James Barry "Jbe'" Kruger (born 23 June 1986) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour, the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Tour. He was born in Kimberley, Northern Cape and turned professional in 2007.
Professional career Kruger has won five times on the Sunshine Tour. He won the Avantha Masters in February 2012, an event co-sanctioned by the European Tour and Asian Tour. He also won the Shinhan Donghae Open in September 2019, which was co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour.
In July 2023, Kruger claimed his second win on the Japan Golf Tour at the Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup. He also won the Mercuries Taiwan Masters in October 2024.
Professional wins (9) European Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up119 Feb 2012Avantha Masters1−14 (70-69-66-69=274)2 strokes Jorge Campillo, Marcel Siem 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up122 Sep 2019Shinhan Donghae Open1−15 (69-67-68-65=269)2 strokes Chan Kim22 Jul 2023Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup−23 (66-67-65-67=265)3 strokes Naoyuki Kataoka, Anthony Quayle 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour
Asian Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up119 Feb 2012Avantha Masters1−14 (70-69-66-69=274)2 strokes Jorge Campillo, Marcel Siem222 Sep 2019Shinhan Donghae Open2−15 (69-67-68-65=269)2 strokes Chan Kim36 Oct 2024Mercuries Taiwan Masters3−8 (68-71-69=208)2 strokes Pavit Tangkamolprasert, Wang Jeung-hun 1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour 2Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour and the Korean Tour 3Co-sanctioned by the Taiwan PGA Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12010Brunei Open Siddikur RahmanLost to par on first extra hole
Sunshine Tour wins (5) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up130 Aug 2009Zambia Open −15 (69-68-67=204)3 strokes Titch Moore224 Apr 2010Africom Zimbabwe Open−19 (68-69-67-65=269)2 strokes Jaco van Zyl313 Apr 2014Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open (2)−18 (67-69-68-66=270)1 stroke Jacques Blaauw411 Aug 2017Sun Carnival City Challenge −11 (66-69-70=205)1 stroke Neil Schietekat, J. J. Senekal521 Mar 2021Gauteng Championship −21 (70-64-67-66=267)2 strokes Martin Rohwer
Results in major championships Tournament2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Masters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUTPGA Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships Results not in chronological order before 2015. Tournament201120122013201420152016201720182019ChampionshipT57Match PlayInvitationalChampionsT2368T60
"T" = Tied
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