Robert-Jan Derksen (born 3 January 1974) is a Dutch professional

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er. Derksen was born in Nijmegen. He won the Dutch Amateur Championship four years in a row from 1993 to 1996 and turned

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in 1996. Derksen began his professional career on the Asian Tour in 1997. At the end of the year, he returned to Europe and earned his European Tour card for the 1998 season via qualifying school. He initially struggled to maintain his place on the main tour and has returned to qualifying school on five occasions. He has not always been successful in regaining his card, dropping down to the second tier Challenge Tour twice, where he finished 8th on the end of season rankings in 2001. His first win on the European Tour came in 2003 at the prestigious Dubai Desert Classic. His only other title to date was the 2005 Madeira Island Open Caixa Geral de Depositos, a European and Challenge tour dual ranking event. His best year-end ranking on the Order of Merit has been 36th in 2007. In 2014 he said that he planned to retire at the end of the season.

Amateur wins (5)

*1993 Dutch Amateur Championship *1994 Dutch Amateur Championship *1995 Dutch Amateur Championship *1996 Dutch Amateur Championship, Dutch Amateur Stroke Play Championship

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (2)

¹Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour wins (1)

¹Dual-ranking event with the European Tour

Results in major championships

''Note: Derksen only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur * European Youths' Team Championship (representing the Netherlands): 1994 *

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(representing the Netherlands):

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

Professional * World Cup (representing the Netherlands): 2001,

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

, 2007,

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Derksen, Robert-Jan Dutch male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Nijmegen Sportspeople from North Holland People from Blaricum 1974 births Living people 21st-century Dutch people