Dawie van der Walt


Isak Dawid "Dawie" van der Walt is a South African professional golfer.
van der Walt was born in Paarl, South Africa. He played college golf at Lamar University in the United States, graduating in 2007.
van der Walt turned professional in 2007 and played on the Sunshine Tour and U.S. mini-tours since 2008. He won four mini-tour events between 2008 and 2011. His best finish on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit was 18th in 2012. In 2011 and 2012, he also played on the Web.com Tour where his best finish was 2nd at the 2012 Cox Classic.
In 2013, van der Walt won the Tshwane Open, co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour and the European Tour.
van der Walt's busy schedule for 2013 also included the Web.com Tour and the European Tour, where he has status until 2015 provided he plays a minimum thirteen events a year. Van der Walt finished 52nd on the 2013 Web.com Tour money list and didn't make a cut during the Web.com Tour Finals.
van der Walt earned his second win of 2013 at the Nelson Mandela Championship. Although he was not the Sunshine Tour's leading money winner, he was named the winner of the Order of Merit since Charl Schwartzel did not play enough events to be rated. The honour also earned him entry into the 2014 Open Championship, his first major. He was part of the longest playoff in Web.com Tour history during the 2014 Cleveland Open, losing to New Zealand's Steven Alker on the eleventh playoff hole.
After three runner-up finishes on the Web.com Tour, van der Walt finally earned his first tour win at the 2015 Chile Classic.

Professional wins (8)

European Tour wins (2)

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Sunshine Tour wins (2)

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Sunshine Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12011BMG Classic James KamteLost to birdie on first extra hole

Web.com Tour wins (2)

Web.com Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12014Cleveland Open Steven AlkerLost to birdie on eleventh extra hole

NGA Hooters Tour wins (1)

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: van der Walt only played in The Open Championship.

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur
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