Background
De Vries was born in Rheden and turned professional in 2009 having had a successful amateur career.
De Vries was born in Rheden and turned professional in 2009 having had a successful amateur career.
He qualified for the Challenge Tour by finishing in the top five of the rankings on the EPD Tour, one of Europe"s third tier development tours, in 2009. He ended the season in 4th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate to the top level European Tour for 2011. 2005 European Boys Championship, European Under 16 Championship Challenge Tour wins (1) EPD Tour wins (1) Amateur Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2004, 2005 (winners), 2007 Eisenhower Trophy (representing the Netherlands): 2008.
