Brendon de Jonge (born 18 July 1980) is a

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from

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. He currently plays on the

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. He played collegiate golf at

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Virginia Tech career

De Jonge 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 The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental golf tour, tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at tha ...

from 2004 to 2006 and 2008. He earned his 2007 PGA Tour card at

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. 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

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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

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. In 2010 De Jonge had his most successful year to date, with 7 top ten finishes taking him to 34th on the money list.

Amateur wins (2)

*1998 David Leadbetter Junior Invitational *1999 Zimbabwe Amateur

Professional wins (1)

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Zimbabwe):

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Professional *

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(representing Zimbabwe):

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

Presidents Cup The Presidents Cup is a series of men's golf matches between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world minus Europe. Europe competes against the United States in a similar but considerably ...

(representing the International team):

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:De Jonge, Brendon Zimbabwean male golfers Virginia Tech Hokies men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates White Zimbabwean sportspeople Zimbabwean people of Dutch descent Zimbabwean expatriates in the United States Sportspeople from Harare 1980 births Living people