Wil Besseling
# Wil Besseling

Wil Besseling (born 9 December 1985) is a Dutch professional golfer.

Besseling was born in Utrecht. He won the Dutch Amateur Match Play Championship in 2001, just two years after taking up the sport. The highlight of his amateur career came in 2006, when he won the Eisenhower Trophy in partnership with Joost Luiten and Tim Sluiter, and also finished with the lowest individual score.

After turning professional at the end of 2006, Besseling played on the EPD Tour, one of the developmental golf tours based in Europe, during 2007. He finished 5th on the 2007 Order of Merit, having been in the top 20 in all but two events, with seven top tens and one victory.

At the end of the year, Besseling attempted to gain his card on the European Tour via the qualifying school. He was unsuccessful, and had to settle playing on the second tier Challenge Tour in 2008. He won his first title on that tour at the second tournament of the season, the Club Colombia Masters, when he was a runaway winner, finishing seven strokes clear of the field. He also collected three runners-up prizes during the year, and ended the season in 15th place on the money list to graduate directly to the European Tour for 2009.

## Amateur wins

* 2001 Dutch Amateur Match Play Championship

## Professional wins (4)

### Challenge Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 13 Apr 2008 | Club Colombia $Masters^1$ | −16 (67-66-69-66=268) | 7 strokes | Antti Ahokas, Mark Haastrup |

$^1Co-sanctioned$ by the Tour de las Américas

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2)

| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2008 | Trophée du Golf Club de Genève | Klas Eriksson, Alexandre Rocha | Eriksson won with birdie on fourth extra hole Rocha eliminated by par on third hole |
| 2 | 2013 | Telenet Trophy | Daniel Gaunt | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |

### EPD Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning ccore | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 23 Feb 2007 | Real de Faula Classic | −7 (70-67-72=209) | Playoff | Iñaki Alustiza-Martinez, Nicolas Meitinger |

### Hi5 Pro Tour wins (1)

* 2008 Hi5 Pro Tour Al Torreal

### Other wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 19 Mar 2017 | KCB Karen Masters | −12 (66-66=132) | 2 strokes | Reinier Saxton |

## Results in major championships

| Tournament | 2022 |
| - | - |
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | T56 |
| The Open Championship | |

"T" = tied

## Team appearances

Amateur

* European Boys' Team Championship (representing the Netherlands): 2002, 2003
* European Amateur Team Championship (representing the Netherlands): 2003, 2005
* European Youths' Team Championship (representing the Netherlands): 2004, 2006
* Eisenhower Trophy (representing the Netherlands): 2004, 2006 (team winners and individual leader)
* St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2006
