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Dean Burmester
Personal information
Born (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 (age 35)
Mutare, Zimbabwe
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight167 lb (76 kg; 11.9 st)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceBloemfontein, South Africa
Career
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s)Sunshine Tour
European Tour
Professional wins7
Highest ranking55 (18 December 2022)[1]
(as of 22 September 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Sunshine Tour7
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT56: 2018
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Dean Burmester (born 2 June 1989) is a South African professional golfer.

Burmester was born in Zimbabwe but represents South Africa in golf.[2]

Burmester plays on the Sunshine Tour where he has won seven times, including the 2015 Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open and the 2017 Tshwane Open.[3]

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 5 Mar 2017 Tshwane Open1 −18 (68-68-65-65=266) 3 strokes Spain Jorge Campillo, Finland Mikko Korhonen

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Sunshine Tour wins (7)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 15 Jun 2013 Polokwane Classic −12 (69-67-68=204) 4 strokes South Africa Merrick Bremner, South Africa Justin Harding
2 4 Jul 2014 Sun City Challenge −10 (68-67-71=206) 1 stroke South Africa Haydn Porteous
3 12 Apr 2015 Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open −16 (67-66-72-67=272) 1 stroke Brazil Adilson da Silva
4 24 May 2015 Lombard Insurance Classic −23 (63-65-65=193) 5 strokes South Africa Keith Horne, South Africa Peter Karmis
5 18 Sep 2015 Sun Windmill Challenge −18 (69-64-65=198) 4 strokes South Africa Callum Mowat
6 24 Oct 2015 Vodacom Origins of Golf
at Koro Creek
−19 (64-66-67=197) 5 strokes South Africa Vaughn Groenewald
7 5 Mar 2017 Tshwane Open1 −18 (68-68-65-65=266) 3 strokes Spain Jorge Campillo, Finland Mikko Korhonen

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2016 Eye of Africa PGA Championship South Africa Jaco van Zyl Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament 2018 2019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open T56 CUT
The Open Championship
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2016 2017 2018
Championship T30
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T35
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

References

  1. ^ "Week 51 2022 Ending 18 Dec 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ Nhakaniso, Daniel (11 April 2015). "Burmester carries Zim hopes". NewsDay.
  3. ^ Chitsiga, Tazudzwa (13 April 2015). "Burmester wins Zim Open". The Herald.