Jaco Ahlers

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Jaco Ahlers
Personal information
Born (1982-11-19) 19 November 1982 (age 42)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight230 lb (100 kg; 16 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Centurion, South Africa
Career
Turned professional2006
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour Canada
Professional wins13
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Sunshine Tour12
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2009, 2021

Jaco Ahlers (born 19 November 1982) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Tour.

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Professional career

Ahlers has played on the Sunshine Tour since 2006. He has won ten tournaments including the 2009 Vodacom Business Origins of Golf Tour at Erinvale, [1] the 2014 Lion of Africa Cape Town Open, [2] the 2015 Investec Cup, the 2016 KCM Zambia Open (winning all four in sudden-death playoffs), the 2016 Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge, the 2016 Vodacom Origins of Golf (Euphoria), the 2018 Dimension Data Pro-Am and the 2019 King's Cup and Vodacom Origins (Selborne).

Ahlers also played on the Asian Tour in 2011 and PGA Tour Canada in 2013. [3] [4]

Professional wins (13)

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
11 Oct 2023 Mercuries Taiwan Masters −4 (69-74-72-69=284)2 strokes Flag of India.svg S. Chikkarangappa

Sunshine Tour wins (12)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other Sunshine Tour (11)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
113 Aug 2009 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale−9 (64-71=135)*Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Ulrich van den Berg
230 Nov 2014 Lion of Africa Cape Town Open −12 (71-69-68-68=276)Playoff Flag of England.svg Ross McGowan, Flag of South Africa.svg Hennie Otto
322 Mar 2015 Investec Cup −9 (72-73-68-66=279)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco van Zyl
45 Jun 2016 KCM Zambia Open −17 (68-65-67-71=271)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques Blaauw
526 Aug 2016 Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge −17 (61-66-66=193)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Ruan de Smidt, Flag of South Africa.svg Daniel van Tonder
622 Oct 2016 Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Euphoria−9 (67-69-71=207)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques Kruyswijk
718 Feb 2018 Dimension Data Pro-Am −20 (71-68-66-64=269)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Jean-Paul Strydom
87 Sep 2019 King's Cup −19 (66-65-66=197)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Daniel Greene
919 Oct 2019 Vodacom Origins of Golf (3) at Selborne Park−15 (64-70-67=201)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Ockie Strydom
1024 Apr 2022 Stella Artois Players Championship −18 (64-67-69-66=266)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Ockie Strydom
1123 Apr 2023 The Tour Championship −17 (66-65-69-71=271)4 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Casey Jarvis
1226 Jul 2024 SunBet Challenge (Wild Coast)−13 (64-64-69=197)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Brandon Stone

*Note: The 2009 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

Sunshine Tour playoff record (5–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2009 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale Flag of South Africa.svg Ulrich van den Berg
2 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Flag of South Africa.svg Louis de Jager, Flag of South Africa.svg Haydn Porteous de Jager won with par on first extra hole
32014 Lion of Africa Cape Town Open Flag of England.svg Ross McGowan, Flag of South Africa.svg Hennie Otto Won with par on fourth extra hole
Otto eliminated by par on first hole
4 2015 Investec Cup Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco van Zyl Won with par on third extra hole
5 2016 KCM Zambia Open Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques Blaauw Won with par on second extra hole
6 2018 Zanaco Masters Flag of South Africa.svg Andre de Decker, Flag of South Africa.svg Alex Haindl,
Flag of South Africa.svg J. J. Senekal 		Senekal won with eagle on fourth extra hole
Ahlers and Haindl eliminated by birdie on first hole
7 2022 Stella Artois Players Championship Flag of South Africa.svg Ockie Strydom Won with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament2009201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament201920202021
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship NTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2018
Championship
Match Play
Invitational 71
Champions
  Did not play

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Maiden win for Ahlers at Erinvale". SuperSport World of Champions. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ahlers comes out tops at Cape Town Open". George Herald. South African Press Association. 1 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Jaco Ahlers – About Me" . Retrieved 2 December 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Jaco Ahlers – PGA Tour Canada – Career Summary". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2 December 2014.


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