Louis de Jager
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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
- 2007 South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship, South African Amateur, Gauteng North Etonic Open, Boland Open
Source:[2]
Professional wins (8)
Sunshine Tour wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Aug 2009 | Suncoast Classic | −9 (68-68-71=207) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Chris Swanepoel |
| 2 | 5 Sep 2014 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun | −2 (63-68-77=208) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Jaco Ahlers, Template:Flagicon Haydn Porteous |
| 3 | 6 Nov 2014 | Nedbank Affinity Cup | −12 (68-68-68=204) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Vaughn Groenewald, Template:Flagicon Daniel van Tonder |
| 4 | 26 Oct 2018 | Sun Sibaya Challenge | −13 (68-64-65=197) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon CJ du Plessis, Template:Flagicon Breyten Meyer |
| 5 | 3 Feb 2019 | Eye of Africa PGA Championship | −12 (68-70-67-71=276) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Trevor Fisher Jnr |
Sunshine Tour playoff record (3–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast | Template:Flagicon Jaco Ahlers, Template:Flagicon Haydn Porteous | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2014 | Nedbank Affinity Cup | Template:Flagicon Vaughn Groenewald, Template:Flagicon 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 | Template:Flagicon Trevor Fisher Jnr | Won with par on first extra hole |
IGT Pro Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Mar 2014 | IGT Series Silver Lakes Country Club | −15 (70-66-65=201) | 6 strokes | Template:Flagicon CJ du Plessis |
| 2 | 28 Jan 2016 | Killarney Open | −10 (65-66-69=200) | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Jonathan Ågren |
| 3 | 14 Jun 2017 | Centurion Challenge | −21 (68-64-63=195) | 12 strokes | Template:Flagicon Dean Martin (a), Template:Flagicon Callum Mowat |
See also
References
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- ↑ De Jager Gets Maiden Win at Suncoast
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