Hennie du Plessis (born 14 October 1996) is a South African

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who currently plays on the

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and he also plays on the

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Professional career

Du Plessis turned professional in 2015 and joined the

after finishing number one at Q-School. In 2016 he recorded five top-5 finishes, including a tie for second at

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at Wild Coast Sun, behind

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. On the

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he won the

at Sishen, clinching his maiden Sunshine Tour title on his 21st birthday. In March he won the Steyn City Team Championship with

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. Du Plessis tied for 6th at both of the South African Opens played in 2020, in January and December. At the 2021 installment, which lost

co-sanctioning as a result of COVID-19 related travel restrictions, he finished solo 3rd, which helped him break into the top-200 on the

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for the first time. Du Plessis played on the

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, where he lost a four-way playoff at the

Limpopo Championship The Limpopo Championship is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour played at Euphoria Golf & Lifestyle Estate in Modimolle, Limpopo province, South Africa. It was first played in March 2019 with prize money of R1,500,000. J. C. Ritchie won the e ...

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. He finished 28th in the Road to Mallorca ranking. Playing on the

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, du Plessis made all but one cut in his first nine starts. He finished tied 3rd at the ISPS Handa Championship in Spain, two strokes behind winner

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, and tied for 6th at the

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, trailing winner

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by three strokes. He came close to a first

victory in wire-to-wire style when he took a two-shot lead into the final round of the MyGolfLife Open in South Africa. He was part of a four-way tie after a 62 on day one and followed that with a 65 to take a one-shot lead into the weekend. A 70 in round three was enough to move him to 19 under and give him a two stroke advantage. A final day 72 saw him drop to a tie for 6th, 3 strokes shy of the three-way playoff won by

. Du Plessis finished runner-up at the 2022 LIV Golf Invitational London, a single stroke behind his compatriot

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, to collect a check. He also won the team event together with an all-South African team of Schwartzel,

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and

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, to collect a further $750,000.

Professional wins (4)

Sunshine Tour wins (2)

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–2)

IGT Pro Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

*2018 Gary Player Invitational Pro-Am (South Africa)

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

References

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