Who's who in golf - Trevor Immelman
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Trevor John Immelman |
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South Africa
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Dec 16, 1979 in Cape Town, South Africa. |
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Cape Town, SA |
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Professional golfer |
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1999 |
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Roll of Honour
Majors (1). Presidents Cup player (2005, '07). Multiple wins on the European and other international tours.
Did you know?
Immelman was born into a golfing family, and started playing golf at age 5. His father, Johan, was previously the commissioner of the Sunshine Tour in South Africa.
Top tournaments won by Trevor Immelman
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| 2008 | Men Majors | The Masters | Augusta National | 280 (-8) | $1,350,000 |
| The Masters Tournament (72nd) (April 10-13). Second-placed Tiger Woods (USA) finished 3 shots behind wire-to-wire winner Immelman (RSA), who recorded his first major championship victory. [Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA]. |
| 2007 | Men Africa | Nedbank Golf Challenge | Gary Player CC | 272 (-16) | $1,200,000 |
| Played as the Nedbank Golf Challenge (Nov 29-Dec 2; Sunshine Tr event; limited field of 12 top tour professionals). Second-placed Justin Rose (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Immelman (RSA). [Gary Player CC, Sun City Resort, North West Prov, South Africa]. |
| 2006 | Men America | BMW Ch'ship (US) | Cog Hill | 271 (-13) | $900,000 |
| Played as the Cialis Western Open (July 6-9). Second-placed Tiger Woods (USA) and Mathew Goggin (USA) finished 2 shots behind first-time PGA Tour winner Immelman (RSA). [No.4 Dubsdread course, Cog Hill G&CC, Lemont, nr Chicago, IL]. |
| 2006 | Men Awards | Rookie of Yr - PGA Tr | | $3,844,189 | see Score |
| Immelman (RSA) won the PGA Tour 2006 Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. He finished seventh on the Tour's money list, with earnings of $3,844,189. |
| 2004 | Men Africa | South African Open | Erinvale | 276 (-12) | €113,536 |
| Played as the South African Airways Open (Jan 15-18; Sunshine/Eurpn Trs event). Second-placed Steve Webster (Eng) and Alastair Forsyth (Scot) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Immelman (RSA). Immelman became the first back-to-back winner of this event since Gary Player in 1976-77. [Erinvale GC, Somerset West, Western Cape, RSA]. |
| 2004 | Men Europe | TPC of Europe | St Leon Rot | 271 (-17) | €500,000 |
| Played as the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe (May 20-23). Second-placed Padraig Harrington (Ire) finished 1 shot behind Immelman (RSA). [St Leon course, GC St Leon-Rot, nr Heidelberg, Germany]. |
| 2003 | Men Africa | Dimension Data Pro-Am | Gary Player CC | 271 (-17) | R317,000 |
| Played as the Dimension Data Pro-Am (Jan 23-26; Sunshine Tr 2002/03 season). Second-placed Andrew McLardy (RSA) and Bruce Vaughan (USA) finished 1 shot behind Immelman (RSA). [Gary Player CC, Sun City Resort, North West Prov, RSA]. |
| 2003 | Men Africa | South African Open | Erinvale | 274 (-14) | €121,670 |
| Played as the South African Airways Open (Jan 9-12; Sunshine/Eurpn Trs event). First-time European Tour winner Immelman (RSA) beat Tim Clark (RSA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Erinvale GC, Somerset West, Western Cape, RSA]. |
| 2002 | Men Awards | Order of Merit - Sunshine Tr | | R2,044,279 | see Score |
| 2002/03 Sunshine Order of Merit (and associated Sid Brews Trophy). Won by Immelman (RSA) with season earnings of R2,044,279. Mark Foster (Eng) was second with R1,110,935; Hennie Otto (RSA) was third with R877,118. |
| 2000 | Men Africa | Kenya Open | Muthaiga GC | 270 (-14) | €18,691 |
| Played as the Tusker Kenya Open (March 9-12; Eurpn Challenge Tr event). Second-placed Henrik Stenson (Swe) finished 4 shots behind 20-year-old Immelman (RSA). [Muthaiga GC, Nairobi, Kenya]. |
| 1998 | Men Amateur | US Public Links (Men) | Torrey Pines | 3 & 2 | amateur |
| Played as the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. Immelman (RSA) beat Jason Dufner (USA) 3 and 2 in the final. [South course, Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA]. |
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