Jacques Kruyswijk (born 16 October 1992) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and Sunshine Tour. He won the 2016 Cape Town Open.
Amateur career Kruyswijk enjoyed a stellar career as an amateur and won the Royal Silver Vase in 2011.
He represented Limpopo Province between 2005 and 2012. In 2011 he was nominated as the SA IPT Player of the Year. He recorded six victories on the IGT Tour.
Professional career Kruyswijk turned professional in January 2013 after he finished 7th in the 2013 Sunshine Tour Q-School. He recorded his first professional victory in his rookie season in an event on the Big Easy Tour. In 2015, he received attention at the Vodacom Origins of Golf at Koro Creek event, when he got a one shot penalty after whacking his ball off a tree then into his groin.
On the 2016–17 Sunshine Tour he won the Lion of Africa Cape Town Open in November and tied for 4th at the Joburg Open in February. He finished 11th on the Order of Merit. On the 2017–18 Sunshine Tour he tied for 4th at the South African Open and again finished 11th on the Order of Merit.
Kruyswijk joined the European Tour in 2017 after finishing tied second among the 2017 European Tour Qualifying School graduates.
In 2020, his best results were 3rd-place finishes at the Eye of Africa PGA Championship and Limpopo Championship.
In 2021, Kruyswijk recorded five top-10s on the European Tour and finished in 116th place on the Order of Merit, retaining his card. He also recorded his second Sunshine Tour victory when he won the Sunshine Tour Invitational held at his home club, the Centurion Country Club. He broke into the top-200 on the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time following this win.
In February 2025, Kruyswijk claimed his first European Tour victory at the Magical Kenya Open. He beat John Parry by two shots. His final round also gained attention due to his use of white chalk on his hands in order to help his grip with his driver.
Professional wins (13) European Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up123 Feb 2025Magical Kenya Open−18 (69-66-64-67=266)2 strokes John Parry
European Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12025Joburg Open Calum Hill, Shaun NorrisHill won with par on second extra hole
Sunshine Tour wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up127 Nov 2016Lion of Africa Cape Town Open−17 (67-66-68-70=271)2 strokes Justin Harding, Brandon Stone212 Sep 2021Sunshine Tour Invitational−18 (67-64-67=198)1 stroke Michael Palmer, Albert Venter313 Aug 2023Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula−13 (68-68-67=203)1 stroke Heinrich Bruiners428 Sep 2025Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Devonvale−10 (68-62-73=203)Playoff George Coetzee
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12025Joburg Open Calum Hill, Shaun NorrisHill won with par on second extra hole22025Vodacom Origins of Golf at Devonvale George CoetzeeWon with par on second extra hole
Challenge Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up127 Aug 2023Dormy Open−9 (64-65-63=192)2 strokes Anton Albers, Iván Cantero, Ugo Coussaud, Conor Purcell
Big Easy Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up114 Aug 2013The Els Club−6 (70-68=138)Playoff Desne van den Bergh
IGT Pro Tour wins (6) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up118 Jun 2012#17 IGT Serengeti Challenge(as an amateur)−8 (64)3 strokes Jonathan Waschefort (a)230 Aug 2012#25 IGT Race to Q-School(as an amateur)−7 (72-66-72-71=281)3 strokes Teaghan Gauche (a), Coert Groenewald (a), Danie Pretorius (a)320 Nov 2014Battle of the Giants Glendower Golf Club−10 (70-68-68=206)1 stroke Werner van Niekerk48 Jul 2015Wanna be a Champion Academy Classic−11 (67-66-72=205)5 strokes Anthony Michael513 Aug 2015CA Academy Classic−16 (68-66-66=200)6 strokes Phillip Kruse (a)627 Nov 2015Race to Q-School #8−14 (73-64-65=202)1 stroke David Ashley
Results in major championships Tournament2025Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenCUTThe Open Championship
CUT = missed the halfway cut
See also 2017 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2023 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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