Ashley Roestoff

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Ashley Roestoff
Personal information
Full nameAshley Trevor Roestoff
Born (1963-08-27) 27 August 1963 (age 61)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Randburg, South Africa
Children2
Career
College Oral Roberts University
Turned professional1987
Former tour(s) Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins12
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour7
Challenge Tour1
Other4

Ashley Trevor Roestoff (born 27 August 1963) is a South African professional golfer. He played on the Sunshine Tour, where he found success, winning seven tournaments between 1995 and 2002.

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Early life and amateur career

In 1963, Roestoff was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 1987, he won all his single matches at the Interprovincial Championship in South Africa.

Professional career

In 1987, Roestoff turned professional. In 1992, he joined the Sunshine Tour and won his first title that same year at the Fish River Sun Classic. He has found most of his success on the Winter Swing of the tour where he has collected a total of 10 tournament victories.

In addition to the Sunshine Tour, Roestoff played one season on the second tier European Challenge Tour in 2001, finishing 26th on the final standings having picked up one win, at the Tusker Kenya Open.

Currently he is teaching at Parkview Golf Course and Jackal's Creek Golf Estate.

Personal life

Roestoff lives in Randburg with his wife, Letitia and his sons, Travis and Connor.

Professional wins (12)

Sunshine Tour wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
122 Jan 1995 ICL International −13 (66-70-69-70=275)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Michael Christie, Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Stone
229 Oct 1995 Lombard Tyres Classic −11 (68-69-73-67=277)Playoff Flag of England.svg Chris Davison
31 Nov 1996 Trustbank Gauteng Classic −9 (66-70-71=207)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Gavan Levenson
48 Aug 1998 Fish River Sun Pro-Am −3 (75-70-68=213)4 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Colin Sorour
525 Oct 1998 FNB Namibia Open −10 (69-68-66=203)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Sammy Daniels, Flag of South Africa.svg Bobby Lincoln
615 May 1999 Vodacom Series (Eastern Cape)−11 (68-68-69=205)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Justin Hobday, Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McLean
728 Sep 2002 Vodacom Golf Classic −11 (67-67-71=205)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Williams

Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1995 Lombard Tyres Classic Flag of England.svg Chris Davison
2 2002 Vodacom Golf Classic Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Williams Won with eagle on first extra hole
3 2003 Seekers Travel Pro-Am Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Jason Jackson, Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Williams

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
14 Mar 2001 Tusker Kenya Open −13 (73-65-68-65=271)Playoff Flag of England.svg Andrew Sherborne

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2001 Tusker Kenya Open Flag of England.svg Andrew Sherborne Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (4)

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