Jacques Kruyswijk
| Jacques Kruyswijk | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 16 October 1992 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Africa |
| Residence | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2013 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour Sunshine Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour Big Easy Tour |
| Professional wins | 12 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Sunshine Tour | 3 |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 7 |
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
[edit]Kruyswijk enjoyed a stellar career as an amateur and won the Royal Silver Vase in 2011.[1]
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.[2]
Professional career
[edit]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.[3]
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.[2]
Kruyswijk joined the European Tour in 2017 after finishing tied second among the 2017 European Tour Qualifying School graduates.[1]
In 2020, his best results were 3rd-place finishes at the Eye of Africa PGA Championship and Limpopo Championship.[4]
In 2021, Kruyswijk recorded five top-10s on the European Tour and finished in 116th place on the Order of Merit, retaining his card.[5] He also recorded his second Sunshine Tour victory when he won the Sunshine Tour Invitational held at his home club, the Centurion Country Club.[6] He broke into the top-200 on the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time following this win.[7]
In February 2025, Kruyswijk claimed his first European Tour victory at the Magical Kenya Open. He beat John Parry by two shots.[8] 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.[9]
Professional wins (12)
[edit]European Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Feb 2025 | Magical Kenya Open | −18 (69-66-64-67=266) | 2 strokes |  John Parry
|
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | Joburg Open |  Calum Hill, Shaun Norris
|
Hill won with par on second extra hole |
Sunshine Tour wins (3)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Nov 2016 | Lion of Africa Cape Town Open | −17 (67-66-68-70=271) | 2 strokes | Justin Harding, Brandon Stone
|
| 2 | 12 Sep 2021 | Sunshine Tour Invitational | −18 (67-64-67=198) | 1 stroke | Michael Palmer, Albert Venter
|
| 3 | 13 Aug 2023 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula | −13 (68-68-67=203) | 1 stroke | Heinrich Bruiners
|
Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | Joburg Open | Calum Hill, Shaun Norris
|
Hill won with par on second extra hole |
Challenge Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Aug 2023 | Dormy Open | −9 (64-65-63=192)* | 2 strokes |  Anton Albers,  Iván Cantero, Ugo Coussaud,  Conor Purcell
|
*Note: The 2023 Dormy Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
Big Easy Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Aug 2013 | The Els Club | −6 (70-68=138) | Playoff | Desne van den Bergh
|
IGT Pro Tour wins (6)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Jun 2012 | #17 IGT Serengeti Challenge (as an amateur) |
−8 (64) | 3 strokes | Jonathan Waschefort (a)
|
| 2 | 30 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)
|
| 3 | 20 Nov 2014 | Battle of the Giants Glendower Golf Club | −10 (70-68-68=206) | 1 stroke | Werner van Niekerk
|
| 4 | 8 Jul 2015 | Wanna be a Champion Academy Classic | −11 (67-66-72=205) | 5 strokes | Anthony Michael
|
| 5 | 13 Aug 2015 | CA Academy Classic | −16 (68-66-66=200) | 6 strokes | Phillip Kruse (a)
|
| 6 | 27 Nov 2015 | Race to Q-School #8 | −14 (73-64-65=202) | 1 stroke | David Ashley
|
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Player Profile Jacques Kruyswijk". European Tour. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Player Profile Jacques Kruyswijk". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "South African golfer Jacques Kruyswijk cops a golf ball to the groin". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Results 2020 Limpopo Championship". European Tour. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "2021 Race to Dubai". European Tour. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Jacques Kruyswijk pulls off second Sunshine Tour title with Centurion victory". IOL. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Jacques Kruyswijk". OWGR. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Jacques Kruyswijk clinches first DP World Tour win in Kenya". European Tour. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ Smith, Ben (23 February 2025). "'Is that legal?' DP World Tour winner perplexes golf fans". GolfMagic. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Jacques Kruyswijk at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Jacques Kruyswijk at the European Tour official site
- Jacques Kruyswijk at the Official World Golf Ranking official site