Brandon Pieters | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Brandon Paul Pieters |
Born | Germiston, South Africa | 22 April 1976
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 106 kg (234 lb; 16.7 st) |
Sporting nationality | South Africa |
Residence | Benoni, South Africa |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1994 |
Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
Professional wins | 5 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Sunshine Tour | 4 |
Other | 1 |
Brandon Paul Pieters (born 22 April 1976) is a South African professional golfer.
Pieters was born in Germiston, Gauteng. He turned professional in 1994 and has played on the Sunshine Tour since then. His best finish on the Order of Merit came in 2008 when he finished in 32nd. Pieters picked up his first professional victory in May 2009 at the Vodacom Business Origins of Golf Tour event at Pretoria CC. He picked up his second win a month later at the Vodcacom Business Origins of Golf Tour event at Fancourt, and went on to claim victory at that season's Vodacom Business Origins of Golf Tour Final in October.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 22 May 2009 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria | −12 (65-67-72=204) | 1 stroke | Darren Fichardt |
2 | 25 Jun 2009 | Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Fancourt | −3 (72-68=141)* | 1 stroke | Clinton Whitelaw |
3 | 9 Oct 2009 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final (3) | −8 (70-69-69=208) | 1 stroke | Doug McGuigan, Jaco van Zyl |
4 | 14 Nov 2010 | BMG Classic | −11 (71-68-66=205) | Playoff | Ben Mannix |
*Note: The 2009 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Fancourt was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2010 | BMG Classic | Ben Mannix | Won with par on first extra hole |
2 | 2012 | Sun City Challenge | Bryce Easton, Andrew Georgiou, Allan Versfeld | Easton won with eagle on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 4 Oct 2017 | Zwartkop Match Play | 1 up | Thriston Lawrence |
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