Richard Sterne (golfer)
| Richard Sterne | |
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| — Golfer — | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Richard Sterne |
| Born |
27 August 1981 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st) |
| Nationality |
 South Africa
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| Residence |
Pretoria, South Africa; Manchester, England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2001 |
| Current tour(s) |
European Tour Sunshine Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 6 |
| Sunshine Tour | 6 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T25: 2008, 2013 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2008 |
| The Open Championship | T21: 2013 |
| PGA Championship | T35: 2014 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Sunshine Tour Order of Merit winner |
2008 |
Richard Sterne (born 27 August 1981) is a South African professional golfer who plays on both the European and Sunshine Tours.
Sterne was born in Pretoria and attended St Alban's College for high school. He was runner-up in the Boys' 15–17 Division at the 1999 World Junior Golf Championships and turned pro in 2001. He played on the European Challenge Tour in 2002 and graduated to membership of the main European Tour in 2003. He won his first European Tour title at the 2004 Open de Madrid.
In the 2007 European Tour, Sterne won at the Celtic Manor Wales Open, and finished second at the Johnnie Walker Classic, third at the BMW PGA Championship and fourth at the Barclays Scottish Open, therefore finishing 14th in the Order of Merit. In 2008 he picked up his third victory at the Joburg Open which is co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour, and at the end of 2008 won a further two European Tour tournaments in South Africa.
His best year-end ranking on the European Order of Merit is 8th in 2013. His Celtic Manor win moved him into the top 40 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time.
He has had six wins on the Sunshine Tour, and won that tour's Order of Merit in 2008. In January 2008 he reached a career high of number 29 in the Official World Golf Ranking. He missed most of the 2010 and 2011 seasons with injury.
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