Wallie Coetsee
| Wallie Coetsee | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 11 July 1972 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st) |
| Sporting nationality | South Africa |
| Residence | Jeffreys Bay, South Africa |
| Spouse | Ashley |
| Children | Zoe & Kelly |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1992 |
| Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Sunshine Tour | 2 |
Wallie Coetsee (born 11 July 1972) is a South African professional golfer.
Early life
Coetsee was encouraged to take up the game of golf by his father, Ockert, a tomato farmer in Tzaneen. He played very little competitive golf as an amateur and won only a few small tournaments.
Professional career
In 1992, Coetsee turned professional. He struggled to make an impression on the Sunshine Tour. He convinced his father to allow him three more years on the tour, and promised that if he didn't make it he would join him working on the family farm.
Coetsee improved slightly and again begged his father for another year. The result was his maiden professional victory in the 1997 FNB Namibia Open - a win which sparked off one of his most successful years on the Tour. Coetsee finished 11th at the 1999 South African Open.
Years later, he won the 2014 Mopani Copper Mines Zambia Open.[1]
Personal life
In June 2012, Wallie and his family decided to relocate to Jeffreys Bay in the Eastern Cape where he would focus more seriously on his golf and it would also give him quality time with his family.
Professional wins (2)
Sunshine Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Sep 1997 | FNB Namibia Open | −10 (69-69-65=203) | 1 stroke | Brett Liddle |
| 2 | 18 May 2014 | Mopani Copper Mines Zambia Open | −15 (65-69-68-71=273) | 1 stroke | Justin Harding, Daniel van Tonder |
References
- ^ "Coetsee hangs on for Zambia Open title". Fox News. Sports Network. 18 May 2014.
External links
- Wallie Coetsee at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Wallie Coetsee at the Official World Golf Ranking official site