Hendrik Buhrmann

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Hendrik Buhrmann
Personal information
Full nameHendrik Theodor Smit Buhrmann
Born (1963-07-07) 7 July 1963 (age 60)
Vereeniging, South Africa
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Roodepoort, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1985
Former tour(s) Asian Tour
Sunshine Tour
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Sunshine Tour4
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T64: 1992

Hendrik Theodor Smit Buhrmann (born 7 July 1963) is a South African professional golfer.

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Buhrmann was born in Vereeniging. He turned professional in 1985 and has won eight tournaments on the Southern African Sunshine Tour. Since 1995 he has also been a member of the Asian Tour and in 2006, after a string four second-place finishes stretching back a decade, he won for the first time on that tour at the Aamby Valley Asian Masters. [1]

Professional wins (9)

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
114 May 2006 Aamby Valley Asian Masters −13 (66-75-65-71=277)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Simon Hurd

Sunshine Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
127 Nov 1994 Nashua Wild Coast Sun Challenge −8 (64-67-72-69=272)5 strokes Flag of Namibia.svg Trevor Dodds, Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els
223 Mar 2002 FNB Botswana Open −19 (63-65-66=194)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Brett Liddle
330 May 2003 Devonvale Championship −18 (66-65-67=198)1 stroke Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Marc Cayeux, Flag of South Africa.svg Shaun Norris
47 May 2005 Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open 42 pts (11-7-10-14=42)1 point Flag of South Africa.svg Ross Wellington

Other South African wins (4)

Results in major championships

Tournament1992
The Open Championship T64

Note: Buhrmann only played in The Open Championship.
"T" = tied

Team appearances

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References

  1. Chuah Choo Chiang (15 May 2006). "Buhrmann's 11 years of waiting finally pays off". South China Morning Post.