Team Belgium| 2021
Team Belgium: Women
Team Belgium: Men
Rebecca Becht
Player Intro
Age: 19 Hometown: Brussels, Belgium
College/University: Stanford University
Getting to Know Rebecca:
Fluent in four languages (German, Spanish, English and French)… Most memorable golf experience was her first event as a Stanford player… Began playing golf with her older brothers… Career low score is 5-under 67, which she has scored at Stanford Golf Course and L’Empereur Golf Club… Will repeat her breakfast from any day that she plays well… Enjoys hiking, being outdoors and spending time with her friends in her spare time… Considers her college teammates the greatest influence on her game… Favorite musician is Marc. E. Bassy… Favorite food is crepes… Favorite movie is The Pursuit of Happyness… Favorite place she’s visited is Cyprus.
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Ranked No. 450 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Earned two wins and six top-10 finishes over the past two years
- Participant for Belgium at the 2020 and 2021 European Ladies Team Championship
- Won 2019 Belgian National Juniors Championship
- Named to Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll in 2021
Matthis Besard
Player Intro
Age: 21 Hometown: Oudenaarde, Belgium
College/University: Southern Illinois University
Getting to Know Matthis:
Most memorable golf experience is the third-place finish of Team Belgium at the 2021 European Amateur Team Championship… Began playing golf at age 7 with his dad… Career low score is a 7-under 64 at the Belgian National Junior Championship… Only career hole-in-one came at his home club at age 16… Enjoys playing other sports in his free time… Considers his dad the greatest influence on his golf game… Favorite musician is Martin Garrix… Favorite food is pizza… Favorite movie is Good Will Hunting…Favorite place he’s ever visited is Iceland.
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Ranked No. 481 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Earned three wins and seven top-10 finishes over the past two years
- Has won twice at collegiate events during the Fall 2021 season and four times in his career
- Finished 16th at the 2021 German International Amateur Championship
- Placed seventh at the 2021 Belgian International Amateur Championship
- Participant for Belgium at the 2021 European Amateur Team Championship
- Finished 29th at the 2021 European Amateur Championship
- Placed fifth at the 2019 Belgian International Amateur Championship
- Earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors in 2019 and 2021
Elsie Verhoeven
Player Intro
Age: 19 Hometown: Nethen, Belgium
College/University: Old Dominion
Getting to Know Elsie:
Considers her dad and uncle as the greatest influences on her golf game… Favorite band is Lost Frequencies… Favorite food is meatballs in tomato sauce with French fries… Favorite movies are the Divergent film series… Favorite place to visit was Biarritz and Chiberta, France.
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Posted one win and 15 top-10 finishes over the past two years
- Named to the 2021 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Competed in the World Junior Girls Championships and the European Girls Team Championship in 2017, 2018 and 2019
Louis Theys
Player Intro
Age: 23 Hometown: Villers-Perwin, Belgium
College/University: Western Carolina
Getting to Know Louis:
Began playing at an early age because his family members worked in the golf industry… Career low score is a 65 in a Belgian U18 event… Says he is very superstitious about his daily routine during tournaments… Favorite food is pasta carbonara.
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Posted two wins in European amateur events in 2021
- Earned eight top-10 finishes over the past two years
- Finished as the runner-up at the 2021 SoCon Championship
- Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll in 2020 and 2021