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Dutchman Huizing lifts the 2012 St Andrews Links Trophy

June 12th, 2012 | 'The Academy', Putting Biomechanics, Robert-Jan Derksen

Daan Huizing cruised to victory in the St Andrews Links Trophy today and set a new record low score for the tournament.

The 21 year-old Dutchman finished on a 23 under par total of 264 after rounds of 65 on the New Course and 64, 68 and 67 on the Old Course. He shaved nine shots off the previous record score in the 72 hole tournament and finished 14 shots clear of 2009 champion Alan Dunbar from Rathmore in second place.

Huizing became the first player to win the St Andrews Links Trophy and the Lytham Trophy in the same year following on from his 11 shot victory at Royal Lytham.

The only blemishes in two near faultless rounds on the Old Course today were twice putting his second shot at the first hole into the Swilcan Burn. Having led the tournament from start to finish, Huizing did not let these mistakes bother him and went on to birdie the 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 14th and 15th holes on his way to a final round five under par 67.

“This afternoon I hit my second to the first a bit fat but after that had a lot of birdie chances through good wedge play to the first ten greens,” he said. “I was hitting them close and didn’t hole many big putts. I have improved my attitude this year and have been concentrating on distance control.”

Final leaderboard
-23 Huizing
-9 Dunbar
-8 Robertson
-7 O’Donovan
-7 Hinton

Daan Huizing is one of many members of the National Golf Holland amateurs who use the Robert-Jan Derksen ‘Academy’ within Nunspeet Golf Club. ‘The Academy’ works closely with the NGF to improve their structure in coaching putting to the Dutch top amateur golfers. The Academy is based on the technique that Paul uses in his own ‘Hurrion Quintic’ putting laboratory, located in Birmingham, England. By using multi high speed cameras, Quintic Ball roll, Force platform and special computer analysis software allow the coach to observe even the smallest detail in your putting stroke, which the naked eye can not see…

“I am extremely proud of our Academy and assume that we will soon all together will witness the enhanced level of our putt-Dutch top golfers”, says Robert-Jan Derksen.

Robert-Jan Derksen, THE ACADEMY, Sophiaweg 412, 6523
NJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Telephone +31 (0) 24 360 3418, Telefax +31 (0) 24 388 8576, GSM manager Jan Derksen: +31 653 15 09 21
THEACADEMY@robertjanderksen.com : www.theacademy-rjd.eu

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Flying Dutchman Daan Huizing wins Lytham Trophy by 11 shots!

May 12th, 2012 | 'The Academy', Putting Biomechanics, Robert-Jan Derksen

Flying Dutchman Daan Huizing, ranked No 7 among the world’s amateurs, won the Lytham Trophy by an astonish margin of 11 shots with a seven-under-par total of 273 over the Royal Lytham Golf Club venue for this year’s Open championship.

He led from start to finish with scores of 67-67-71-68 over the par-70 lay-out and probably never noticed that the course has been toughened up for ‘The Open’ in July this year…

It was a Continental 1-2 with Germany’s Moritz Lampert the distant runner-up on 284 (69-72-71-72).

“I am extremely proud of our Academy and assume that we will soon all together will witness the enhanced level of our putt-Dutch top golfers”, says Robert-Jan Derksen.

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Official opening of Robert-Jan Derksen ‘THE ACADEMY’

November 3rd, 2011 | Putting Biomechanics, Quintic Ball Roll, Quintic Video Software, Robert-Jan Derksen, Tuition

PRESS RELEASE: 3rd November 2011

Together with his putting coach and now business partner Dr Paul Hurrion, NGF Director Jeroen Stevens, The National Golf Director, Hans Blaauw and many other guests, Robert-Jan Derksen today offically opened the latest in putting science and technology at ‘The Academy’ Nunspeet, Holland.

As already announced some months ago at the KLM Dutch Open, ‘The Academy’ works closely with the NGF to improve their structure in coaching putting to the Dutch top amateur golfers. In recent months, work has been completed on the facility to produce a ‘state of the art’ putting academy, was finally unveiled to the press and selected guests.

The Academy is based on the technique that Paul uses in his own ‘Hurrion Quintic’ putting laboratory, located in Birmingham, England. By using multi high speed cameras, Quintic ball roll, Force platform and special computer analysis software allow the coach to observe even the smallest detail in your putting stroke, which the naked eye can not see…

Paul Hurrion is an expert in putting and sports biomechanics and works with the like of Rory McIlroy, Padraig Harrington, Oliver Wilson, Paul McGinley, Philip Price… After recent months of intensive supervision, Paul has trained NGF coach, Hayo Bensdorp in his putting physilophy and technology. Hayo is really looking forward to becoming the putting coach of THE ACADEMY and to get started with his new pupils.

Paul and Robert-Jan performed the opening by the flag with the logo of The Academy at the entrance of ‘The Academy’ within Nunspeet Golf Club.

“I am extremely proud of our Academy and assume that we will soon all together will witness the enhanced level of our putt-Dutch top golfers”, says Robert-Jan.