Jan Dorrestein

Johannes Gerardus Maria Dorrestein (9 August 1945 – 5 April 2023) was a Dutch professional golfer.

Early life Dorrestein was born in Soest, Netherlands on 9 August 1945. His father was a golf professional. In addition, both of his brothers became golf professionals. Later in the year he represented the Netherlands in the 1970 World Cup.

The following year he played in the 1971 Open Championship. He missed the cut. In the second round Dorrestein shot a 70 to put him, in the individual standings, in a tie for 17th, ten back of the lead. His team would eventually finish in 18th place among 46 teams.

In 1972 Dorrestein played 16 events on the European Tour. He missed the cut in his first four events. However, he recorded a top-25 in his fifth event, the Martini International. He also recorded a top-25 at his seventh event of the year, the Scottish Open. For the remainder of the year Dorrestein never came close to winning but made the second round cut at his remaining eight tournaments. In early November he played the Dunlop International, an elite international tournament at Yarra Yarra Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia. Dorrestein finished in a tie for 17th with, among others, and Tom Weiskopf. At the star-studded field, Dorrestein defeated notable golfers like Gary Player and Graham Marsh. Shortly thereafter, Dorrestein participated at the 1972 World Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club. Dorrestein opened with a 72 to put him in a tie for seventh among individuals, two back of the lead. In the second round Dorrestein shot a 74 but was still relatively close to the individual lead, seven back, in a tie for 9th place. In the third round − which was also the final round − he shot 79. He finished in a tie for 17th among individual competitors. The following week he played the New Zealand PGA Championship. In the first round he shot an even-par 71. In the second round he shot a 66 (−5) to move him into a tie for third place with Takaaki Kono, two back of leaders Ginn and Walter Godfrey. Dorrestein shot even-par for the remainder of the tournament and finished at 279 (−5), in a tie for fourth place with Ginn, four back of champion Kel Nagle.

Shortly thereafter he started playing tournaments in Africa and Europe again. In early March he played the Kenya Open. He opened with rounds of 69 and 70 to put him near the lead. In the third round he shot 68 (−4) to tie Englishman David Jagger for the lead. In the final round he again shot under-par, shooting a 69 (−3) to defeat Jagger by one. His final total was 276 (−12). For the European Tour, the first tournament he played was the Spanish Open. However, he shot over-par the next three rounds and finished T-27.

In 1974 Dorrestein played the European Tour again. He played in 17 events and was in the money in 11 of them. After two rounds, Dorrestein's 141 put him in solo 8th place, six behind leader Jumbo Ozaki. After three rounds, the combined totals between Dorrestein and van Mook led to 444, for solo 17th place. Ultimately, their team finished in a tie for solo 19th among 46 teams.

In 1975 Dorrestein continued to play on the European Tour. He was in the money in four of seven events,

The following year, in 1976, Dorrestein only played a handful of events on the European Tour. The first event he played was the Spanish Open. He opened with rounds of 73 to make the second round cut. However, he then shot an 80 to miss the third round cut. However, Dorrestein shot a second round 81 (+9) to miss the second round cut. In the third round he improved slightly with a 74 but was still well behind leader Kuo of Taiwan. In the final round he shot 83 to finish well behind.

For the remainder of the 1970s, the only significant events Dorrestein played were the Dutch Open and the World Cup. He did not record many high results. In 1980 Dorrestein again intended to play in the World Cup. The two-men Dutch team traveled to Bogotá, Colombia, but were forced to withdraw prior to the start of the tournament due to illness. In 1983 he represented the Netherlands for the final time at the 1983 World Cup. It was the 12th time he represented his country in the event. However, he shot a second round 88 to miss the cut by a wide margin. He shot a second round 85 and missed the cut by a wide margin.

Death Dorrestein died on 5 April 2023, at the age of 77.

Professional wins (5) 1970 Kenya Open

Team appearances World Cup (representing the Netherlands): 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983 Philip Morris International (representing the Netherlands): 1972, 1973 Double Diamond International (representing Continental Europe): 1973, 1974 Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing the Rest of Europe): 1974