Dylan Naidoo | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Johannesburg, South Africa | 21 February 1998
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
College | University of Arkansas |
Turned professional | 2019 |
Current tour(s) | European Tour Sunshine Tour |
Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
Professional wins | 3 |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 1 |
Sunshine Tour | 2 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
The Open Championship | CUT: 2025 |
Dylan Naidoo (born 21 February 1998) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and Sunshine Tour. He won the 2025 Investec South African Open Championship.
Naidoo was a member of the GolfRSA National Squad as an amateur, and ended his junior campaign ranked 4th in South Africa. [1]
In 2016, he won the All Africa Junior Golf Challenge in Tunisia and finished runner-up behind Joaquín Niemann at the Junior Golf World Cup in Japan. [2] He was runner-up at the South African Amateur Championship and won the Big Easy Tour event at Observatory Golf Club, when he became the youngest winner on the tour to date. [3]
Naidoo enrolled at the University of Arkansas in 2016 and played with the Arkansas Razorbacks men's golf team. [1]
Naidoo turned professional in 2019 and joined the Sunshine Tour, where he recorded two top-10 finishes in his first three seasons. In 2022, he won his first Sunshine Tour title at the SunBet Challenge. [4]
He was runner-up at the 2024 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open after being tied for the lead after three rounds. [5] [6] In March 2025, he claimed his maiden European Tour title at the 2025 Investec South African Open Championship at Durban Country Club, where he won a play-off against Laurie Canter after the final round was cancelled due to rain. The win also earned him a start at the 2025 Open Championship. [7]
Source: [2]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 2 Mar 2025 | Investec South African Open Championship 1 | −14 (70-61-71=202)* | Playoff | ![]() |
*Note: The 2025 Investec South African Open Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2025 | Investec South African Open Championship | ![]() | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 21 Oct 2022 | SunBet Challenge (Sun Sibaya) | −9 (66-74-67=207) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2 | 2 Mar 2025 | Investec South African Open Championship 1 | −14 (70-61-71=202)* | Playoff | ![]() |
*Note: The 2025 Investec South African Open Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2025 | Investec South African Open Championship | ![]() | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 25 May 2016 | Observatory GC (as an amateur) | −11 (64-69=133) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Tournament | 2025 |
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Masters Tournament | |
PGA Championship | |
U.S. Open | |
The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Amateur