Nicolas Vanhootegem

Nicolas Vanhootegem (born 7 October 1972) is a Belgian professional golfer.

Nicolas Vanhootegem
Personal information
Full name	Nicolas Vanhootegem
Born	(1972-10-07) 7 October 1972 (age 52) Brussels, Belgium
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sporting nationality	Belgium
Residence	Brussels, Belgium
Spouse	Agnès
Children	2
Career
Turned professional	1994
Former tour(s)	European Tour Challenge Tour
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	3
Other	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T30: 2001

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 as 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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	2 Jul 1995	Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy	−13 (66-66-68=200)	2 strokes	Michele Reale
2	16 Jun 2002	Aa St Omer Open	−7 (75-70-67-65=277)	4 strokes	Lee S. James, Gustavo Rojas
3	20 May 2007	Telenet Trophy	−17 (68-65-68-70=271)	4 strokes	Felipe Aguilar

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1995	Himmerland Open	Thomas Bjørn, Anssi Kankkonen	Bjørn won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1997	Alianca UAP Challenger	Anssi Kankkonen, Fredrik Lindgren

BeNeLux Golf Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	7 Sep 2012	Pro-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

Tournament	2001
The Open Championship	T30

"T" = tied
Note: Vanhootegem only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Boys' Team Championship (representing Belgium): 1990^[1]
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing Belgium): 1991, 1993
• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Belgium): 1992, 1994
• St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1992, 1994