Dawie van der Walt
| Dawie van der Walt | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Isak Dawid van der Walt |
| Born |
11 February 1983 Paarl, South Africa |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 118 kg (260 lb; 18.6 st) |
| Nationality |
 South Africa
|
| Residence | Kingwood, Texas, U.S. |
| Spouse | Bobbie Jo van der Walt |
| Children | Allie, Mia |
| Career | |
| College | Lamar University |
| Turned professional | 2007 |
| Current tour(s) |
Sunshine Tour Web.com Tour |
| Former tour(s) |
PGA Tour European Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
| Sunshine Tour | 2 |
| Web.com Tour | 2 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2014 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Sunshine Tour Order of Merit winner |
2013 |
Isak Dawid "Dawie" van der Walt (born 11 February 1983) is a South African professional golfer.
Van der Walt was born in Paarl, South Africa. He played college golf at Lamar University in the United States, graduating in 2007.
Van der Walt turned professional in 2007 and played on the Sunshine Tour and U.S. mini-tours since 2008. He won four mini-tour events between 2008 and 2011. His best finish on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit was 18th in 2012. In 2011 and 2012, he also played on the Web.com Tour where his best finish was 2nd at the 2012 Cox Classic.
In 2013, Van der Walt won the Tshwane Open, co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour and the European Tour.
Van der Walt's busy schedule for 2013 also included the Web.com Tour (where he tried to earn a PGA Tour card) and the European Tour, where he has status until 2015 provided he plays a minimum thirteen events a year. Van der Walt finished 52nd on the 2013 Web.com Tour money list and didn't make a cut during the Web.com Tour Finals.
Van der Walt earned his second win of 2013 at the Nelson Mandela Championship. Although he was not the Sunshine Tour's leading money winner, he was named the winner of the Order of Merit since Charl Schwartzel did not play enough events to be rated. The honour also earned him entry into the 2014 Open Championship, his first major. He was part of the longest playoff in Web.com Tour history during the 2014 Cleveland Open, losing to New Zealand's Steven Alker on the eleventh playoff hole.
After three runner-up finishes on the Web.com Tour, Van der Walt finally earned his first tour win at the 2015 Chile Classic.
1 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
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