Brendon de Jonge
Brendon de Jonge | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Brendon Russell de Jonge | ||
Born | (1980-07-18) 18 July 1980 (age 44) Salisbury (now Harare), Zimbabwe | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Weight | 230 lb (100 kg; 16 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||
Residence | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | ||
Career | |||
College | Virginia Tech | ||
Turned professional | 2003 | ||
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour (veteran member status) Web.com Tour | ||
Professional wins | 1 | ||
Highest ranking | 58 (8 December 2013)[1] | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
Korn Ferry Tour | 1 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | T37: 2014 | ||
PGA Championship | T26: 2011 | ||
U.S. Open | T28: 2014 | ||
The Open Championship | CUT: 2014 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Brendon Russell de Jonge (born 18 July 1980) is a Zimbabwean professional golfer. He currently plays on the PGA Tour. He played collegiate golf at Virginia Tech.
Virginia Tech career
De Jonge was a two-time All-America selection by the Golf Coaches of America Association (2002, 2003).[2] He was also Virginia collegiate player of the year for those two seasons.[3] He was elected to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.[4]
Professional career
De Jonge played on the Nationwide Tour from 2004 to 2006 and 2008. He earned his 2007 PGA Tour card at Q-school. He finished 155th on the money list in 2007, losing his tour card. In 2008 he finished second on the Nationwide Tour money list and earned his 2009 PGA Tour card. He did this by winning the Xerox Classic and recording a runner up finish and three third place finishes. He won the 2008 Nationwide Tour Player of the Year.
De Jonge finished 139th on the money list in 2009, which initially gave him conditional status for 2010. He earned a full tour card through PGA Tour Qualifying School. In 2010 De Jonge had his most successful year to date, with 7 top ten finishes taking him to 34th on the money list.
Amateur wins (2)
- 1998 David Leadbetter Junior Invitational
- 1999 Zimbabwe Amateur
Professional wins (1)
Nationwide Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 17 Aug 2008 | Xerox Classic | −13 (67-64-67-69=267) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
Playoff record
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 2014 | McGladrey Classic | ![]() ![]() | Streb won with birdie on second extra hole MacKenzie eliminated by par on first hole |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Masters Tournament | T37 | |||||
U.S. Open | T33 | T28 | ||||
The Open Championship | CUT | |||||
PGA Championship | T48 | T26 | T54 | T33 | T40 | T65 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 |
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | T15 | T15 | 70 | T63 | T57 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 2014 |
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Match Play | |
Championship | T54 |
Invitational | T37 |
Champions |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Zimbabwe): 2000
Professional
- World Cup (representing Zimbabwe): 2011, 2013
- Presidents Cup (representing the International team): 2013
See also
- 2006 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2008 Nationwide Tour graduates
- 2009 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
External links
- Brendon de Jonge at the PGA Tour official site
- Brendon de Jonge at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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