Nicolas Colsaerts
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Nicolas Colsaerts |
| Nickname | The Belgian Bomber |
| Born |
14 November 1982 Schaerbeek, Belgium |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) |
| Nationality |
 Belgium
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| Residence | Rixensart, Wallonia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2000 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
| Challenge Tour | 2 |
| Other | 5 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2013 |
| U.S. Open | T10: 2013 |
| The Open Championship | T7: 2012 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2012, 2013, 2016 |
Nicolas Colsaerts (14 November 1982) is a Belgian professional golfer currently playing on the European Tour and previously on the PGA Tour.
Colsaerts, also known as "The Belgian Bomber", was born in Schaerbeek, Belgium. Coming from a sporting family (his great grandfather represented Belgium at basketball and water polo at the 1920 Olympic Games), he started playing golf at 6 years old in Brussels, Belgium. He had a very successful junior and amateur career; he was selected twice for the Junior Ryder Cup (in 1997 and 1999), and represented Belgium at the 1998 and 2000 Eisenhower Trophy.
He turned professional in 2000, the day of his 18th birthday, with a +5 handicap.
Three days after turning professional Colsaerts entered 2000 Qualifying School where he gained his European Tour card.
Colsaerts first season on the European Tour was unsuccessful and having finished 172nd on the Order of Merit Colsaerts lost his European Tour card. He spent the 2002 season playing on the Challenge Tour and despite a winless season he finished 10th of the Challenge Tour Order of Merit to regain his European Tour card for 2003. Colsaerts continued to play on the European Tour throughout in next four seasons.
Colsaerts led the Nissan Irish Open at the halfway stage in 2006, but fell away over the weekend and finished in a tie for 53rd place. Similarly, he led the EnterCard Scandinavian Masters after the third round but finished tied for 24th. Following a poor season in 2007 when he finished 201st on the Order of Merit, Colsaerts again lost his European Tour card and returned to the Challenge Tour for the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
Colsaerts nearly won the 2009 Challenge of Ireland after a final round 68, but lost at the third hole of a sudden-death playoff to English golfer Robert Coles. However, he eventually captured his maiden victory on the Challenge Tour a few weeks later at the SK Golf Challenge and added the Dutch Futures later in October. In 2010, he had a best finish of third at the BMW Italian Open, and retained his tour card for 2011 after finishing 67th on the Race to Dubai rankings.
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