Christiaan Basson

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Christiaan Basson
Personal information
Born (1982-04-30) 30 April 1982 (age 43)
Strand, South Africa
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight136 lb (62 kg; 9.7 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Cape Town, South Africa
Career
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s) Sunshine Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour4

Christiaan Basson (born 30 April 1982) is a South African professional golfer.

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Early life and amateur career

Basson was born in Strand, Western Cape. As an amateur he represented South Africa for the Eisenhower Trophy in 2006.

Professional career

In 2007, Basson turned professional and joined the Sunshine Tour. He picked up his first win on Tour in 2009 at the Coca-Cola Charity Championship. Basson picked up his second victory in 2012 at the Investec Royal Swazi Open. [1]

Professional wins (4)

Sunshine Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
126 Nov 2009 Coca-Cola Charity Championship −13 (70-65-68=203)4 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Andrew Curlewis, Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen
25 May 2012 Investec Royal Swazi Open 50 pts (10-17-11-12=50)1 point Flag of South Africa.svg Desvonde Botes, Flag of South Africa.svg Daniel van Tonder
325 May 2014 Lombard Insurance Classic −19 (69-66-62=197)5 strokes Flag of Brazil.svg Adilson da Silva, Flag of South Africa.svg Ruan de Smidt,
Flag of South Africa.svg Jake Redman, Flag of South Africa.svg Neil Schietekat
43 Oct 2015 Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis−11 (70-66-69=205)1 stroke Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark Williams

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2012 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen Flag of South Africa.svg Trevor Fisher Jnr Lost to birdie on first extra hole

South African national team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. "Basson earns narrow win on Sunshine Tour". Fox News . 5 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.