Richard Kaplan (golfer)
Richard Kaplan | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Richard Dennis Kaplan |
Born | Johannesburg, South Africa | 10 March 1962
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Sandton, South Africa |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1990 |
Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
Former tour(s) | Asian Tour |
Professional wins | 9 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Asian Tour | 1 |
Sunshine Tour | 4 |
Other | 4 |
Richard Dennis Kaplan (born 10 March 1962) is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the Sunshine Tour.
Kaplan was born in Johannesburg and currently lives in Sandton, Johannesburg with his wife and two children. He had a decorated amateur career during the 1980s, which included winning the English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship (Brabazon Trophy) in 1986 and the Southern Transvaal Open Strokeplay in 1984. He also earned his Springbok colors four times.
Kaplan turned professional in 1986 and won for the first time on the Sunshine Tour in 1995. He added three more tour wins between then and 2000. His best year-end finish on the Order of Merit was 9th in 1993, 1994 and 1995.
Kaplan has also competed on the Asian Tour where, in 1996, he won the Royal Thai Classic and finished in the top 20 on the Order of Merit.
Speaking in an interview, Kaplan said that his heroes are Jack Nicklaus because "he's the greatest" and Tiger Woods because "he's becoming the greatest".[citation needed]
Amateur highlights[]
- Springbok Colors 4 Times
- 1984 Southern Transvaal Open Strokeplay
- 1986 English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship
Professional wins (9)[]
Asian Tour wins (1)[]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 8 Dec 1996 | −17 (65-70-69-67=271) | Playoff | ![]() |
Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1996 | ![]() |
Won on first extra hole |
Sunshine Tour wins (4)[]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 7 May 1995 | −6 (68-70-72=210) | Playoff | ![]() ![]() | |
2 | 30 Sep 1995 | −2 (72-70-72=214) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() | |
3 | 3 Mar 1996 | Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic | −17 (66-67-70-68=271) | Playoff | ![]() |
4 | 1 Apr 2000 | −10 (71-67-65=203) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Other wins (4)[]
- 1989 (1) Pietersburg Classic
- 1990 (2) Pietermaritzburg, Nissan Challenge
- 1991 (1) Pietersburg Classic
Results in World Golf Championships[]
Tournament | 1999 |
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Match Play | |
Championship | 61 |
Invitational |
Team appearances[]
External links[]
- Richard Kaplan at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Richard Kaplan at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- South African male golfers
- Sunshine Tour golfers
- Asian Tour golfers
- Golfers from Johannesburg
- 1962 births
- Living people