LouisOosthuizen

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Possessing one of golf’s smoothest swings, Oosthuizen won 14 tournaments before joining LIV Golf, the most famous being the 2010 Open Championship at St Andrews, where he became only the fourth South African to lift the Claret Jug, after Bobby Locke, Gary Player and Ernie Els. The captain of the all-South African Stinger GC has finished runner-up in all four Majors - the 2012 Masters, 2015 and 2021 US Open, 2015 Open Championship and 2017 and 2021 PGA Championship.

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Greatest influence on golfing career? My parents
Golfer you most admire? Growing up, Ernie Els was my role model
Number of holes-in-one? Around 13, I think
If you could play any course in the world, it would be … Augusta National
Golf achievement you’re most proud of? Winning the Open Championship
Round of golf you’ve enjoyed the most? My course record around Leopard Creek
Your perfect golf shot? Starting just left of the target, falling right
If you could acquire one trait from another golfer, what would it be? Driving length of Rory McIlroy
Shot that gives you the most difficulty? Sometimes all of them
Most interesting thing about being a professional golfer? Some guys are very superstitious