First swing at Brussels Golf Club
Handicap 12 - Score average: 89.17
Best score: 78 (6 over)
4th - Belgian Junior Ch’ip
Handicap 7 - Score average: 81.70
Best score: 75 (2 over)
Winner - qualifying round for Belgian Match Play Ch’ip (Category II)
Quarter finalist - Belgian Match Play Ch’ip (Category II)
First participation in a Men's Federal event (King's Prize)
Handicap 3 - Score average: 78.85
Best score: 72 (1 under) Rigenée - 72 (1 under) RWGC Marache
Champion - Belgian Juniors (under 14)
Champion - Belgian Interclub Cadets (under 16) with Rigenée
First individual International selection (British Junior Open)
1st net and 2nd gross - British Junior Open 74 - 71 = 145 (+3)
Winner of the final Chipie Juniors Int’l in Paris (under 15)
First selection for National Boys Team (under 18)
Handicap +2 - Score average: 74.50
Best scores:
68 (-4) Waregem, 69 (-4) RWGC Marache
69 (-4) RGCB, 70 (-4) twice Mont-Garni (amateur course record)
Best 72 holes: Omnium Belgium, Waregem 73-71-68-69=281 (-7)
First appearance Junior Ryder Cup - Alcaidesa GC, Spain
First selection National Men’s Team
Champion of Belgian Interclub Cadets (under 16) with Rigenée
Winner of Challenge Jessie Goovaert (Ternesse)
Runner-up Belgian Match Play Ch’ip (Latem) ↲
↳ Runner-up European Young Master (under 16) (Torino)
Champion - Belgian Cadets (under 16) (Bossenstein)
Winner - Junior Committee Competition (RWGC)
Winner - Challenge Pierre Huylebroeck (Mont-Garni)
Winner - Challenge Chabeau (Juniors ranking 1997)
Winner - Challenge Duvivier (Men's ranking 1997)
6th - Doral Junior Classic (under 16) Miami
10th - Orange Bowl (under 18) Miami
Handicap +1.3 - Score average: 73.87
Best scores: 66 (-6) Lion (Waterloo) Amateur course record
68 (-6) Mont-Garni Amateur course record
First participation in the European Tour: TNT Dutch Open, Belgacom Open
First participation in World Amateur Ch’ip (Chile)
First continental selection (under 18) Jacques Leglise Trophy (Villa d'Este)
Champion - Belgian Foursome (J.Theunis) (Pierpont) ↲
↳ Winner - Donald Swaelens Challenge - RWGC
Winner - Nations Cup Junior Spanish Int’l Ch’ip
Winner - Canon U21 Ch’ip (Dutch Junior Int’l)
2nd - European Young Master (under 16) (I Roveri - Italy)
Champion - Belgian Cadet (under 16)
Winner Challenge Pierre Huylebroeck (Rinkven)
Winner - Challenge Duvivier (National Men's' ranking)
Winner - Mercedes-Air France Amateur Open (La Réunion)
3rd - Doral Publix Junior Classic (16-18 year old) Miami, USA
Handicap +1.7 - Score average: 73.43
Winner - Qualifications France Intl Cadets, Montpellier-Massane,(-4)
Winner - Prix De Vooght - Kapellen, 74-67 (-5)
Winner - Dutch Junior Open, Canon U21, Toxandria
Runner-up National Stroke Play Ch’ip RGCB
Champion - Belgian Schools (under 18) RGCH
Continental Boys' Team Trophée Jacques Leglise
European Team Junior Ryder Cup - Mashpee, USA
5th - Orange Bowl - Miami
Handicap +4.5 - Score average: 71.36
European Team Michael Bonalack Trophy
Winner “French Boys” (Toulouse)
Champion - National Match Play
25th Lytham Trophy
16th Thunderbird Intl Junior - Grayhawk, USA)
Winner Royal Waterloo Golf Club Ch’ip
2nd - Dexia-BIL Luxembourg Open (Challenge Tour)
Continental Boys’ Team (Jacques Léglise Trophy)
Winner National Stroke Play, RGCF (Spa) (course record 65)
Semi-finalist Intl Juniors of Belgium (Ravenstein)
3rd Stage One Qualifying School (Chart Hills) 71-68-71-71-281 (-7)
Winner Final Canon U21 - Royal St Georges, Kent, UK
13th Stage Two Qualifying School (Emporda) 69-71-72-64-276 (-8)
4th Final Qualifying School (Sotogrande, San Roque) 70-67-68-72-73-74-424 (-8)