Floris Jan Willem de Vries (born 18 August 1989) is a Dutch professional golfer.
Career De Vries was born in Rheden and turned professional in 2009, having had a successful amateur career. He qualified for the Challenge Tour by finishing in the top five of the rankings on the EPD Tour, one of Europe's third-tier development tours, in 2009.
In his rookie season on the Challenge Tour De Vries won the Mugello Tuscany Open, defeating Thorbjørn Olesen in a sudden-death playoff. He ended the season in 4th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate to the top level European Tour for 2011.
De Vries finished his professional playing career in 2014 at the Deutsche Bank Polish Masters Pro Golf Tour Championship on the Pro Golf Tour. He capped his career off with a victory.
Amateur wins 2005 European Young Masters 2006 French International Boys Championship 2007 Dutch Amateur Open Championship 2008 Dutch Amateur Open Championship
Professional wins (3) Challenge Tour wins (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up123 May 2010Mugello Tuscany Open−10 (67-68-71-68=274)Playoff Thorbjørn Olesen
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12010Mugello Tuscany Open Thorbjørn OlesenWon with a birdie on the second extra hole
Pro Golf Tour wins (2) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up124 Jun 2009Bohemia Franzensbad Classic−10 (72-70-67=209)9 strokes Richard Kind, Marek Nový226 Sep 2014Deutsche Bank Polish Masters Pro Golf Tour Championship−4 (69-69-71=209)1 stroke Stephan Gross, Anton Kirstein, Marcel Schneider
Team appearances Amateur
European Boys' Team Championship (representing the Netherlands): 2003, 2004, 2005 (winners), 2007 European Youths' Team Championship (representing the Netherlands): 2006 Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2005 (winners), 2007 Eisenhower Trophy (representing the Netherlands): 2008 European Amateur Team Championship (representing the Netherlands): 2008
See also 2010 Challenge Tour graduates
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