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Brendon de Jonge
Zimbabwean professional golfer (born 1980)
Zimbabwean professional golfer (born 1980)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Brendon de Jonge |
| imagesize | |
| fullname | Brendon Russell de Jonge |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Salisbury (now Harare), Zimbabwe |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | 230 lb |
| nationality | |
| residence | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| college | Virginia Tech |
| yearpro | 2003 |
| extour | PGA Tour |
| Web.com Tour | |
| prowins | 1 |
| eurowins | |
| japwins | |
| asiawins | |
| sunwins | |
| auswins | |
| nwidewins | 1 |
| chalwins | |
| champwins | |
| seneurowins | |
| otherwins | |
| majorwins | |
| masters | T37: 2014 |
| usopen | T28: 2014 |
| open | CUT: 2014 |
| pga | T26: 2011 |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | Nationwide Tour |
| Player of the Year | |
| year1 | 2008 |
| awardssection |
Web.com Tour Player of the Year](nationwide-tour-player-of-the-year) Brendon Russell de Jonge (born 18 July 1980) is a Zimbabwean professional golfer. He currently plays on the PGA Tour. He played collegiate golf at Virginia Tech.
Amateur career
In 1980, de Jonge was born in Salisbury, Zimbabwe.
De Jonge attended college in the United States at Virginia Tech. He was a two-time All-America selection by the Golf Coaches of America Association (2002, 2003). He was also Virginia collegiate player of the year for those two seasons. He was elected to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
Professional career
De Jonge played on the Nationwide Tour from 2004 to 2006 and 2008. He earned his 2007 PGA Tour card at Q-school. He finished 155th on the money list in 2007, losing his tour card. In 2008 he finished second on the Nationwide Tour money list and earned his 2009 PGA Tour card. He did this by winning the Xerox Classic and recording a runner up finish and three third place finishes. He won the 2008 Nationwide Tour Player of the Year.
De Jonge finished 139th on the money list in 2009, which initially gave him conditional status for 2010. He earned a full tour card through PGA Tour Qualifying School. In 2010 De Jonge had his most successful year to date, with 7 top ten finishes taking him to 34th on the money list.
Awards and honors
- In 2002 and 2003, de Jonge was earned All-American honors from the Golf Coaches of America Association
- In 2014, de Jonge was elected to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame
Amateur wins (2)
- 1998 David Leadbetter Junior Invitational
- 1999 Zimbabwe Amateur
Professional wins (1)
Nationwide Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | Runner-up | ||||
| 1 | 17 Aug 2008 | Xerox Classic | −13 (67-64-67-69=267) | 4 strokes | AUS Jarrod Lyle |
Playoff record
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | McGladrey Classic | USA Robert Streb, USA Will MacKenzie | Streb won with birdie on second extra hole |
| MacKenzie eliminated by par on first hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T37 | |||||
| U.S. Open | T33 | T28 | ||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship | T48 | T26 | T54 | T33 | T40 | T65 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made | Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | T15 | T15 | 70 | T63 | T57 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | |
| Championship | T54 |
| Invitational | T37 |
| Champions |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Zimbabwe): 2000
Professional
References
References
- "Golf Coaches of America All-America".
- "Virginia Tech Golf Media Guide 2018".
- "Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame".
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