Maarten Lafeber (born 11 December 1974) is a Dutch professional golfer who won the Dutch, Swiss and Spanish amateur championships before turning professional in 1997. Lafeber was born in Eindhoven, North Brabant. He earned a European Tour card at the first attempt, but lost it at the end of 1998. After spending time on the second tier Challenge Tour, where he won the 1999 Tusker Kenya Open, he regained his place on the main tour for the 2000 season. In 2003 he became the first home player to win the Dutch Open since Joop Rühl 1947, and that remains his only win on the European Tour. In July 2005 he reached a career high ranking of 88 in the World Golf Ranking. Lafeber sold shares in himself to finance his career, and bought the shareholders out at a profit of 85% at the end of the 2004 season. Amateur wins (4) 1995 Dutch Amateur Stroke Play Championship 1997 Dutch Amateur Championship, Spanish Amateur Open Championship, Swiss Amateur Open Championship Professional wins (2) European Tour wins (1) Challenge Tour wins (1) Results in major championships Note: Lafeber never played in the Masters Tournament. CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Team appearances Amateur European Amateur Team Championship (representing the Netherlands): 1993, 1995, 1997 European Youths' Team Championship (representing the Netherlands): 1994 Eisenhower Trophy (representing the Netherlands): 1994, 1996 St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1996 Professional World Cup (representing the Netherlands): 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007 Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2005 See also 2011 European Tour Qualifying School graduates References External links Dutch male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Eindhoven 1974 births Living people 21st-century Dutch people