Thomas Detry (born 13 January 1993) is a

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who plays on the

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and

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. He was a highly ranked amateur golfer before turning professional. In his first professional win at the

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, he set

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records for largest margin of victory and tied for lowest score under-par with

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Early life

Detry was born in 1993 in Uccle, Belgium south of

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. He started playing golf when he was 5, but also played tennis and lawn hockey. He started competing in international golf tournaments when he was 13 years old. He studied at the Topsportschool Vlaanderen in

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until 2012. In 2009, when he was 16 years old, Detry won the Dutch Junior Open, a competition for young golfers aged under 21.

Amateur career

After being part of the winning Belgian team at the 2010

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at Klassis C&CC,

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, Detry was selected for the

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team (a competition between American and European youth) in 2010 and the

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team (pitting continental European boys against a team from the British Isles) in 2010 and 2011. Detry represented Belgium at the

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three times, first time, in 2010, only 17 years old. He also represented Belgium at the

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and Europe in the

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in 2014 and 2015. Following fellow golfer and good friend

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, Detry studied Business Management at the

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from 2012 to 2016. He was named the

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Freshman of the Year in 2013 and the Big Ten Golfer of the Year in 2015. He was named the best Belgian amateur golfer in 2013 and 2015. After winning the 2016 Big Ten Championship, he was ranked the 5th best amateur golfer in the world by the

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Professional career

Detry turned professional in June 2016 and started competing on the

. He made the cut in his first 10 professional events, culminating in his win at the 2016

. With this win, he equaled the record for lowest under-par finish ever on the Challenge Tour (29 under par, set in 2003 by

), and set a new record for the win by the widest margin ever on the Challenge Tour – 12 strokes ahead of the second-place finisher. He also broke the course record at

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with his first round of 60 (12 under par). On 24 November 2018, Detry won the

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with partner

, representing Belgium, at

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, Australia. In August

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, Detry twice finished sole runner-up at tournaments on the European Tour, at the

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and at the

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at Celtic Manor,

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, both times beaten by

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, and advanced to 75th on the

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Amateur wins

*2009 Riverwoods Junior Open *2010 Belgian National Juniors *2011 Grand Prix AFG, King's Prize, Belgium National Match Play *2012 Championnat de Ligue Amateur, Grand Prix AFG *2013 European Challenge Trophy (individual), Belgian International Amateur, Wolf Run Intercollegiate *2014 Sagamore Fall Preview *2015 Louisiana Classics, Boilermaker Invitational *2016 Big Ten Championship Source:

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' "T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to

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Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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pandemic
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Belgium): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 (winners) *

(representing Continental Europe): 2010 (winners), 2011 *

(representing Europe): 2010 *

(representing Belgium):

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2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

(representing Belgium):

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

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(representing Europe): 2012 (winners) *

(representing Europe):

(winners),

Professional *

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(representing Belgium):

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(winners) * Hero Cup (representing Continental Europe): 2023 (winners)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Detry, Thomas Belgian male golfers European Tour golfers PGA Tour golfers Olympic golfers of Belgium Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Illinois Fighting Illini men's golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Sportspeople from Brussels 1993 births Living people

Early life

Amateur career

Professional career

Amateur wins

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

Playoff record

Results in major championships

Results in World Golf Championships

Team appearances

See also

References

External links