Jaco Ahlers

Jaco Ahlers
 Golfer 
Personal information
Born (1982-11-19) 19 November 1982
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 230 lb (100 kg; 16 st)
Nationality  South Africa
Residence Centurion, South Africa
Career
Status Professional
Current tour(s) Sunshine Tour (joined 2006)
European Tour
Asian Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour Canada (2013)
Professional wins 6
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour 6
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2009
PGA Championship DNP

Jaco Ahlers (born 19 November 1982) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the Sunshine Tour.

Ahlers has played on the Sunshine Tour since 2006. He has won five tournaments, the 2009 Vodacom Business Origins of Golf Tour at Erinvale,[1] the 2014 Lion of Africa Cape Town Open,[2] the 2015 Investec Cup, the 2016 KCM Zambia Open (winning all four in sudden-death playoff), and the 2016 Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge.

Ahlers also played on the Asian Tour in 2011 and PGA Tour Canada in 2013.[3][4]

Professional wins (6)

Sunshine Tour wins (6)

No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 13 Aug 2009 Vodacom Business Origins of Golf Tour – Erinvale −9 (64-71=135) Playoff South Africa Ulrich van den Berg
2 30 Nov 2014 Lion of Africa Cape Town Open −12 (71-69-68-68=276) Playoff England Ross McGowan, South Africa Hennie Otto
3 22 Mar 2015 Investec Cup −9 (72-73-68-66=279) Playoff South Africa Jaco Van Zyl
4 5 Jun 2016 KCM Zambia Open −17 (68-65-67-71=271) Playoff South Africa Jacques Blaauw
5 26 Aug 2016 Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge −17 (61-66-66=193) 3 strokes South Africa Ruan de Smidt, South Africa Danie van Tonder
6 22 Oct 2016 Vodacom Origins of Golf (Euphoria) −9 (67-69-71=207) 3 strokes South Africa Jacques Kruyswijk

See also

References

  1. "Maiden win for Ahlers at Erinvale". SuperSport World of Champions. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. "Ahlers comes out tops at Cape Town Open". George Herald. South African Press Association. 1 December 2014.
  3. "Jaco Ahlers – About Me". Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. "Jaco Ahlers – PGA Tour Canada – Career Summary". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2 December 2014.


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