Dean Burmester
| Dean Burmester | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 2 June 1989 Mutare, Zimbabwe |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 167 lb (76 kg; 11.9 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Africa |
| Residence | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2010 |
| Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Highest ranking | 66 (5 December 2021)[1] (as of 19 December 2021) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
| Sunshine Tour | 8 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T59: 2021 |
| U.S. Open | T56: 2018 |
| The Open Championship | T40: 2021 |
Dean Burmester (born 2 June 1989) is a South African professional golfer.
Burmester was born in Zimbabwe but represents South Africa in golf.[2]
Burmester plays on the European Tour; where he was won twice, and the Sunshine Tour; where he has won eight times, including the 2015 Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open, the 2017 Tshwane Open and the 2021 PGA Championship.[3] He also won the 2021 Tenerife Open.
Professional wins (9)[]
European Tour wins (2)[]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Mar 2017 | Tshwane Open1 | −18 (68-68-65-65=266) | 3 strokes |  Jorge Campillo,  Mikko Korhonen
|
| 2 | 2 May 2021 | Tenerife Open | −25 (63-68-66-62=259) | 5 strokes |  Nicolai von Dellingshausen
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
Sunshine Tour wins (8)[]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Jun 2013 | −12 (69-67-68=204) | 4 strokes | Merrick Bremner, Justin Harding
| |
| 2 | 4 Jul 2014 | Sun City Challenge | −10 (68-67-71=206) | 1 stroke | Haydn Porteous
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| 3 | 12 Apr 2015 | Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open | −16 (67-66-72-67=272) | 1 stroke |  Adilson da Silva
|
| 4 | 24 May 2015 | Lombard Insurance Classic | −23 (63-65-65=193) | 5 strokes | Keith Horne, Peter Karmis
|
| 5 | 18 Sep 2015 | −18 (69-64-65=198) | 4 strokes |
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| 6 | 24 Oct 2015 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Koro Creek |
−19 (64-66-67=197) | 5 strokes | Vaughn Groenewald
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| 7 | 5 Mar 2017 | Tshwane Open1 | −18 (68-68-65-65=266) | 3 strokes | Jorge Campillo, Mikko Korhonen
|
| 8 | 7 Nov 2021 | PGA Championship | −17 (69-71-66-65=271) | 2 strokes |
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1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | Eye of Africa PGA Championship | Jaco van Zyl
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Results in major championships[]
Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||
| PGA Championship | T59 | |||
| U.S. Open | T56 | CUT | ||
| The Open Championship | NT | T40 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships[]
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T30 | ||
| Match Play | |||
| Invitational | |||
| Champions | T35 |
"T" = Tied
References[]
- ^ "Week 49 2021 Ending 5 Dec 2021" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ Nhakaniso, Daniel (11 April 2015). "Burmester carries Zim hopes". NewsDay.
- ^ Chitsiga, Tazudzwa (13 April 2015). "Burmester wins Zim Open". The Herald.
External links[]
- Dean Burmester at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Dean Burmester at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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