Jaco van Zyl
| Jaco van Zyl | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Jaco Phillipus van Zyl |
| Born |
23 February 1979 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb; 13 st) |
| Nationality |
 South Africa
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| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2001 |
| Current tour(s) |
European Tour Sunshine Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 15 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Sunshine Tour | 14 (T10th all time) |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2013, 2016 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2015 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2013 |
Jaco Phillipus van Zyl (born 23 February 1979) is a professional golfer from South Africa.
Van Zyl was born in Pretoria. He won the South African Amateur Championship in 2000 and turned professional the following year, immediately joining the Sunshine Tour. He won for the first time on the tour at the Platinum Classic in 2005.
In 2007, van Zyl played on the elite U.S.-based PGA Tour, having gained his card at the 2006 qualifying school. He made the 36-hole cut only four times in 21 tournaments during his rookie season and finished 227th on the money list.
In 2009, van Zyl recorded the biggest win of his career at the Telkom PGA Championship and went on to win twice more during the season and finish in 4th place on the Order of Merit. Having won four more tournaments on the Sunshine Tour in 2010, Van Zyl ended the year by finishing in 5th place at the final stage of the European Tour's qualifying school to earn his place on European Tour for the 2011 season. He had a good first season with five top-10 placings and finished 50th on the Race to Dubai.
In February 2016, van Zyl reached the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time.
European Tour playoff record (0–2)
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
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