Jbe' Kruger | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | James Barry Kruger |
Nickname | Jbe' |
Born | Kimberley, South Africa | 23 June 1986
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2007 |
Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour Sunshine Tour |
Former tour(s) | European Tour |
Professional wins | 9 |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 1 |
Japan Golf Tour | 2 |
Asian Tour | 3 |
Sunshine Tour | 5 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT: 2012, 2017 |
James Barry "Jbe'" Kruger (born 23 June 1986) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour, the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Tour. He was born in Kimberley, Northern Cape and turned professional in 2007.
Kruger has won five times on the Sunshine Tour. He won the Avantha Masters in February 2012, an event co-sanctioned by the European Tour and Asian Tour. [1] He also won the Shinhan Donghae Open in September 2019, which was co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour. [2]
In July 2023, Kruger claimed his second win on the Japan Golf Tour at the Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup. [3] He also won the Mercuries Taiwan Masters in October 2024. [4]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | 19 Feb 2012 | Avantha Masters 1 | −14 (70-69-66-69=274) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 22 Sep 2019 | Shinhan Donghae Open 1 | −15 (69-67-68-65=269) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 2 Jul 2023 | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | −23 (66-67-65-67=265) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 19 Feb 2012 | Avantha Masters 1 | −14 (70-69-66-69=274) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 22 Sep 2019 | Shinhan Donghae Open 2 | −15 (69-67-68-65=269) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
3 | 6 Oct 2024 | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | −8 (68-71-69=208)* | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
*Note: The 2024 Mercuries Taiwan Masters was shortened to 54 holes due to Typhoon Krathon.
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour and the Korean Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2010 | Brunei Open | ![]() | Lost to par on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 30 Aug 2009 | Zambia Open | −15 (69-68-67=204) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 24 Apr 2010 | Africom Zimbabwe Open | −19 (68-69-67-65=269) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
3 | 13 Apr 2014 | Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open (2) | −18 (67-69-68-66=270) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
4 | 11 Aug 2017 | Sun Carnival City Challenge | −11 (66-69-70=205) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
5 | 21 Mar 2021 | Gauteng Championship | −21 (70-64-67-66=267) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||||
U.S. Open | ||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | ||||
PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Championship | T57 | ||||||||
Match Play | |||||||||
Invitational | |||||||||
Champions | T23 | 68 | T60 |
"T" = Tied