adilson da Silva, Himmat Rai, Elmer Salvador, Tjaart van der WaltRai won with birdie on sixth extra holeda Silva, van der Valk and van der Walt eliminated by birdie on second hole
Team appearances Amateur European Amateur Team Championship (representing the Netherlands): 1999, 2001 Eisenhower Trophy (representing the Netherlands): 2000
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