Johannes Veerman

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Johannes Veerman
Personal information
Born (1992-05-17) May 17, 1992 (age 31)
Orange County, California
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Career
College Texas A&M University
Turned professional2015
Current tour(s) European Tour
Asian Tour
Former tour(s) Asian Development Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2021
The Open Championship T46: 2021
Achievements and awards
Asian Development Tour
Order of Merit winner
2016

Johannes Veerman (born May 17, 1992) is an American professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the Asian Tour. He claimed his breakthrough win on the European Tour at the D+D Real Czech Masters in 2021.

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Professional career

Veerman turned professional in 2015. He played on the Asian Development Tour in 2016, achieving one victory at the Taifong Open. [1] Later in the year, he finished tied-second at the Bank BRI-JCB Indonesia Open on the Asian Tour. [2]

In 2017, Veerman finished second at the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship, one shot behind Ajeetesh Sandhu. In 2018, he recorded another runner-up finish at the Queen's Cup.

In 2019, Veerman earned a European Tour card for the 2020 season at the qualifying school. He recorded five top-10 finishes in his debut season; the best finish coming with a tied-for-fourth place at the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown. In 2021, he was contention to win at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, but late bogeys saw him ultimately finish in third place, four shots behind winner Lucas Herbert. This result however secured him a place in the 2021 Open Championship. [3] A month later, Veerman won his first European Tour event at the D+D Real Czech Masters. He shot a final-round 68 to beat Sean Crocker and Tapio Pulkkanen by two shots. [4]

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Aug 22, 2021 D+D Real Czech Masters −15 (71-66-68-68=273)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Sean Crocker, Flag of Finland.svg Tapio Pulkkanen

Asian Development Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Jul 9, 2016 Taifong Open1−6 (70-70-70=210)*Playoff Flag of the Republic of China.svg Wang Wei-lun

*Note: The 2016 Taifong Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Taiwan PGA Tour

Results in major championships

Tournament2021
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship T46
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

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References

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