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Professional golfer
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Male
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Birth:
17 May 1989(Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Tim Sluiter (born 17 May 1989) is a Dutch professional golfer.
Sluiter was born in Enschede. After showing promise as an amateur, including winning the French Amateur, Sluiter took a golf scholarship to the University of Southern California in the United States. He won two intercollegiate tournaments, but chose to drop out of college after two years in order to turn professional. In his debut full professional season in 2010, Sluiter won twice on the third-tier EPD Tour, and then came through qualifying school to secure a place on the European Tour in 2011.
Amateur wins
- 2006 Dutch National U21 Championship, RiverWoods Dutch Junior Open, Dutch National Strokeplay Championship
- 2007 French Amateur
- 2008 USC Collegiate Invitational
- 2009 CordeValle Collegiate
Professional wins (2)
EPD Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Aug 2010 | Chronos-Cup | –12 (69-67-65=201) | 9 strokes |  Torben Baumann |
| 2 | 7 Sep 2010 | Preis des Hardenberg GolfResort | –5 (67-70-71=208) | 3 strokes | Benjamin Miarka |
Team appearances
Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2005 (winners), 2006 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing the Netherlands): 2006 (winners)
- Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2008 (winners), 2009 (winners)
Professional
- World Cup (representing the Netherlands): 2013