Louis de Jager

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Louis de Jager
Personal information
Born (1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 (age 38)
Duiwelskloof, South Africa
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Centurion, South Africa
Career
Turned professional2008
Current tour(s) Sunshine Tour
European Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour5
Other3

Louis de Jager (born 30 March 1987) is a professional golfer from South Africa playing on the Sunshine Tour.

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Early life and amateur career

De Jager was born in Duiwelskloof, Northern Transvaal. He won the South African Amateur in 2007 in both the stroke play and match play format. In 2007, de Jager also won the Gauteng North Etonic Open and the Boland Open.

Professional career

In 2008, De Jager turned professional. He played his first full season on the Sunshine Tour that year. He played in 17 events and recorded five top-10 finishes. He won his first professional tournament in August 2009 at the Suncoast Classic. [1]

Amateur wins

Source: [2]

Professional wins (8)

Sunshine Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
18 Aug 2009 Suncoast Classic −9 (68-68-71=207)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Swanepoel
25 Sep 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun−2 (63-68-77=208)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco Ahlers, Flag of South Africa.svg Haydn Porteous
36 Nov 2014 Nedbank Affinity Cup −12 (68-68-68=204)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Vaughn Groenewald, Flag of South Africa.svg Daniel van Tonder
426 Oct 2018 Sun Sibaya Challenge −13 (68-64-65=197)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg CJ du Plessis, Flag of South Africa.svg Breyten Meyer
53 Feb 2019 Eye of Africa PGA Championship −12 (68-70-67-71=276)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Trevor Fisher Jnr

Sunshine Tour playoff record (3–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco Ahlers, Flag of South Africa.svg Haydn Porteous Won with par on first extra hole
22014 Nedbank Affinity Cup Flag of South Africa.svg Vaughn Groenewald, Flag of South Africa.svg Daniel van Tonder Won with birdie on second extra hole
van Tonder eliminated by birdie on first hole
3 2019 Eye of Africa PGA Championship Flag of South Africa.svg Trevor Fisher Jnr Won with par on first extra hole

IGT Pro Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
126 Mar 2014IGT Series Silver Lakes Country Club−15 (70-66-65=201)6 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg CJ du Plessis
228 Jan 2016Killarney Open−10 (65-66-69=200)3 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Jonathan Ågren
314 Jun 2017Centurion Challenge−21 (68-64-63=195)12 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Dean Martin (a), Flag of South Africa.svg Callum Mowat

See also

References

  1. De Jager Gets Maiden Win at Suncoast
  2. "Sanlam South African Amateur Championship" (PDF). Golf South Africa.