Thomas Pieters
| Thomas Pieters | |
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| — Golfer — | |
Pieters in 2009
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Thomas Pieters |
| Born |
27 January 1992 Geel, Belgium |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st) |
| Nationality |
 Belgium
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| Residence | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Career | |
| College | University of Illinois |
| Turned professional | 2013 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 3 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T30: 2016 |
| PGA Championship | 86th: 2016 |
Thomas Pieters (27 January 1992) is a Belgian professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.
Pieters was born in Geel, Belgium in 1992. He started playing golf at the age of five, learning the game at the Witbos Golf Club in Noorderwijk, Belgium.
In 2010, he joined the University of Illinois for which he won the individual 2011 Jack Nicklaus Invitational and the individual 2012 NCAA Division I Championship in his second year; the next year, he finished second with his team at the 2013 NCAA Division I Championship and won the individual 2013 Big Ten Conference Championship.
In summer 2013, Pieters decided to forgo his senior year at the University of Illinois and turn professional. He made his debut on the European Tour in July at the Alstom Open de France, where he finished 29th; at the end of the year he battled through all three stages of the European Tour Qualifying School taking the 20th card at the Final Stage, and qualified to play on the European Tour.
His best result in his first year was as runner-up in the 2014 Open de España, leading after the second and third rounds, finishing 6th at the Russian Open Golf Championship and 8th at the 2014 Malaysian Open and at the 2014 Alfred Dunhill Championship. He finished the year ranked #243 in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR), having ended the previous year at #1122.
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