Roger Mark Wessels (born 4 March 1961) is a South African professional golfer.
Career Wessels was born in Port Elizabeth. He turned professional at a relatively late age in 1987, without having had any major successes as an amateur. Despite that, he won several times on the Southern Africa Tour, latterly the Sunshine Tour, including the South African PGA Championship in 1991. He also played on the Canadian Tour, where he won the Canadian Masters title in 1994. He represented South Africa in the World Cup at the end of that year.
Wessels played on the European Tour from 1995 through 2003, having his best season in 2000 when he finished 35th on the Order of Merit. He retired from tournament golf at the end of 2003, and has since pursued a career as a teaching professional.
Professional wins (12) Sunshine Tour wins (5) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up127 Jan 1991Lexington PGA Championship−9 (68-66-68-69=271)Playoff Mark James, Hugh Royer III214 Oct 1995Phalaborwa Mafunyane Trophy−4 (69-74-69=212)Playoff Hugh Baiocchi310 Nov 1996Mycom Mafunyane Trophy (2)−14 (68-66-68=202)3 strokes Brett Liddle415 Oct 2000Observatory Classic−20 (65-65-66=196)6 strokes Justin Hobday, Ashley Roestoff518 Nov 2001Platinum Classic−15 (68-69-64=201)4 strokes Des Terblanche
Southern Africa Tour playoff record (2–0) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11991Lexington PGA Championship Mark James, Hugh Royer IIIWon par with on second extra holeRoyer eliminated by par on first hole21995Phalaborwa Mafunyane Trophy Hugh Baiocchi
Canadian Tour wins (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up131 Jul 1994Canadian Masters−12 (63-70-69-70=272)1 stroke Ray Stewart
Other South African wins (4) 1992 Tzaneen Classic 1994 Kalahari Classic, Mercedes Benz Golf Challenge 1995 Renwick Group Classic Pro-Am
Other wins (2) 1994 Sanlam Cancer Challenge Pro-Am 1999 Smurfit COC Pro-Am
Results in major championships Tournament2002The Open ChampionshipT77 Note: Wessels only played in The Open Championship "T" = tied
Team appearances Professional World Cup (representing South Africa): 1994
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