Louis de Jager
Appearance
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Louis de Jager | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Duiwelskloof, South Africa | 30 March 1987
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 80 kg (180 lb; 13 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Centurion, South Africa |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2008 |
Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour European Tour |
Professional wins | 8 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Sunshine Tour | 5 |
Other | 3 |
Louis de Jager (born 30 March 1987) is a professional golfer from South Africa playing on the Sunshine Tour.
De Jager was born in Duiwelskloof, Northern Transvaal. He won the South African Amateur Championship in 2007 in both the stroke play and match play format. In 2007, de Jager also won the Gauteng North Etonic Open and the Boland Open. He turned professional in 2008.
De Jager played his first full season on the Sunshine Tour in 2008. He played in 17 events and recorded five top-10 finishes. He won his first professional tournament in August 2009 at the Suncoast Classic.[1]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2007 South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship, South African International Amateur Match-play Championship, Gauteng North Etonic Open, Boland Open
Source:[2]
Professional wins (8)
[edit]Sunshine Tour wins (5)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 8 Aug 2009 | Suncoast Classic | −9 (68-68-71=207) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 5 Sep 2014 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun | −2 (63-68-77=208) | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
3 | 6 Nov 2014 | Nedbank Affinity Cup | −12 (68-68-68=204) | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
4 | 26 Oct 2018 | Sun Sibaya Challenge | −13 (68-64-65=197) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
5 | 3 Feb 2019 | Eye of Africa PGA Championship | −12 (68-70-67-71=276) | Playoff | ![]() |
Sunshine Tour playoff record (3–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2014 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast | ![]() ![]() |
Won with par on first extra hole |
2 | 2014 | Nedbank Affinity Cup | ![]() ![]() |
Won with birdie on second extra hole van Tonder eliminated by birdie on first hole |
3 | 2019 | Eye of Africa PGA Championship | ![]() |
Won with par on first extra hole |
IGT Pro Tour wins (3)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 26 Mar 2014 | IGT Series Silver Lakes Country Club | −15 (70-66-65=201) | 6 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 28 Jan 2016 | Killarney Open | −10 (65-66-69=200) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
3 | 14 Jun 2017 | Centurion Challenge | −21 (68-64-63=195) | 12 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ De Jager Gets Maiden Win at Suncoast
- ^ "Sanlam South African Amateur Championship" (PDF). Golf South Africa.
External links
[edit]- Louis de Jager at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Louis de Jager at the Official World Golf Ranking official site