J. G. Claassen | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Klerksdorp, South Africa | 28 February 1991
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st) |
Nationality | South Africa |
Residence | Klerksdorp, South Africa |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
Professional wins | 1 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Sunshine Tour | 1 |
J. G. Claassen (born 28 February 1991) is a South African professional golfer.
Claassen plays on the Sunshine Tour where he has one win, the 2011 MTC Namibia PGA Championship. [1]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 20 Mar 2011 | MTC Namibia PGA Championship | −16 (69-67-67-65=268) | 1 stroke | Christiaan Basson |
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