Education
He joined the Challenge Tour and finished 36th in the standings in his debut season, the highlight being a second-place finish behind Iain Pyman at the Bayerische Motoren Werke Russian Open.
He joined the Challenge Tour and finished 36th in the standings in his debut season, the highlight being a second-place finish behind Iain Pyman at the Bayerische Motoren Werke Russian Open.
After a successful amateur career, which included representing his country at the Eisenhower Trophy, van der Valk turned down several college offers to turn professional in 2002. After two disappointing seasons he joined the Asian Tour in 2005. In 2007 he just missed out on retaining his card by finishing one place out at 61st in the.
Thammanoon Srirot in 60th earned just $455 more.
In 2011, van der Valk posted his best result to date on the Asian Tour, losing out in a five-man playoff to Himmat Rai at the ISPS Handa Singapore Classic. lieutenant was the first time he had retained his card automatically since 2008.
Asian Development Tour wins (1) 2011 PGM-MIDF KLGCC Classic Other wins (2) Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing the Netherlands): 2000.