Dylan Ashley Frittelli (born 5 June 1990) is a South African professional golfer. He currently plays on the PGA Tour where he won the John Deere Classic in 2019. He previously played on the European Tour where he won twice in 2017, the Lyoness Open and the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open.
Amateur career Frittelli won the 2007 Callaway Junior World Golf Championships for boys aged 15 to 17.
Frittelli played college golf at the University of Texas, where he won the decisive match to lead his team to victory at the 2012 NCAA Championship. He represented South Africa in the Eisenhower Trophy in 2008 and 2010.
Professional career Frittelli turned professional after the 2012 NCAA Championship and played on the European Tour via sponsors exemptions for the rest of the year. He started 2013 with a second-place finish in the Telkom PGA Championship behind Jaco van Zyl. He played most of the year on the Challenge Tour, winning his first tour event at the Kärnten Golf Open in June.
Frittelli's performances in early 2013 lifted him into the world top-300 but he then had two years of poor performances, dropping to 926 in the world rankings. He showed a return to form when losing a playoff for the Australian PGA Championship in late 2015. 2016 was a successful year with second place in the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open, a tie for second in the Tayto Northern Ireland Open and then a second win on the Challenge Tour in the Rolex Trophy. He finished 8th in the Race to Oman rankings to earn a place on the 2017 European Tour.
In 2017 a tie for second place in the Eye of Africa PGA Championship and a playoff defeat in the Volvo China Open lifted Frittelli into the world top-100 for the first time. In June he won his first European Tour event, the Lyoness Open. At the end of the season he was runner-up in the Turkish Airlines Open and tied for 4th in the end-of-season DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, both Rolex Series events. He finished 19th in the Race to Dubai.
Frittelli won the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open in December 2017 beating Arjun Atwal at the first hole of a playoff.
In 2018, Frittelli played some PGA Tour events because of sponsor's exemptions and his world ranking. He earned enough points to qualify for the Web.com Tour Finals. At the Web.com Tour Finals, he secured his PGA Tour card for the 2018–19 season.
Fritelli won the John Deere Classic in July 2019 by shooting 21-under par. It was his maiden PGA Tour victory and qualified him for the 2019 Open Championship in Northern Ireland.
After finishing 172nd on the 2023 FedEx Cup rankings and losing his playing rights on the PGA Tour, Frittelli gained entry to the 2024 European Tour, through a new exemption category (for players in positions 126-200 on the PGA Tour rankings the year before) and won the 2024 Bahrain Championship, his first European Tour victory in six years.
Amateur wins 2007 Callaway Junior World Golf Championships 2008 South African Boys' Championship
Professional wins (7) PGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up114 Jul 2019John Deere Classic−21 (66-68-65-64=263)2 strokes Russell Henley
European Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up111 Jun 2017Lyoness Open−12 (70-71-68-67=276)1 stroke David Horsey, Mikko Korhonen, Jbe' Kruger23 Dec 2017(2018 season)AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open1−16 (67-66-68-67=268)Playoff Arjun Atwal34 Feb 2024Bahrain Championship−13 (67-68-69-71=275)2 strokes Zander Lombard, Jesper Svensson 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Sunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12015Australian PGA Championship Nathan Holman, Harold Varner IIIHolman won with par on first extra hole22017Volvo China Open Alexander LévyLost to birdie on first extra hole32017AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Arjun AtwalWon with birdie on first extra hole
Asian Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up13 Dec 2017AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open1−16 (67-66-68-67=268)Playoff Arjun Atwal 1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12017AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Arjun AtwalWon with birdie on first extra hole
Sunshine Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up13 Dec 2017AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open1−16 (67-66-68-67=268)Playoff Arjun Atwal 1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Asian Tour
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12017Eye of Africa PGA Championship Makhetha Mazibuko, Erik van Rooyenvan Rooyen won with birdie on first extra hole22017AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Arjun AtwalWon with birdie on first extra hole
Challenge Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up130 Jun 2013Kärnten Golf Open−17 (67-64-65-71=267)3 strokes Filippo Bergamaschi, Daan Huizing220 Aug 2016Rolex Trophy−20 (71-65-66-66=268)2 strokes Pep Anglès, Ryan Fox
Big Easy Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up110 Apr 2013Roodepoort CC−12 (65-67=132)3 strokes Callie Swart
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020. Tournament20172018Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUTPGA ChampionshipT63T31 Tournament2019202020212022Masters TournamentT5CUTPGA ChampionshipCUTT33CUTU.S. OpenT46The Open ChampionshipT32NT5T28
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in The Players Championship Tournament202120222023The Players ChampionshipT22T50CUT CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2018201920202021ChampionshipT55Match PlayT36NT1R16InvitationalChampionsNT1NT1 1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
"T" = tied QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play NT = No tournament
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 2008, 2010
Professional World Cup (representing South Africa): 2018
See also 2016 Challenge Tour graduates 2018 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
References
External links
Texas Longhorns profile