Zander Lombard (born 18 January 1995) is a South African professional golfer.
Amateur career As an amateur, Lombard won several events in Africa and represented South Africa in the Eisenhower Trophy in 2012 and 2014. In 2014, he was runner-up at The Amateur Championship, losing to Bradley Neil in the final, 2 and 1. He turned professional in late 2014.
Professional career Lombard earned a spot in the 2016 Open Championship after a second-place finish at the Joburg Open, an Open Qualifying Series event. He made the cut, and finished tied for 66th.
Lombard was runner-up in the 2017 Rocco Forte Open in Sicily, losing to Álvaro Quirós at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
After a poor start to 2018, Lombard tied for 6th place in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. This also gave him a place in the 2018 Open Championship where he finished tied for 67th. In August, he won the Vodacom Origins (Zebula) on the Sunshine Tour.
Amateur wins 2011 South African U16 Strokeplay 2012 North West Open 2013 Namibian Open, Kwazulu-Natal Amateur Championship, IGT Winter Challenge Centurion
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Professional wins (9) Sunshine Tour wins (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up118 Aug 2018Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula−10 (72-68-66=206)Playoff Jake Roos
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12018Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula Jake RoosWon with par on first extra hole
IGT Pro Tour wins (8) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up118 Apr 2012#9 IGT Summer Series(as an amateur)−9 (71-67-69=207)3 strokes Coert Groenewald (a)213 Jun 2012#16 IGT Winter Series(as an amateur)−8 (68-69-71=208)1 stroke Jacques Kruyswijk (a)326 Jun 2013IGT Winter Challenge Centurion Country Club(as an amateur)−7 (68-68-73=209)1 stroke Coert Groenewald, Phillip Kruse430 Oct 2013IGT Race to Q-School Silver Lakes CC(as an amateur)−16 (66-70-64=200)5 strokes Otto van Greunen527 Nov 2013IGT Race to Q-School Centurion CC(as an amateur)−6 (71-69-70=210)1 stroke Pieter Kruger, Rae Mackie619 Mar 2014IGT Series Benoni Country Club(as an amateur)−10 (72-66-68=206)1 stroke Michael Downes, Park Hyun727 Oct 2014Race to Q-School Irene Country Club(as an amateur)−12 (68-73-63=204)4 strokes Breyten Meyer (a)81 Feb 2017Woodhill Race to Q-School #14−19 (64-67-66=197)5 strokes Madalitso Muthiya
Playoff record European Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12017Rocco Forte Open Álvaro QuirósLost to par on second extra hole
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020. Tournament2016 2017 2018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipT66T67PGA Championship Tournament2019202020212022Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTNTCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament 2019 2020ChampionshipT26Match PlayNT1InvitationalChampions72NT1 1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = no tournament "T" = tied
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 2012, 2014
See also 2018 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2025 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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