LouisOosthuizen

CAPT.

• Winner of 14 tournaments worldwide, including the 2010 Open Championship at St Andrews.

• Became the fourth South African to win the Open, joining Bobby Locke, Gary Player and Ernie Els.

• Won the Open by seven strokes.

• Has also finished runner-up in all four majors – 2012 Masters, 2015 and 2021 U.S. Open, 2015 Open Championship and 2017 and 2021 PGA Championship.

• Moved inside world top 5 for the first time in 2012 and reached a career-best 4th in January 2013.

• Has spent more than 380 weeks of his career as a top 25 player.

• Has represented South Africa numerous times in a variety of team competitions.

• Famously shot 57 as a 19-year-old at his home course in Mossel Bay while playing 18 holes with his friends.

• Supported financially by the Ernie Els Foundation during the start of his golf career.

WINS (1)

2010 Open Championship – Won his first major at St Andrews by seven strokes over Lee Westwood … Shot 65-67 in first two rounds to surge into the lead … Finished at 16 under … Became the first South African to win the Open on the Old Course since Bobby Locke in 1957 … Said Oosthuizen: “To win an Open Championship is special, but to win it here at St. Andrews is just -- it's something you dream about.”

STARTS AND FINISHES

Masters
Starts: 15
Best finish: 2nd (2012)
Top 10s: 1
Cuts made: 9

PGA Championship
Starts: 13
Best finish: 2nd (2017, 2021)
Top 10s: 2
Cuts made: 10

U.S. Open
Starts: 13
Best finish: 2nd (2015, 2021)
Top 10s: 5
Cuts made: 9

Open Championship
Starts: 16
Best finish: Win (2010)
Top 10s: 3
Cuts made: 9

2023