Daniel van Tonder

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Daniel van Tonder
Personal information
Born (1991-03-12) 12 March 1991 (age 32)
Soweto, South Africa
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
SpouseAbigail van Tonder
Career
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s) European Tour
Sunshine Tour
Professional wins10
Highest ranking 71 (16 January 2022) [1]
(as of 9 April 2023)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Sunshine Tour9
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T44: 2021
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T40: 2021
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Tour
Rookie of the Year 		2012

Daniel van Tonder (born 12 March 1991) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour.

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Professional career

Van Tonder turned professional in 2011 and played on the Sunshine Tour. He has won seven times on the tour; including twice in 2014, at the Investec Royal Swazi Open and the Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria. He also won the Mopani Redpath Greendoor Logistics Zambia Open in 2019. [2] In 2020, he won 4 tournaments on the Sunshine Tour in the space of 3 months.

In March 2021, van Tonder claimed his first European Tour victory at the Kenya Savannah Classic. He defeated Jazz Janewattananond with a tap-in birdie on the third playoff hole. [3] The following month he lost in a four-man playoff for the Limpopo Championship. [4] In December 2021, van Tonder won the SA Open Championship; the Sunshine Tour's flagship event. He shot a final-round 65 to win by one shot ahead of Oliver Bekker. [5]

Personal life

Van Tonder is married to Abigail who also acts as his caddie. [6]

Professional wins (10)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
126 Mar 2021 Kenya Savannah Classic −21 (65-64-70-64=263)Playoff Flag of Thailand.svg Jazz Janewattananond

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2021 Kenya Savannah Classic Flag of Thailand.svg Jazz Janewattananond Won with birdie on third extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (8)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Other Sunshine Tour (7)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
110 May 2014 Investec Royal Swazi Open 48 pts (4-12-14-18=48)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques Blaauw, Flag of South Africa.svg Jared Harvey
227 Jun 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria−12 (67-67-70=204)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Tyrone Ferreira
331 Mar 2019 Mopani Redpath Greendoor Logistics Zambia Open −5 (72-73-68-70=283)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Callum Mowat
428 Aug 2020 African Bank Sunshine Tour Championship −11 (67-70-68=205)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg George Coetzee, Flag of Brazil.svg Adilson da Silva,
Flag of South Africa.svg Neil Schietekat
525 Sep 2020 Vodacom Championship Unlocked −13 (66-70-67=203)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg M. J. Viljoen
62 Oct 2020 Vodacom Championship Reloaded −21 (63-66-66=195)4 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco Ahlers, Flag of Brazil.svg Adilson da Silva
731 Oct 2020 Investec Royal Swazi Open (2)48 pts (15-12-11-10=48)18 points Flag of South Africa.svg Neil Schietekat
85 Dec 2021 SA Open Championship −16 (69-68-70-65=272)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Oliver Bekker

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2014 Investec Royal Swazi Open Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques Blaauw, Flag of South Africa.svg Jared Harvey Won with birdie on first extra hole
22014 Nedbank Affinity Cup Flag of South Africa.svg Louis de Jager, Flag of South Africa.svg Vaughn Groenewald de Jager won with birdie on second extra hole
van Tonder eliminated by birdie on first hole
3 2021 Players Championship Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco Prinsloo, Flag of South Africa.svg Jake Roos Prinsloo won with birdie on third extra hole
Roos eliminated by eagle on first hole
42021 Limpopo Championship Flag of South Africa.svg Oliver Bekker, Flag of South Africa.svg Hennie du Plessis,
Flag of South Africa.svg Brandon Stone 		Stone won with birdie on first extra hole

IGT Pro Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
19 Mar 2016Houghton Open−22 (65-64-65=194)9 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Zachary Portemont

Results in major championships

Tournament20212022
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship T44CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T40
  Did not play

"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2015201620172018201920202021
Championship T6671
Match Play NT1
Invitational
Champions T72NT1NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 3 2022 Ending 16 Jan 2022" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Van Tonder wins 3-man playoff in South Africa". Fox News. Sports Network. 10 May 2014. Danie van Tonder
  3. ↑ "45/1 tip Daniel Van Tonder wins Kenya Open in dramatic fashion". Sporting Life. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Stone takes playoff victory in Limpopo Championship". Sport 24. 25 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Van Tonder wins SA Open, Bezuidenhout locks up Masters spot". Associated Press. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Who Is Daniel Van Tonder's Caddie?". Golf Monthly. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2023.


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