Jacques Kruyswijk

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Jacques Kruyswijk
Personal information
Born (1992-10-16) 16 October 1992 (age 32)
Pretoria, South Africa
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
ResidencePretoria, South Africa
Career
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s) European Tour
Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
Big Easy Tour
Professional wins12
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Sunshine Tour3
Challenge Tour1
Other7

Jacques Kruyswijk (born 16 October 1992) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and Sunshine Tour. He won the 2016 Cape Town Open.

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Amateur career

Kruyswijk enjoyed a stellar career as an amateur and won the Royal Silver Vase in 2011. [1]

He represented Limpopo Province between 2005 and 2012. In 2011 he was nominated as the SA IPT Player of the Year. He recorded six victories on the IGT Tour. [2]

Professional career

Kruyswijk turned professional in January 2013 after he finished 7th in the 2013 Sunshine Tour Q-School. He recorded his first professional victory in his rookie season in an event on the Big Easy Tour. In 2015, he received attention at the Vodacom Origins of Golf at Koro Creek event, when he got a one shot penalty after whacking his ball off a tree then into his groin. [3]

On the 2016–17 Sunshine Tour he won the Lion of Africa Cape Town Open in November and tied for 4th at the Joburg Open in February. He finished 11th on the Order of Merit. On the 2017–18 Sunshine Tour he tied for 4th at the South African Open and again finished 11th on the Order of Merit. [2]

Kruyswijk joined the European Tour in 2017 after finishing tied second among the 2017 European Tour Qualifying School graduates. [1]

In 2020, his best results were 3rd-place finishes at the Eye of Africa PGA Championship and Limpopo Championship. [4]

In 2021, Kruyswijk recorded five top-10s on the European Tour and finished in 116th place on the Order of Merit, retaining his card. [5] He also recorded his second Sunshine Tour victory when he won the Sunshine Tour Invitational held at his home club, the Centurion Country Club. [6] He broke into the top-200 on the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time following this win. [7]

In February 2025, Kruyswijk claimed his first European Tour victory at the Magical Kenya Open. He beat John Parry by two shots. [8] His final round also gained attention due to his use of white chalk on his hands in order to help his grip with his driver. [9]

Professional wins (12)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
123 Feb 2025 Magical Kenya Open −18 (69-66-64-67=266)2 strokes Flag of England.svg John Parry

Sunshine Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
127 Nov 2016 Lion of Africa Cape Town Open −17 (67-66-68-70=271)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Justin Harding, Flag of South Africa.svg Brandon Stone
212 Sep 2021 Sunshine Tour Invitational −18 (67-64-67=198)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Michael Palmer, Flag of South Africa.svg Albert Venter
313 Aug 2023 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula−13 (68-68-67=203)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Heinrich Bruiners

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
127 Aug 2023 Dormy Open −9 (64-65-63=192)*2 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Anton Albers, Flag of Spain.svg Iván Cantero,
Flag of France.svg Ugo Coussaud, Flag of Ireland.svg Conor Purcell

*Note: The 2023 Dormy Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Big Easy Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
114 Aug 2013 The Els Club−6 (70-68=138)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Desne van den Bergh

IGT Pro Tour wins (6)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
118 Jun 2012#17 IGT Serengeti Challenge
(as an amateur)		−8 (64)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Jonathan Waschefort (a)
230 Aug 2012#25 IGT Race to Q-School
(as an amateur)		−7 (72-66-72-71=281)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Teaghan Gauche (a), Flag of South Africa.svg Coert Groenewald (a),
Flag of South Africa.svg Danie Pretorius (a)
320 Nov 2014Battle of the Giants Glendower Golf Club−10 (70-68-68=206)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Werner van Niekerk
48 Jul 2015Wanna be a Champion Academy Classic−11 (67-66-72=205)5 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Anthony Michael
513 Aug 2015CA Academy Classic−16 (68-66-66=200)6 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Phillip Kruse (a)
627 Nov 2015Race to Q-School #8−14 (73-64-65=202)1 stroke Flag of England.svg David Ashley

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Player Profile Jacques Kruyswijk". European Tour. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Player Profile Jacques Kruyswijk". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "South African golfer Jacques Kruyswijk cops a golf ball to the groin". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Results 2020 Limpopo Championship". European Tour. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "2021 Race to Dubai". European Tour. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Jacques Kruyswijk pulls off second Sunshine Tour title with Centurion victory". IOL. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Jacques Kruyswijk". OWGR. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Jacques Kruyswijk clinches first DP World Tour win in Kenya". European Tour. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  9. ↑ Smith, Ben (23 February 2025). "'Is that legal?' DP World Tour winner perplexes golf fans". GolfMagic. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
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