Nicolas Vanhootegem (born 7 October 1972) is a Belgian professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career In 1972, Vanhootegem was born in Brussels. He won several tree international tournaments as an amateur, including the Belgium international, the Luxembourg international and the Welsh Open Stroke Play.
Professional career In 1994, Vanhootegem turned professional. 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, he lost in play off against Thomas Bjørn in his first Challenge Tour start in 1995 and in his second professional start, he won the Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy. He also won the 2002 Aa St Omer Open and the 2007 Telenet Trophy, which was held in his home country. He also won the 1991, 1993 and 1997 Omnium of Belgium. He represented his country at the World Cup of Golf as an amateur player.
Amateur wins 1991 Welsh Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship, Luxembourg Amateur Open Championship, Belgium International Championship, Omnium of Belgium 1991-93 Omnium of Belgium
Professional wins (5) Challenge Tour wins (3) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up12 Jul 1995Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy−13 (66-66-68=200)2 strokes Michele Reale216 Jun 2002Aa St Omer Open−7 (75-70-67-65=277)4 strokes Lee S. James, Gustavo Rojas320 May 2007Telenet Trophy−17 (68-65-68-70=271)4 strokes Felipe Aguilar
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult11995Himmerland Open Thomas Bjørn, Anssi KankkonenBjørn won with birdie on first extra hole21997Alianca UAP Challenger Anssi Kankkonen, Fredrik Lindgren
BeNeLux Golf Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up17 Sep 2012Pro-Am de la Construction−6 (69-69=138)7 strokes Alain Anthonissen, Gilles Monville
Other wins (1) 1997 Omnium of Belgium
Results in major championships Tournament2001The Open ChampionshipT30 "T" = tied Note: Vanhootegem only played in The Open Championship.
Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing Belgium): 1990 European Amateur Team Championship (representing Belgium): 1991, 1993 Eisenhower Trophy (representing Belgium): 1992, 1994 St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1992, 1994
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