Chris Swanepoel

Chris Swanepoel
Personal information
Born (1984-11-22) 22 November 1984
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidencePretoria, South Africa
Career
Turned professional2003
Current tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour4

Chris Swanepoel (born 22 November 1984) is a South African professional golfer.

Swanepoel has played on the Sunshine Tour since 2004. He has won four times on tour, including the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open in April 2012.[1]

Professional wins (4)

Sunshine Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 15 Apr 2007 Eskom Power Cup −17 (70-63-66=199) 4 strokes Warren Abery
2 10 Jun 2011 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella −11 (72-65-68=205) 3 strokes Christiaan Basson
3 22 Apr 2012 Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open −15 (71-69-69-64=273) Playoff Trevor Fisher Jnr
4 9 Oct 2015 Sun Boardwalk Challenge −8 (67-69-72=208) Playoff Ulrich van den Berg

Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2009 SAA Pro-Am Invitational Ryan Tipping Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2 2012 Platinum Classic Anthony Michael, Jake Roos Roos won with birdie on fifth extra hole
3 2012 Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open Trevor Fisher Jnr Won with par on second extra hole
4 2015 Sun Boardwalk Challenge Ulrich van den Berg Won with birdie on first extra hole

References

  1. ^ "Swanepoel wins Zimbabwe Open". The Herald. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.