Maarten Lafeber
Name:
Maarten LafeberCountry:
NetherlandsBorn:
Dec 11, 1974 in Eindhoven, Netherlands.Original/Home Club:
Zeist, NetherlandsOccupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
1997Winner on the European Tour.
Maarten became the first home player to win the Dutch Open since Joop Rühl's triumph in 1947 in Eindhoven.
Europe
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Played as the Dutch Open (Oct 9-12). Second-placed Mathias Grönberg (Swe) and Søren Hansen (Den) finished 1 shot behind first-time European Tour winner Lafeber (Nld), the first home-winner of this event since 1947. [Hilversumsche GC, Hilversum, nr Amsterdam].
Africa
Tusker
Played as the Tusker Kenya Open (March 11-14; Eurpn Challenge Tr season opener). Second-placed Erik Andersson (Swe) finished 3 shots behind Lafeber (Nld). [Muthaiga GC, Nairobi, Kenya].
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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