Roger Mark Wessels (born 4 March 1961) is a South African professional

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Career

Wessels was born in

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. He turned professional at a relatively late age in 1987, without having had any major successes as an amateur. Despite that, he won several times on the Southern Africa Tour, latterly the Sunshine Tour, including the

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in 1991. He also played on the

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, where he won the Canadian Masters title in 1994. He represented South Africa in the

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at the end of that year. Wessels played on the

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from 1995 through 2003, having his best season in 2000 when he finished 35th on the Order of Merit. He retired from tournament golf at the end of 2003, and has since pursued a career as a teaching professional.

Professional wins (12)

Sunshine Tour wins (9)

*1991 Lexington PGA Championship *1992 Tzaneen Classic *1994 Kalahari Classic, Mercedes Benz Golf Challenge *1995 Renwick Group Classic Pro-Am, Phalaborwa Mafunyane Trophy *1996 Mafunyane Trophy *

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Observatory Classic *

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Canadian Tour wins (1)

Other wins (2)

*1994 Sanlam Cancer Challenge Pro-Am *1999 Smurfit COC Pro-Am

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

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(representing South Africa):

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wessels, Roger South African male golfers European Tour golfers Sunshine Tour golfers Sportspeople from Port Elizabeth People from George, South Africa 1961 births Living people