Joost Luiten
Name:
Willibrordus Adrianus Maria "Joost" LuitenCountry:
NetherlandsBorn:
Jan 7, 1986 in Bleiswijk, South Holland, Netherlands.Original/Home Club:
Golf Centrum RotterdamOccupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
2006Website:
https://www.joostluiten.comMultiple European Tour and Asian Tour wins, including two Dutch Open titles.
Joost Luiten, the youngest of four brothers, lives in Rotterdam and is a keen supporter of the "Rotterdam" team, Feyenoord.
Europe
NBO
Played as the inaugural NBO Oman Open (Feb 15-18; Eurpn Tr event). Second-placed Chris Wood (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Joost Luiten (Neth). [Al Mouj Golf, Muscat, Oman].
Europe
KLM
Played as the KLM Open (Sept 8-11). Second-placed Bernd Wiesberger (Aut) finished 3 shots behind Luiten (Nld), who shot a course-record equalling final round 8-under-par 63, to win his national open title for the second time. [The Dutch, nr Gorinchem, Netherlands].
Europe
ISPS Handa
Played as the ISPS Handa Wales Open (Sept 18-21; next played in 2020). Second-placed Tommy Fleetwood (Eng) and Shane Lowry (Ire) finished 1 shot behind Joost Luiten (Nld), who won his fourth European Tour title. [Twenty Ten course, Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, South Wales].
Europe
Lyoness
Played as the Lyoness Open powered by Greenfinity (June 6-9; Eurpn Tr event). Second-placed Thomas Bjørn (Den) finished 2 shots behind Luiten (Neth), who claimed his second European Tour title. [Diamond CC, Atzenbrugg, Austria].
Europe
KLM
Played as the KLM Open (Sept 12-15). Luiten (Neth) beat Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp) with a par at the first playoff hole, to become the first home-winner of the Dutch Open for 10 years. [Kennemer G&CC, Zandvoort, Netherlands].
Asia
Iskandar
Played as the Iskandar Johor Open (Nov 17-19; Asian/Eurpn Trs event). Second-placed Daniel Chopra (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Luiten (Neth), who claimed his first European Tour win. Reduced to 54-holes due to bad weather. [Horizon Hills G&CC, Johor Bahru, Malaysia].
The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.
Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.
Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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