Jacques Kruyswijk (born 16 October 1992) is a South African

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who plays on the

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and

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. He won the 2016

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Amateur career

Kruyswijk enjoyed a stellar career as an amateur and won the Royal Silver Vase in 2011. He represented

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between 2005 and 2012. In 2011 he was nominated as the SA IPT Player of the Year. He recorded six victories on the IGT Tour.

Professional career

Kruyswijk turned professional in January 2013 after he finished 7th in the 2013 Sunshine Tour Q-School. He recorded his first professional victory in his rookie season in an event on the

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. In 2015 he received attention at a

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event when he got a one shot penalty after whacking his ball off a tree then into his most sensitive area. On the 2016–17 Sunshine Tour he won the

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in November and tied for 4th at the

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in February. He finished 11th on the Order of Merit. On the

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he tied for 4th at the South African Open and again finished 11th on the Order of Merit. Kruyswijk joined the

in 2017 after finishing tied second among the

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. In 2020, his best results were 3rd-place finishes at the

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and

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. In 2021, Kruyswijk recorded five top-10s on the

and finished in 116th place on the Order of Merit, retaining his card. He also recorded his second Sunshine Tour victory when he won the Sunshine Tour Invitational held at his home club, the Centurion Country Club. He broke into the top-200 on the

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for the first time following this win.

Professional wins (11)

Sunshine Tour wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

''*Note: The 2023 Dormy Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.''

Big Easy Tour wins (1)

IGT Pro Tour wins (6)

References

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