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James Barry Kruger (born 23 June 1986) is a South African
professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...
who plays on the Japan Golf Tour, the
Sunshine Tour The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern and East Africa. For much of its early history it was known either as the South African Tour or Sunshine Circuit; through sponsorship deals, it has also been known as the Vod ...
and the Asian Tour. He was born in
Kimberley, Northern Cape Kimberley is the capital and largest city of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is located approximately 110 km east of the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers. The city has considerable historical significance due to it ...
and turned professional in 2007. He is known professionally as Jbe' Kruger. Kruger has won five times on the Sunshine Tour. He won the Avantha Masters in February 2012, an event co-sanctioned by the European Tour and Asian Tours. He also won the
Shinhan Donghae Open The Shinhan Donghae Open is a men's professional golf tournament that has been held annually in South Korea since 1981. It has been an Asian Tour event since 2016. And it became the first event to be tri-sanctioned by the Asian Tour, Korean PGA and ...
in September 2019, which was co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour.


Professional wins (7)


European Tour wins (1)

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour


Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour


Asian Tour wins (2)

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour and the Korean Tour Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)


Sunshine Tour wins (5)


Results in major championships

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


Results in World Golf Championships

''Results not in chronological order before 2015.'' "T" = Tied


External links

* * * * South African male golfers Sunshine Tour golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Kimberley, Northern Cape Sportspeople from Bloemfontein White South African people 1986 births Living people {{SouthAfrica-golf-bio-stub