Dutch prodigy Huizing wins 2 in a row

Dutch prodigy Huizing wins 2 in a row

Mizuno prodigy Daan Huizing confirmed his status as one of the hottest up and coming prospects in world golf claiming his second victory in as many appearances at the inaugural Kharkov Superior Cup / Ukraine.

The 22 year old’s clinical five under par final round of 67
Faced with one of the toughest home stretches of the season on the European Challenge Tour, Huizing carded three birdies in five extremely difficult closing holes.

Huizing had been four shots back from his playing partner standing on 13th tee – who carded a double-bogey at the tough par five before they both birdied the 14th to leave a margin of two shots.
There was a big turning point at the 16th, where a birdie for Huizing resulted in a two shot swing, putting Daan in the lead for the first time. A birdie at the 17th earned him a two-shot lead going down the final hole – setting up the victory virtually guarantee his place on The European Tour in 2014.

“It’s just fantastic to win,” said Huizing, who last year won the St Andrews Links Trophy and Lytham Trophy by 11 shots and 14 shots respectively in the non-paid ranks. “It was a fantastic week, the atmosphere, the location, everything about it was amazing.

“The first few days I was almost too relaxed here and I didn’t feel like I was in contention to win. But the last two days I was really sharp and got closer and closer to the lead. On those last few holes I just got the focus going and managed to win.

Huizing’s record on the Challenge Tour is now almost identical to that of former World Number One Martin Kaymer, who has become one of the most successful graduates in the history of the tour. Kaymer also broke through playing Mizuno in his first professional season. To this point, Huizing has played the same amount of tournaments as Kaymer did – eight – both winning twice, with four more top fives each.

Huizing’s scoring average so far this year is also something to behold. In 42 rounds, he has averaged 68.32 shots. That record is better than American Brooks Koepka, who won three events in just nine Challenge Tour appearances this year.

Huizing plays MP-69 irons, MP T-4 wedges and JPX825 driver / fairway wood.