Goes by “Gus” and last name is pronounced Lah-FAY-ber
Prior to Arkansas:
• Won the 2025 R&A Boy’s Amateur Championship to become the first Dutchman to win the event in its 98-year history … Shot 68-67 in stroke play (5th) … In Match Play, defeated Juan Miro Asorey (Spain) 2&1; defeated Mikkel Bergum Johansen (Norway) 2&1; defeated Mikulas Vojtesek (Czech Republic) 2&1; defeated Alessio Brunella (Italy) 2&1; defeated Kuan Zhou (USA) and defeated Yago Horno (Spain) on the 37th hole in the championship.
• Tied for 17th in stroke play at the 2026 The Amateur Championship and reached the Rd og 16 in match play.
• Went 4-0 to help the Continent of Europe team (with fellow signee Lev Grinberg) win the 2025 Jacques Léglise Trophy, 15-10.
• Represented the Netherlands at the 2025 World Amateur Team Championship – Eisenhower Trophy
• Tied for ninth at the 2026 Junior Invitational (70-71-71-74).
• Won the 2025 Dutch National Open Stroke Play Championship and finished third at the 2025 Dutch National U18 Stroke Play Championship.
• Finished runner-up at the 2025 Dutch National Open Championship, a professional event.
• In 2025, played in the U.S. Junior Amateur, the European Amateur and The Amateur Championship.
• Tied for 19th at 2025 The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by Rolex.
• Played in both the 2025 Scottish Men’s Open Championship, finishing 3st, and the 2025 Scottish Boys Open Championship, finishing 15th.
• Was 11th at the 2025 Junior Orange Bowl International.
• Earned a start at the 2025 and 2026 KLM Open on the DP World Tour.
Personal:
His father, Maarten Lafeber, won the 2003 Dutch Open and played more than 20 years on the DP World Tour … His mother, Kim, was also a standout amateur for the Dutch national team … Has two brothers.
