Louis de Jager (born 30 March 1987) is a professional golfer from South Africa playing on the Sunshine Tour.
Early life and amateur career De Jager was born in Duiwelskloof, Northern Transvaal. He won the South African Amateur 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.
Professional career In 2008, De Jager turned professional. He played his first full season on the Sunshine Tour that year. He played in 17 events and recorded five top-10 finishes. He won his first professional tournament in August 2009 at the Suncoast Classic.De Jager Gets Maiden Win at Suncoast
Amateur wins 2007 South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship, South African Amateur, Gauteng North Etonic Open, Boland Open Source:
Professional wins (8) Sunshine Tour wins (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up18 Aug 2009Suncoast Classic−9 (68-68-71=207)2 strokes Chris Swanepoel25 Sep 2014Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun−2 (63-68-77=208)Playoff Jaco Ahlers, Haydn Porteous36 Nov 2014 Nedbank Affinity Cup−12 (68-68-68=204)Playoff Vaughn Groenewald, Daniel van Tonder426 Oct 2018Sun Sibaya Challenge−13 (68-64-65=197)1 stroke CJ du Plessis, Breyten Meyer53 Feb 2019Eye of Africa PGA Championship−12 (68-70-67-71=276)Playoff Trevor Fisher Jnr
Sunshine Tour playoff record (3–0) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12014Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Jaco Ahlers, Haydn PorteousWon with par on first extra hole22014Nedbank Affinity Cup Vaughn Groenewald, Daniel van TonderWon with birdie on second extra holevan Tonder eliminated by birdie on first hole32019Eye of Africa PGA Championship Trevor Fisher JnrWon with par on first extra hole
IGT Pro Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up126 Mar 2014IGT Series Silver Lakes Country Club−15 (70-66-65=201)6 strokes CJ du Plessis228 Jan 2016Killarney Open−10 (65-66-69=200)3 strokes Jonathan Ågren314 Jun 2017Centurion Challenge−21 (68-64-63=195)12 strokes Dean Martin (a), Callum Mowat
See also 2018 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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