Chris Swanepoel

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Chris Swanepoel
Personal information
Born (1984-11-22) 22 November 1984 (age 39)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Pretoria, South Africa
Career
Turned professional2003
Current tour(s) Sunshine Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour4

Chris Swanepoel (born 22 November 1984) is a South African professional golfer.

Contents

Swanepoel has played on the Sunshine Tour since 2004. He has won four times on tour, including the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open in April 2012. [1]

Professional wins (4)

Sunshine Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
115 Apr 2007 Eskom Power Cup −17 (70-63-66=199)4 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Warren Abery
210 Jun 2011 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella−11 (72-65-68=205)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Christiaan Basson
322 Apr 2012 Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open −15 (71-69-69-64=273)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Trevor Fisher Jnr
49 Oct 2015 Sun Boardwalk Challenge −8 (67-69-72=208)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Ulrich van den Berg

Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2009 SAA Pro-Am Invitational Flag of South Africa.svg Ryan Tipping Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2 2012 Platinum Classic Flag of South Africa.svg Anthony Michael, Flag of South Africa.svg Jake Roos Roos won with birdie on fifth extra hole
32012 Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open Flag of South Africa.svg Trevor Fisher Jnr Won with par on second extra hole
4 2015 Sun Boardwalk Challenge Flag of South Africa.svg Ulrich van den Berg Won with birdie on first extra hole

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References

  1. "Swanepoel wins Zimbabwe Open". The Herald . 23 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.