Rolf Muntz

Rolf Muntz
Personal information
Full name	Rolf Frederick Cornelis Muntz
Born	(1969-03-26) 26 March 1969 (age 52) Voorschoten, Netherlands
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)
Sporting nationality	Netherlands
Residence	Brasschaat, Belgium
Career
Turned professional	1993
Former tour(s)	European Tour Sunshine Tour Challenge Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Challenge Tour	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1991
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 1990, 1991, 2003

Rolf Frederick Cornelis Muntz (born 26 March 1969) is a Dutch professional golfer.

Muntz was born in Voorschoten. As an amateur, he won three Dutch Amateur Championships and two Dutch Stroke Play Championships and became the first Dutchman to win The Amateur Championship. He also represented the Netherlands in the Eisenhower Trophy in 1990 and 1992 before quitting his law and psychology studies at Leiden University to turn professional in 1993.

Muntz began his career on the second tier Challenge Tour in 1994, finishing 13th on the end of season rankings, and picking up his first title. At the end of that year, he qualified for the elite European Tour for 1995 at final qualifying school. Having had to return to qualifying school at the end of his rookie season, where he was again successful, he maintained his status on the tour through the 2004 season through his position on the Order of Merit.

In 1999 Muntz came close to his first European Tour victory when he lost to Warren Bennett in a play-off for the Scottish PGA Championship. The following season he won the Qatar Masters to become the first Dutchman to win a European Tour event since the tour was founded in 1972 and the first to win a top level European professional tournament since won the 1947 Dutch Open.

Muntz has also played on the Sunshine Tour and represented the Netherlands in the WGC-World Cup in 1999.

Amateur wins (6)[]

• 1990 The Amateur Championship, Dutch Amateur Championship
• 1991 Dutch Amateur Championship, Dutch Stroke Play Championship
• 1992 Dutch Amateur Championship
• 1993 Dutch Stroke Play Championship

Professional wins (7)[]

European Tour wins (1)[]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	12 Mar 2000	Qatar Masters	−8 (68-73-67-72=280)	5 strokes	Ian Woosnam

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1999	Scottish PGA Championship	Warren Bennett	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)[]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	3 Jul 1994	Neuchâtel Open SBS Trophy	−14 (67-67-65=199)	1 stroke	, , Daniel Westermark
2	5 Jun 1995	Challenge Chargeurs	−20 (65-69-69-65=268)	6 strokes	, Heinz-Peter Thül

Other wins (4)[]

• 1994 Nedcar National Open (Netherlands)
• 1995 Nedcar National Open, Muermans Vastgoed Cup (both Netherlands)
• 2008 Ricoh National Open (Netherlands)

Results in major championships[]

Note: Muntz never played in the U.S. Open or the PGA Championship.

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances[]

Amateur

• European Amateur Team Championship (representing the Netherlands): 1991, 1993
• St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1990, 1992
• Eisenhower Trophy (representing the Netherlands): 1990, 1992

Professional

• World Cup (representing the Netherlands): 1995

External links[]

• Official website
• Rolf Muntz at the European Tour official site
• Rolf Muntz at the Official World Golf Ranking official site