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Rolf has been Holland�s best golfer over the last 20 years.

As an amateur golfer he has been a member of the Dutch National Team from 1986 until October 1993 when he turned professional after receiving The National Golfer of the Year award.

Rolf Muntz has put Dutch Golf on the World�s golfing map with the following unique �Holland�s First� golfing achievements:

� Rolfbecame the first Dutchman to win The British Amateur Championship at Muirfield in 1990.

� Rolf is the first Dutch Amateur Golfer to compete in 3 Majors and the first Dutch Amateur Golfer to compete on the PGA Tour of America and The European Tour.

� Rolf is the first Dutch golfer to win the Amateur Medal in the Scottish Open in 1991.

� Rolf is the first Dutchman to win the South African Tour School in 1993.

� Rolf is the First Dutchman to win multiple titles on the European Challenge Tour.

� Rolf is the first Dutchman to win on the European Tour by winning the Qatar Masters in 2000.

Rolf came close to winning in 1999 when he was beaten in a play-off for the Scottish PGA Championship at Gleneagles, he then promptly landed the 2000 Qatar Masters in style.

Rolf studied Law and Psychology before deciding to turn professional.

He was the First Amateur Golfer to qualify into the European Tour Qualifying School under the rule that a player may keep his amateur status to play in the pre-qualifiers.

He made initial progress in South Africa and went on to win four times in two seasons on the Challenge Tour before getting full European Tour status in 1995.

Career Highlights Summary:

Amateur Wins: - 1989 Dutch International Youth Open

- 1990 British Amateur

- 1991 & 1993 National Stroke Play Championship

- 1993 National Golfer of the Year

Rolf turns Pro at the end of October 1993

Professional Wins: - 1993 South African Tour School

- 1994 & 1995 National Open / Challenge Tour

- 1994 Neuchatel Open Challenge Tour

- 1995 Open Chargeurs Challenge Tour

- 2000 Qatar Masters European Tour

Rolf has accumulated 19 top-ten finishes on the European Tour, including one win, a play-off and six other top five finishes.