Justin Jeremy Walters (born 23 October 1980) is a South African

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. His mother is English and has played for England in team play. Walters played college golf at

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, winning the 2001 NAIA Championship. He then transferred to

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where he won three times and was an All-American in 2002 and 2003. He turned professional in 2003. Walters plays on the

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where he has won twice, most recently at the 2011

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. He began playing on the

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in 2012. Walters has finished runner-up four times on the

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; twice at the

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in 2013 and 2019, as well as the

Joburg Open The Joburg Open is a men's professional golf tournament that is held in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is an event on the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour and co-sanctioned by the European Tour, which attracts a larger prize fund and stronger ...

in 2014. He also tied for the lead after 72 holes at the 2020

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, but was defeated in a playoff by

Rasmus Højgaard Rasmus Højgaard (born 12 March 2001) is a Danish professional golfer who won his first European Tour event at the 2019 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, becoming the third youngest player to win on the European Tour. Amateur career Højgaard first ...

Professional wins (3)

Sunshine Tour wins (2)

Tarheel Tour wins (1)

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

"T" = Tied
CUT = missed the halfway cut

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

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* * * South African male golfers NC State Wolfpack men's golfers Huntingdon College alumni Sunshine Tour golfers European Tour golfers Golfers from Johannesburg 1980 births Living people {{England-golf-bio-stub