Guido van der Valk

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Valk, not Valk.

Guido van der Valk (born 26 January 1980) is a Dutch professional golfer.

Guido van der Valk
Personal information
Born	(1980-01-26) 26 January 1980 (age 45) Lelystad, Netherlands
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	158 lb (72 kg; 11.3 st)
Sporting nationality	Netherlands
Residence	Lelystad, Netherlands Manila, Philippines
Career
Turned professional	2002
Current tour(s)	Philippine Golf Tour
Former tour(s)	Asian Tour Challenge Tour Asian Development Tour
Professional wins	11

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.^[1] 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.^[2] Two weeks later he won on the Asian Development Tour at the PGM-MIDF KLGCC Classic.^[3] 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.^[4] It was the first time he had retained his card automatically since 2008.

Professional wins (11)

Asian Development Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	25 Sep 2011	MIDF 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 (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	10 Mar 2018	ICTSI Eagle Ridge Challenge	[phone]=292)	3 strokes	Jay Bayron, Nicolas Paez
2	8 Jun 2019	ICTSI Club Filipino de Cebu Invitational	−10 (66-65-73-70=274)	2 strokes	Michael Bibat, David Gleeson
3	7 Mar 2020	TCC Invitational	[phone]=295)	1 stroke	Clyde Mondilla
4	27 May 2022	ICTSI Splendido Taal Championship	−16 (68-70-66-68=272)	Playoff	Miguel Tabuena
5	28 Oct 2022	Pradera Verde Championship	−8 (71-70-70-69=280)	1 stroke	Jhonnel Ababa, Antonio Lascuña
6	10 Feb 2023	TCC Invitational (2)	[phone]=294)	5 strokes	Lloyd Jefferson Go
7	31 Jan 2025	TCC Invitational (3)	[phone]=291)	Playoff	Gwon Min-wook
8	8 Jun 2025	ICTSI 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.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2011	ISPS Handa Singapore Classic	Adilson da Silva, Himmat Rai, Elmer Salvador, Tjaart van der Walt	Rai won with birdie on sixth extra hole da 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