Lars van Meijel (born 12 June 1994) is a Dutch

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who plays on the Challenge Tour. He won the 2019 Open de Provence.

Amateur career

Van Meijel was a member of the Dutch National Team, and represented the Netherlands three times at the

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2010–2012 and four times at the European Amateur Team Championship 2013–2016. He also played in the Eisenhower Trophy twice, 2014 in Japan and 2016 in Mexico. In 2012, Van Meijel won the Gran Premio Padova, reached the quarterfinals of the Italian Amateur, and played the Talihade Cup in Argentina. In 2013, he won both the Trompbeker (Dutch National U21 Stroke Play Championship) at the Noord-Nederlandse Golf Club and the Dutch National Stroke Play Championship at Golfclub Houtrak. In June 2014, he won the Brabants Open, which earned him a spot in the KLM Open. In 2013, Van Meijel enrolled at the

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and started playing with the

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team. He won his first college golf tournament, the Shoal Creek Invitational, and his third tournament, the Bridgestone Collegiate. In 2016, he became only the fourth player within the Memphis men's golf program to earn Golf Coaches Association of American (GCAA) Division I All-America honors, joining

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(1954), Greg Powers (1969), and Steve Metz (1986) as All-Americans. He crowned his college career by winning the

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Professional career

At the end of 2016, Van Meijel turned professionals and joined

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. After a fourth place in his first tournament, he won his second tournament in Egypt. After six further top-10s, he finished in fourth place in the ranking, and was promoted to the

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. In

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, he won the Open de Provence and finished in 19th place in the ranking. He earned his European Tour card at Qualifying School just months after securing his maiden Challenge Tour win. He struggled to make an impact on the European Tour and finished ranked 154th in

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and 174th in

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Amateur wins

*2012 Gran Premio Padova *2013 Dutch National U21 Stroke Play Championship, Dutch National Stroke Play Championship, Graeme McDowell Shoal Creek Invitational, Bridgestone Collegiate *2014 Dutch Brabants Open *2015 Pinetree Intercollegiate Source:

Professional wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Alps Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships

"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing the Netherlands): 2010, 2011, 2012 * European Amateur Team Championship (representing the Netherlands):

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* Eisenhower Trophy (representing the Netherlands):

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* Arnold Palmer Cup (representing Europe):

(winners)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Meijel, Lars van Dutch male golfers European Tour golfers Memphis Tigers men's golfers Sportspeople from Eindhoven 1994 births Living people 21st-century Dutch people