Maarten Lafeber (born 11 December 1974) is a Dutch professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career Lafeber was born in Eindhoven, North Brabant. He won the Dutch, Swiss and Spanish amateur championships in his youth.
Professional career Lafeber turned professional in 1997. He earned a European Tour card at the first attempt but lost it at the end of 1998.
Lafeber played on the second-tier Challenge Tour where he won the 1999 Tusker Kenya Open. He regained his place on the main tour for the 2000 season. In 2003, he became the first home player to win the Dutch Open since Joop Rühl 1947, and that remains his only win on the European Tour. In July 2005, he reached a career high ranking of 88 in the World Golf Ranking.
Lafeber once sold shares in himself to Dutch businessmen to help finance his career.
Personal life In June 2025, Lafeber's son Guus made his debut appearance at the KLM Open as an amateur, where Maarten acted as his caddy. Later in August 2025, Guus went on to win the Boys Amateur Championship at County Louth Golf Club in Ireland.
Amateur wins 1995 Dutch Amateur Stroke Play Championship 1997 Dutch Amateur Championship, Spanish Amateur Open Championship, Swiss Amateur Open Championship
Professional wins (2)
European Tour wins (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up112 Oct 2003Dutch Open−13 (67-69-64-67=267)1 stroke Mathias Grönberg, Søren Hansen
Challenge Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up114 Mar 1999Tusker Kenya Open−19 (66-66-69-64=265)3 strokes Erik Andersson
Results in major championships Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009U.S. OpenCUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUTT41PGA ChampionshipCUT Tournament20102011U.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship Note: Lafeber never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Team appearances Amateur European Amateur Team Championship (representing the Netherlands): 1993, 1995, 1997 European Youths' Team Championship (representing the Netherlands): 1994 Eisenhower Trophy (representing the Netherlands): 1994, 1996 St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1996
Professional World Cup (representing the Netherlands): 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007 Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2005
See also 2011 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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