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Van Beeck and Manche dominate at Belgian International Amateur

Bob Van Beeck and Celine Manche dominate in Belgium, claiming five-shot wins at the International Amateur Championship

Bob Van Beeck of the Netherlands and Celine Manche of Belgium won the men’s and women’s titles at the Belgian International Amateur Championship, held at Ternesse Golf & Country Club in Wommelgem, Belgium.

Beeck, a student of International Business at Tilburg University, shot 9-under 275, following rounds of 72-69-65-69 for a five-shot margin victory.

Alexander Brand of Switzerland finished runner-up at 4-under after carding rounds of 70-68-68-74.

Earlier in April, Beeck finished 7th after shooting 1-over 217, 10-strokes behind the winner at Voorjaarswedstrijd Heren 2025 in his home country of the Netherlands.

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Among ladies, Celine Manche of Belgium carded rounds of 70-71-69-68 for a 72-hole total of 6-under par for a five-shot margin victory at the tournament. Cecilie Eggersen of Denmark finished runner-up at 1-under par.

This year, Celine has played in 9 ranked events where she has registered four top-10 finishes to her name. Her best finish, a third-place finish at the Grand Prix de Toulouse in France in April.  Celine is preparing to turn pro by the end of this year

The tournament featured 125 players in the men’s division and 39 in the women’s, with 44 making the cut in the men’s field and 20 in the women’s.

AmateurGolf.com Rankings
2025 season — official results & points
PosPlayerFromScoresPoints
1Bob Van BeeckNetherla72-69-65-69=275400
2Alexander BrandSwitzerl70-68-68-74=280300
T3Nino MahyBelgium74-70-69-69=282200
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