Dylan Naidoo (born 21 February 1998) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and Sunshine Tour. He won the 2025 Investec South African Open Championship.
Amateur career Naidoo was a member of the GolfRSA National Squad as an amateur, and ended his junior campaign ranked 4th in South Africa.
In 2016, he won the All Africa Junior Golf Challenge in Tunisia and finished runner-up behind Joaquín Niemann at the Junior Golf World Cup in Japan. He was runner-up at the South African Amateur Championship and won the Big Easy Tour event at Observatory Golf Club, when he became the youngest winner on the tour to date.
Naidoo enrolled at the University of Arkansas in 2016 and played with the Arkansas Razorbacks men's golf team.
Professional career Naidoo turned professional in 2019 and joined the Sunshine Tour, where he recorded two top-10 finishes in his first three seasons. In 2022, he won his first Sunshine Tour title at the SunBet Challenge.
He was runner-up at the 2024 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open after being tied for the lead after three rounds. In March 2025, he claimed his maiden European Tour title at the 2025 Investec South African Open Championship at Durban Country Club, where he won a play-off against Laurie Canter after the final round was cancelled due to rain. The win also earned him a start at the 2025 Open Championship.
Amateur wins 2016 All Africa Junior Golf Challenge (U18), Border Stroke Play Championship
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Professional wins (3) European Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up12 Mar 2025Investec South African Open Championship1−14 (70-61-71=202)Playoff Laurie Canter 1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12025Investec South African Open Championship Laurie CanterWon with birdie on first extra hole
Sunshine Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up121 Oct 2022SunBet Challenge (Sun Sibaya)−9 (66-74-67=207)2 strokes Jonathan Broomhead (a), Luke Brown, Jaco Prinsloo, Ian Snyman22 Mar 2025Investec South African Open Championship1−14 (70-61-71=202)Playoff Laurie Canter 1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12025Investec South African Open Championship Laurie CanterWon with birdie on first extra hole
Big Easy Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up125 May 2016Observatory GC(as an amateur)−11 (64-69=133)2 strokes Jason Viljoen
Results in major championships Tournament 2025Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances Amateur Duke of York Young Champions Trophy (representing South Africa): 2015 Junior Golf World Cup (representing South Africa): 2015, 2016 Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 2016
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