Daniel van Tonder

Daniel van Tonder
Personal information
Born (1991-03-12) 12 March 1991 (age 33)
Soweto, South Africa
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sporting nationality South Africa
SpouseAbigail van Tonder
Career
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)European Tour
Sunshine Tour
Professional wins12
Highest ranking71 (16 January 2022)[1]
(as of 24 November 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Sunshine Tour10
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT44: 2021
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT40: 2021
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Tour
Rookie of the Year		2012

Daniel van Tonder (born 12 March 1991) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour.

Professional career

Van Tonder turned professional in 2011 and played on the Sunshine Tour. He has won seven times on the tour; including twice in 2014, at the Investec Royal Swazi Open and the Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria. He also won the Mopani Redpath Greendoor Logistics Zambia Open in 2019.[2] In 2020, he won 4 tournaments on the Sunshine Tour in the space of 3 months.

In March 2021, van Tonder claimed his first European Tour victory at the Kenya Savannah Classic. He defeated Jazz Janewattananond with a tap-in birdie on the third playoff hole.[3] The following month he lost in a four-man playoff for the Limpopo Championship.[4] In December 2021, van Tonder won the SA Open Championship; the Sunshine Tour's flagship event. He shot a final-round 65 to win by one shot ahead of Oliver Bekker.[5]

Personal life

Van Tonder is married to Abigail who also acts as his caddie.[6]

Professional wins (12)

European Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 26 Mar 2021 Kenya Savannah Classic −21 (65-64-70-64=263) Playoff Thailand Jazz Janewattananond

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2021 Kenya Savannah Classic Thailand Jazz Janewattananond Won with birdie on third extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (10)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Other Sunshine Tour (9)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 10 May 2014 Investec Royal Swazi Open 48 pts (4-12-14-18=48) Playoff South Africa Jacques Blaauw, South Africa Jared Harvey
2 27 Jun 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria −12 (67-67-70=204) 1 stroke South Africa Tyrone Ferreira
3 31 Mar 2019 Mopani Redpath Greendoor Logistics Zambia Open −5 (72-73-68-70=283) 1 stroke South Africa Callum Mowat
4 28 Aug 2020 African Bank Sunshine Tour Championship −11 (67-70-68=205) 3 strokes South Africa George Coetzee, Brazil Adilson da Silva,
South Africa Neil Schietekat
5 25 Sep 2020 Vodacom Championship Unlocked −13 (66-70-67=203) 1 stroke South Africa M. J. Viljoen
6 2 Oct 2020 Vodacom Championship Reloaded −21 (63-66-66=195) 4 strokes South Africa Jaco Ahlers, Brazil Adilson da Silva
7 31 Oct 2020 Investec Royal Swazi Open (2) 48 pts (15-12-11-10=48) 18 points South Africa Neil Schietekat
8 5 Dec 2021 SA Open Championship −16 (69-68-70-65=272) 1 stroke South Africa Oliver Bekker
9 3 Aug 2024 FNB Eswatini Challenge −14 (68-66-68=202) 2 strokes South Africa Yurav Premlall
10 30 Aug 2024 Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge −14 (70-66-66=202) Playoff South Africa Yurav Premlall, South Africa Martin Rohwer

Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–3)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2014 Investec Royal Swazi Open South Africa Jacques Blaauw, South Africa Jared Harvey Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2014 Nedbank Affinity Cup South Africa Louis de Jager, South Africa Vaughn Groenewald de Jager won with birdie on second extra hole
van Tonder eliminated by birdie on first hole
3 2021 Players Championship South Africa Jaco Prinsloo, South Africa Jake Roos Prinsloo won with birdie on third extra hole
Roos eliminated by eagle on first hole
4 2021 Limpopo Championship South Africa Oliver Bekker, South Africa Hennie du Plessis,
South Africa Brandon Stone 		Stone won with birdie on first extra hole
5 2024 Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge South Africa Yurav Premlall, South Africa Martin Rohwer Won with par on fourth extra hole
Premlall eliminated by birdie on second hole

IGT Pro Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 9 Mar 2016 Houghton Open −22 (65-64-65=194) 9 strokes United States Zachary Portemont

Results in major championships

Tournament 2021 2022
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship T44 CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T40
  Did not play

"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Championship T66 71
Match Play NT1
Invitational
Champions T72 NT1 NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

References

  1. ^ "Week 3 2022 Ending 16 Jan 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Van Tonder wins 3-man playoff in South Africa". Fox News. Sports Network. 10 May 2014. Danie van Tonder
  3. ^ "45/1 tip Daniel Van Tonder wins Kenya Open in dramatic fashion". Sporting Life. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Stone takes playoff victory in Limpopo Championship". Sport 24. 25 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Van Tonder wins SA Open, Bezuidenhout locks up Masters spot". Associated Press. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Who Is Daniel Van Tonder's Caddie?". Golf Monthly. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2023.


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