Erik van Rooyen
Erik van Rooyen | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Bellville, South Africa | 21 February 1990
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st) |
Sporting nationality | South Africa |
Spouse | Rose Van Rooyen |
Career | |
College | University of Minnesota |
Turned professional | 2013 |
Current tour(s) | European Tour Sunshine Tour |
Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
Professional wins | 2 |
Highest ranking | 40 (23 February 2020)[1] (as of 29 September 2024) |
Number of wins by tour | |
Sunshine Tour | 1 |
Challenge Tour | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T17: 2018 |
Erik van Rooyen (born 21 February 1990) is a South African professional golfer currently playing on the European Tour. In 2017 he won the Eye of Africa PGA Championship and the Hainan Open.
Amateur career
Van Rooyen attended the University of Minnesota from 2009, turning professional in 2013.[2]
Professional career
Van Rooyen has played on the Sunshine Tour since turning professional. In early 2017, he had his first win on the tour, the Eye of Africa PGA Championship, making a birdie at the first extra hole in a three-man playoff.[3] He played on the 2017 Challenge Tour where he had his second professional win, the Hainan Open. A number of other good finishes, including fourth place in the Kazakhstan Open and a tie for third in the season-ending NBO Golf Classic Grand Final, put van Rooyen third in the Challenge Tour Race to Oman rankings, earning a card for the 2018 European Tour season.
In December 2017, van Rooyen was runner-up in the Joburg Open, three strokes behind Shubhankar Sharma. The event was part of the Open Qualifying Series and his high finish gave him an entry to the 2018 Open Championship, his first major championship.[4] After three rounds, he led the 2018 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open by four strokes but a final round 74 dropped him into a tie for 4th place.
Amateur wins
- 2011 Southern Cape Open
- 2012 Minnesota State Amateur
Professional wins (2)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | 15 Oct 2017 | Hainan Open | −18 (67-65-67-71=270) | 2 strokes | Grant Forrest, Tapio Pulkkanen |
Sunshine Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | 12 Feb 2017 | Eye of Africa PGA Championship | −16 (69-68-68-67=272) | Playoff | Dylan Frittelli, Makhetha Mazibuko |
See also
References
- ^ "Week 8 2020 Ending 23 Feb 2020" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Erik van Rooyen". Golden Gophers. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Van Rooyen pulls off Eye of Africa play-off victory". Sunshine Tour. 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Sharma romps to maiden win at Joburg Open". European Tour. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
External links
- Erik van Rooyen at the European Tour official site
- Erik van Rooyen at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Erik van Rooyen at the Official World Golf Ranking official site