J. C. Ritchie
J. C. Ritchie | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | Standerton, South Africa | 24 February 1994||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16.8 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 2014 | ||
Current tour(s) | Challenge Tour Sunshine Tour | ||
Former tour(s) | European Tour | ||
Professional wins | 8 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
Sunshine Tour | 8 | ||
Challenge Tour | 2 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||
U.S. Open | CUT: 2020 | ||
The Open Championship | T40: 2021 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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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 |
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1 | 23 Apr 2017 | Zimbabwe Open | 74-67-67-64=272 | −16 | Playoff | ![]() |
2 | 10 Aug 2018 | 64-72-72=208 | −8 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() | |
3 | 2 Mar 2019 | (with ![]() |
61-66-62=189 | −27 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
4 | 10 Mar 2019 | Limpopo Championship | 66-69-70-65=270 | −18 | Playoff | ![]() |
5 | 7 Apr 2019 | Zanaco Masters | 70-68-66-70=274 | −18 | Playoff | ![]() |
6 | 25 Jan 2020 | (2) (with ![]() |
61-68-62=191 | −25 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
7 | 2 Feb 2020 | Limpopo Championship1 (2) | 66-69-67-67=269 | −19 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
8 | 2 May 2021 | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open1 | 71-69-68-66=274 | −14 | Playoff | ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour
Sunshine Tour playoff record (4–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2017 | Zimbabwe Open | ![]() |
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 2019 | Limpopo Championship | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 2019 | Zanaco Masters | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
4 | 2021 | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Challenge Tour wins (2)[]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 2 Feb 2020 | Limpopo Championship1 | 66-69-67-67=269 | −19 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 2 May 2021 | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open1 | 71-69-68-66=274 | −14 | Playoff | ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2021 | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships[]
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 |
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Masters Tournament | ||
PGA Championship | ||
U.S. Open | CUT | |
The Open Championship | NT | T40 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships[]
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Championship | T68 | |||
Match Play | NT1 | |||
Invitational | ||||
Champions | 76 | NT1 | NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
References[]
- ^ "Ritchie wins Zimbabwe Open". Sport 24. 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Ritchie holds on for Sun Carnival City victory". Sport 24. 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Ritchie claims inaugural Limpopo Championship". Sport 24. 10 March 2019.
External links[]
- J. C. Ritchie at the Sunshine Tour official site
- J. C. Ritchie at the European Tour official site
- J. C. Ritchie at the PGA Tour official site
- J. C. Ritchie at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- South African male golfers
- Sunshine Tour golfers
- People from Standerton
- 1994 births
- Living people