Jaco Phillipus van Zyl (born 23 February 1979) is a professional golfer from South Africa.
Early life and amateur career Van Zyl was born in Pretoria. He won the South African Amateur in 2000.
Professional career In 2001, Van Zyl turned professional. He immediately joined the Sunshine Tour. He won for the first time on the tour at the Platinum Classic in 2005.
In 2007, van Zyl played on the PGA Tour, having gained his card at the 2006 qualifying school. He made the 36-hole cut only four times in 21 tournaments during his rookie season and finished 227th on the money list.
In 2009, van Zyl recorded the biggest win of his career at the Telkom PGA Championship and went on to win twice more during the season and finish in 4th place on the Order of Merit. Having won four more tournaments on the Sunshine Tour in 2010, Van Zyl ended the year by finishing in 5th place at the final stage of the European Tour's qualifying school to earn his place on European Tour for the 2011 season. He had a good first season with five top-10 placings and finished 50th on the Race to Dubai. This included a playoff loss at the Trophée Hassan II in April. David Horsey beat van Zyl and Rhys Davies when he birdied the second extra hole of the playoff.
In November 2015, van Zyl finished runner-up at the Turkish Airlines Open. He placed one shot behind Victor Dubuisson, after being tied for the lead after 54 holes.
In February 2016, van Zyl reached the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time.
In January 2017, van Zyl was defeated in a sudden-death playoff on the European Tour for the second time. He lost to Wang Jeung-hun at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, who birdied the first extra hole to defeat van Zyl and Joakim Lagergren.
In September 2022, van Zyl won his first tournament in over six years at the Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge. He finished two shots ahead of Hennie Otto.
Amateur wins 2000 South African Amateur
Professional wins (16) Sunshine Tour wins (15) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up129 Oct 2005Platinum Classic−18 (67-65-66=198)Playoff Grant Muller224 Oct 2008Vodacom Origins of Golf Final−2 (70-68-76=214)1 stroke Bradford Vaughan322 Feb 2009Telkom PGA Championship−18 (70-68-66-66=270)1 stroke Graham DeLaet, Trevor Fisher Jnr49 May 2009Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open65 pts (14-18-15-18=65)12 points Tongoona Charamba, Tyrone van Aswegen521 Aug 2009Telkom PGA Pro-Am−12 (68-70-66=204)5 strokes Tongoona Charamba61 May 2010Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Sishen−16 (65-68-67=200)1 stroke Jean Hugo, Jbe' Kruger715 May 2010Nashua Golf Challenge−8 (68-71-69=208)5 strokes Jean Hugo, PH McIntyre83 Sep 2010Telkom PGA Pro-Am (2)−15 (66-66-69=201)1 stroke Garth Mulroy925 Sep 2010SAA Pro-Am Invitational (2nd)−22 (66-64-64=194)8 strokes Alex Haindl109 Sep 2011Telkom PGA Pro-Am (3)−19 (67-66-64=197)6 strokes Jean Hugo1124 Feb 2013Dimension Data Pro-Am−17 (68-64-70-70=272)1 stroke Daniel Brooks1217 Mar 2013Telkom PGA Championship (2)−20 (67-65-67-69=268)1 stroke Dylan Frittelli1324 Mar 2013Investec Cup−21 (66-64-69-68=267)Playoff Hennie Otto1428 Feb 2016Eye of Africa PGA Championship (3)−20 (68-67-66-67=268)Playoff Dean Burmester1510 Sep 2022Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge−14 (68-65-69=202)2 strokes Hennie Otto
Sunshine Tour playoff record (3–3) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12005Platinum Classic Grant MullerWon with birdie on first extra hole22010SAA Pro-Am Invitational (3rd) Michiel BothmaLost to par on second extra hole32012Lion of Africa Cape Town Open Jake Roos, Tyrone van Aswegen, Mark WilliamsRoos won with birdie on second extra holevan Zyl eliminated by par on first hole42013Investec Cup Hennie OttoWon with par on first extra hole52015Investec Cup Jaco AhlersLost to par on third extra hole62016Eye of Africa PGA Championship Dean BurmesterWon with par on first extra hole
Other wins (1) 2003 Event 6 – State mines G.C. (Diners Club Tour)
Playoff record European Tour playoff record (0–2) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12011Trophée Hassan II Rhys Davies, David HorseyHorsey won with birdie on second extra hole22017Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Joakim Lagergren, Wang Jeung-hunWang won with birdie on first extra hole
Results in major championships
Tournament2013201420152016Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTPGA ChampionshipCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships Results not in chronological order before 2015. Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016ChampionshipMatch PlayT28Invitational72ChampionsT13T56T21T73
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = tied
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 2000
Professional World Cup (representing South Africa): 2016
See also 2006 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2010 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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