Louis Oosthuizen
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 19, 1982 |
| place of birth | Mossel Bay , South Africa |
| size | 1.78 m |
| nationality |
 South Africa
|
| place of residence | Mossel Bay , South Africa |
| Career | |
| Professional since | 2002 |
| current tour | PGA European Tour , Sunshine Tour |
| Number of tournament victories | 14 (PGA European Tour: 9, Sunshine Tour: 5) |
| best major tournament results | |
| The Masters | 2: 2012 |
| US Open | T2: 2015 |
| The Open Championship | VICTORY: 2010 |
| PGA Championship | T2: 2017 |
Lodewicus Theodorus "Louis" Oosthuizen (born October 19, 1982 ) is a South African professional golfer .
Life / career
Oosthuizen was born in Mossel Bay , South Africa. At the beginning of his career he was financially supported by the foundation of his compatriot Ernie Els . In 2000 he was a member of the victorious South African team at the World Amateur Championships. He won various amateur titles before becoming a professional golfer in 2002 at the age of 19.
He has won five professional titles on the South African Sunshine Tour . He first played on the PGA European Tour in 2003 and has been a permanent member of this tour since 2004. In 2009 he finished 31st at the Race to Dubai . In addition, he was already in the top 50 of the golf world rankings.
In March 2010 he won his first title on the PGA European Tour with the Open de Andalucia de Golf.
With the victory at The Open Championship 2010 he celebrated the greatest success of his career. He showed a strong performance over all rounds and won the tournament by seven strokes.
Amateur victories (6)
- 2000 World Junior Championship
- 2001 All African Games (Kenya), Transvaal Amateur Stroke Play Championship (South Africa)
- 2002 Indian Amateur Open Championship (shared), Irish Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship, Natal Open Stroke Play Championship (South Africa)
Professional victories (14)
European Tour Wins (9)
- 2010 Open de Andalucia de Golf, The Open Championship
- 2011 Africa Open (joint event with the Sunshine Tour)
- 2012 Africa Open (joint event with the Sunshine Tour), Maybank Malaysian Open (joint event with the Asian Tour )
- 2013 Volvo Golf Champions
- 2014 Volvo Golf Champions
- 2016 ISPS HANDA Perth International (also part of the PGA Tour of Australasia )
- 2018 South African Open
Major Championship is in bold .
Sunshine Tour Wins (5)
- 2004 Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour at Arabella
- 2007 Dimension Data Pro-Am, South African PGA Championship / Telkom PGA Championship, Platinum Classic
- 2008 South African PGA Championship / Telkom PGA Championship
Results at major tournaments
| competition | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | CUT | 2 | CUT | 25th | T19 | T15 | T41 | T12 | T29 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 73 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T21 | DNP | T15 | T30 | T22 | T2 | DNP | T60 |
| US Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T9 | CUT | WD | T40 | T2 | T23 | T23 | T16 | T7 |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT | 1 | T54 | T19 | WD | T36 | T2 | CUT | CUT | T28 | T20 |
DNP = not started
WD = withdrawn
CUT = failed at the cut
"T" = shared rank
Green for first place, yellow for top ten placement
Team participation
amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy: 2002
professional
- World Cup (for South Africa): 2011
- Presidents Cup (for the international team): 2013, 2015
Web links
- Player profile on the European Tour
- Player profile at the Sunshine Tour (English)
- Tournament results of the last two years on the Official World Golf Ranking Website (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oosthuizen, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | south african golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1982 |