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Louis de Jager

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Louis de Jager
Personal information
Born (1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 (age 37)
Duiwelskloof, South Africa
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceCenturion, 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.

De Jager was born in Duiwelskloof, Northern Transvaal. He won the South African Amateur Championship 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. He turned professional in 2008.

De Jager played his first full season on the Sunshine Tour in 2008. 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

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Professional wins (8)

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Sunshine Tour wins (5)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 8 Aug 2009 Suncoast Classic −9 (68-68-71=207) 2 strokes South Africa Chris Swanepoel
2 5 Sep 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun −2 (63-68-77=208) Playoff South Africa Jaco Ahlers, South Africa Haydn Porteous
3 6 Nov 2014 Nedbank Affinity Cup −12 (68-68-68=204) Playoff South Africa Vaughn Groenewald, South Africa Daniel van Tonder
4 26 Oct 2018 Sun Sibaya Challenge −13 (68-64-65=197) 1 stroke South Africa CJ du Plessis, South Africa Breyten Meyer
5 3 Feb 2019 Eye of Africa PGA Championship −12 (68-70-67-71=276) Playoff South Africa Trevor Fisher Jnr

Sunshine Tour playoff record (3–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast South Africa Jaco Ahlers, South Africa Haydn Porteous Won with par on first extra hole
2 2014 Nedbank Affinity Cup South Africa Vaughn Groenewald, South Africa 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 South Africa Trevor Fisher Jnr Won with par on first extra hole

IGT Pro Tour wins (3)

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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 South Africa CJ du Plessis
2 28 Jan 2016 Killarney Open −10 (65-66-69=200) 3 strokes Sweden Jonathan Ågren
3 14 Jun 2017 Centurion Challenge −21 (68-64-63=195) 12 strokes South Africa Dean Martin (a), South Africa Callum Mowat

See also

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References

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