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Robert-Jan Derksen
Professional golfer

Robert-Jan Derksen

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Professional golfer
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Age
50 years
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Biography

Robert-Jan Derksen (born 3 January 1974) is a Dutch professional golfer.

Derksen was born in Nijmegen. He won the Dutch Amateur Championship four years in a row from 1993 to 1996 and turned professional in 1996.

Derksen began his professional career on the Asian Tour in 1997. At the end of the year, he returned to Europe and earned his European Tour card for the 1998 season via qualifying school. He initially struggled to maintain his place on the main tour and has returned to qualifying school on five occasions. He has not always been successful in regaining his card, dropping down to the second tier Challenge Tour twice, where he finished 8th on the end of season rankings in 2001. His first win on the European Tour came in 2003 at the prestigious Dubai Desert Classic. His only other title to date was the 2005 Madeira Island Open Caixa Geral de Depositos, a European and Challenge tour dual ranking event.

His best year-end ranking on the Order of Merit has been 36th in 2007.

In 2014 he said that he planned to retire at the end of the season.

Amateur wins (5)

  • 1993 Dutch Amateur Championship
  • 1994 Dutch Amateur Championship
  • 1995 Dutch Amateur Championship
  • 1996 Dutch Amateur Championship, Dutch Amateur Stroke Play Championship

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
19 Mar 2003Dubai Desert Classic−17 (67-72-67-65=271)1 strokeSouth Africa Ernie Els
210 Apr 2005Madeira Island Open Caixa Geral de Depositos
(co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour)
−13 (67-70-71-67=275)2 strokesSouth Africa Andrew McLardy, Scotland Gary Orr

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunners-up
110 Apr 2005Madeira Island Open Caixa Geral de Depositos
(co-sanctioned with the European Tour)
−13 (67-70-71-67=275)2 strokesSouth Africa Andrew McLardy, Scotland Gary Orr

Results in major championships

Tournament2003
Masters TournamentDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT
PGA ChampionshipDNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Dutch national team appearances

Amateur

  • Eisenhower Trophy: 1994

Professional

  • World Cup: 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013
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