Joost Luiten

Joost Luiten

Personal Information
Birth	(1986-01-07) January 7, 1986 Bleiswijk, Netherlands
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg)
Nationality	Netherlands
Residence	Bleiswijk, Netherlands
College	None
Career
Turned Pro	2006
Current tour	Challenge Tour
Professional wins	2 (Challenge Tour: 2)

Joost Luiten (born 7 January, 1986) is a Dutch professional golfer.

Luiten is currently a member of the Challenge Tour. He is performering very well in his rookie season. In his first six events of 2007, he has won two of them. On his way to winning the Vodafone Challenge he shot a 61 (-11) in the final round, the lowest final round total by a tournament winner.

He was a member of the 2006 Dutch team that won the Eisenhower Trophy which was a shock to the golf world.

Luiten finished second at the KLM Open, a European Tour event, in 2007 and is currently the highest ranked Dutch golfer in the Official World Golf Rankings. In January 2008 he reached the top 100 in the rankings.

Amateur wins (4)

• 2004 Dutch Boys Championship, Dutch Youths Championship
• 2005 Spanish Amateur Open Championship, German Amateur Open Championship

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

• 2007 A.G.F. Allianz Golf Open de Toulouse, Vodafone Challenge

Team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing the Netherlands): 2006 (winners)
• Bonallack Cup: 2006 (winners)

External links

• Profile on the European Tour's official site