title: Nicolas Vanhootegem
text: # Nicolas Vanhootegem
  
  Nicolas Vanhootegem (born 7 October 1972) is a Belgian professional golfer.
  
  ## Career
  
  Vanhootegem was born in Brussels. He won several tree international tournaments as an amateur, including the Belgium international, the Luxembourg international and the Welsh Open Stroke Play, turned professional in 1994. He has spent his career fluctuating between membership of the main European Tour and the second tier Challenge Tour.
  
  Vanhootegem has won three tournaments on the Challenge Tour, he lost in play off against Thomas Bjorn on his first Challenge Tour professional event in 1995 and in his second professional event, he as won the Neuchatel Open SBS Trophy Switserland, the 2002 Aa St Omer Open France, and the 2007 Telenet Trophy, which was held in his home country. He also won the 1991, 1993 and 1997 Omnium of Belgium. He represented his country at the World Cup & european Cup as an amateur player.
  
  ## Amateur wins
  
  * 1991 Welsh Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship, Luxembourg Amateur Open Championship, Belgium International Championship, Omnium of Belgium
  * 1991-93 Omnium of Belgium
  
  ## Professional wins (5)
  
  ### Challenge Tour wins (3)
  
  | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 Jul 1995 | Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy | −13 (66-66-68=200) | 2 strokes | Michele Reale |
  | 2 | 16 Jun 2002 | Aa St Omer Open | −7 (75-70-67-65=277) | 4 strokes | Lee S. James, Gustavo Rojas |
  | 3 | 20 May 2007 | Telenet Trophy | −17 (68-65-68-70=271) | 4 strokes | Felipe Aguilar |
  
  ### BeNeLux Golf Tour wins (1)
  
  | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 7 Sep 2012 | Pro-Am de la Construction | −6 (69-69=138) | 7 strokes | Alain Anthonissen, Gilles Monville |
  
  ### Other wins (1)
  
  * 1997 Omnium of Belgium
  
  ## Results in major championships
  
  | Tournament | 2001 |
  | - | - |
  | The Open Championship | T30 |
  
  "T" = tied Note: Vanhootegem only played in The Open Championship.
  
  ## Team appearances
  
  Amateur
  
  * European Boys' Team Championship (representing Belgium): 1990
  * Eisenhower Trophy (representing Belgium): 1992, 1994
  * St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1992, 1994
  