J. C. Ritchie

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J. C. Ritchie
Personal information
Born (1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 27)
Standerton, South Africa
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight235 lb (107 kg; 16.8 st)
Sporting nationality South Africa
Career
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour8
Challenge Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2020
The Open ChampionshipT40: 2021
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Tour
Order of Merit winner		2019–20

Juan Carlo "J.C." Ritchie (born 24 February 1994) is a South African professional golfer. He plays on the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour where he has won eight times.

Professional career[]

Ritchie's first win on the Sunshine Tour was at Royal Harare Golf Club in the 2017 Zimbabwe Open where he beat Trevor Fisher Jnr at the second hole of a playoff.[1] He was third in the 2018 BMW SA Open and also finished third in the 2017–18 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit. In August 2018 he won the .[2] In March 2019, partnered with , he won the Sunshine Tour and the following week won the Limpopo Championship at the first hole of a playoff with Steve Surry.[3] The following month he won the Zanaco Masters in Zambia, again at the first hole of a playoff against Rhys Enoch. He had two further wins in early 2020, retaining the Team Championship and the Limpopo Championship in successive weeks.

Professional wins (8)[]

Sunshine Tour wins (8)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 23 Apr 2017 Zimbabwe Open 74-67-67-64=272 −16 Playoff South Africa Trevor Fisher Jnr
2 10 Aug 2018 64-72-72=208 −8 1 stroke South Africa , South Africa
3 2 Mar 2019
(with South Africa ) 		61-66-62=189 −27 1 stroke South Africa and South Africa Merrick Bremner
4 10 Mar 2019 Limpopo Championship 66-69-70-65=270 −18 Playoff England Steve Surry
5 7 Apr 2019 Zanaco Masters 70-68-66-70=274 −18 Playoff Wales Rhys Enoch
6 25 Jan 2020 (2)
(with South Africa ) 		61-68-62=191 −25 2 strokes South Africa Jaco Ahlers and South Africa Vaughn Groenewald
7 2 Feb 2020 Limpopo Championship1 (2) 66-69-67-67=269 −19 2 strokes South Africa Wilco Nienaber
8 2 May 2021 Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open1 71-69-68-66=274 −14 Playoff South Africa

1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (4–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2017 Zimbabwe Open South Africa Trevor Fisher Jnr Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2019 Limpopo Championship England Steve Surry Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2019 Zanaco Masters Wales Rhys Enoch Won with birdie on first extra hole
4 2021 Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open South Africa Won with birdie on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 2 Feb 2020 Limpopo Championship1 66-69-67-67=269 −19 2 strokes South Africa Wilco Nienaber
2 2 May 2021 Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open1 71-69-68-66=274 −14 Playoff South Africa

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2021 Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open South Africa Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships[]

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2020 2021
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship NT T40
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships[]

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021
Championship T68
Match Play NT1
Invitational
Champions 76 NT1 NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

References[]

  1. ^ "Ritchie wins Zimbabwe Open". Sport 24. 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Ritchie holds on for Sun Carnival City victory". Sport 24. 10 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Ritchie claims inaugural Limpopo Championship". Sport 24. 10 March 2019.

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