Flory Van Donck
Summary
Near misses
- 1948 The Open Muirfield · finished T7 · 291
- 1950 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T9 · 286
- 1952 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished 7 · 296
- 1954 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T10 · 289
- 1955 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 286
- 1956 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · runner-up to Peter Thomson · 289
- 1957 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 286
- 1958 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T5 · 281
- 1959 The Open Muirfield · runner-up to Gary Player · 286
Rivals
Beat him
Next in the chain: Peter Thomson's rivals →
Results by championship
Best day
1959 The Open
Runner-up to Gary Player · 286.
Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1959.
Career line, 1948–1959
9 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Runner-up
- Top 10
Flory Van Donck was born on June 23, 1912, in Tervuren, Belgium. Van Donck's best major finish was second, at the 1956 Open and the 1959 Open.
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The record
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
- 1948 The Open Muirfield · finished T7 · 291
- 1950 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T9 · 286
- 1952 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished 7 · 296
- 1954 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T10 · 289
- 1955 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 286
- 1956 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · runner-up to Peter Thomson · 289
- 1957 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 286
- 1958 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T5 · 281
- 1959 The Open Muirfield · runner-up to Gary Player · 286
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Status
- professional Wikipedia
Beyond our rooms
- 1936 Dutch Open winner
- 1937 Dutch Open winner
- 1938 Italian Open winner
- 1939 Belgian Open winner
- 1946 Belgian Open winner
- 1946 Dutch Open winner
- 1947 Manchester Evening Chronicle Tournament winner
- 1947 Belgian Open winner
- 1947 Italian Open winner
- 1951 Dutch Open winner
Source: Wikipedia: Flory Van Donck
Known for
- Belgian professional golfer who won more than 50 tournaments worldwide and was twice runner-up in The Open Championship. Wikipedia
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.