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Raphaël de Sousa

Carrière d'amateur / Amateur Karriere / Amateur career:
	Name:	Raphaël de Sousa
	Born:	14 May 1983
	Nationality:	Swiss & Portuguese
	Marital status:	single
	Height:	1.77 m
	Weight:	-
	Eyes:	brown
	Hair:	light brown
	Address:	-
	Homepage:	-
	E-Mail:	raphdesousa@yahoo.fr
	Profession:	Golf Professional
	Hobbies:	Soccer / Ski
	Sponsors:	SwissGolf
Individual Sponsors:	Titleist Peak Performance
Supporter Club:	SwissGolf Pro Supporter Club
Coach:	Gavin Healey
Turned pro:	October 2003
Status 2010:	Challenge Tour, Category QS Alps Tour

Victories:	2003 Swiss Amateur Matchplay Ch. 2003 Tessin Championship 2003 Swiss National Junior Ch. 2001 Swiss National Junior Ch. 2001 English Boys Open (Carris Trophy) 2001 Swiss Amateur International Ch. 2001 Swiss Omnium
Highlights:	2003 British Amateur Ch. - Runner-up 2003 Swiss International Ch. - Runner-up
Amateur Championships (participations):	2002 Continental Team for Michael Bonallack Trophy. 2001/1999 European Boys Team for Junior Ryder Cup, K-Club, Ireland, 2 wins. 2001/1999 Jacques Léglise Trophy, Continental team

Carrière Professionelle / Professionele Karriere / Professional career:
Victories:	2007 Swiss PGA Champ. La Largue 2007 Ernst & Young Match Play, Limpachtal 2006 Swiss PGA Champ., Geneva 2004 Swiss PGA Champ., Blumisberg
Highlights, international:	2nd 2008 Oceanico Group Pro-Am Challenge, Challenge Tour 2nd 2008 Piemonte Open, Challenge Tour 2nd 2004, Waldviertel Open, Alps Tour 2nd 2004 Neuchâtel Open, Alps Tour 2nd 2004, Open Intern. de Bordeaux, Alps Tour 3rd 2006 Qualifying School 2nd stage, Jerez 3rd 2004, Asolo Open, Alps Tour 4th 2004 Trophée Maroc Telecom, Alps Tour 5th 2008 AGF-Allianz EurOpen de Lyon 5th 2003 Montecatini Open, Alps Tour 6th 2008 Telenet Trophy, Challenge Tour 7th 2004, Open International du Haut Poitou, Alps Tour 15th 2004, Telekom PGA Championship, Sunshine Tour
Highlights, national:	2nd 2009 Swiss PGA Championship Erlen 2nd 2005 Ernst & Young Match Play, Limpachtal 3rd 2004 Omnium Suisse, Basel 3rd 2006 Ernst & Young Match Play, Limpachtal

Classement / Rangliste / Ranking:
International Order of Merit (Professionals):	2009 Challenge Tour 179th - 1'824€ 2008 Challenge Tour 23rd - 63'133€ 2007 Challenge Tour 137th 7'467€ 2006 Challenge Tour not ranked 2005 Challenge Tour 117th 6'754€ 2004 Alps Tour, 4th place 21'026.91 points
Titleist Swiss PGA Order of Merit:	2009 16th 2008 2nd 2007 6th 2006 8th 2005 8th 2004 3rd
Swiss Amateur Order of Merit:	2003 1st 2002 3rd 2001 1st 2000 9th
Qualifying School:	2009 Jerez, 2nd stage 40th - 286 2008 Girona, Final stage - 307 (MC) 2007 Girona, 2nd stage 37th, 292 strokes 2006 San Roque 56th, 439 strokes

Particularité / Besonderheiten / Specials:
Holes-in-one:	2003, Wallenried, Switzerland 143m
Low 18:	61 (-9) 2005 GC Gstaad, Switzerland 63 (-9) 2008 GC Limburg, Belgium
Course records:	61 (-9) 2005 GC Gstaad, Switzerland 63 (-9) 2008 GC Limburg, Belgium