Dawie Van der walt

Van der Walt was born in Paarl, South Africa. He played college golf at Lamar University in the United States, graduating in 2007. Turned pro right after that 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 1st in 2013 which also earned him entry into the 2014 Open Championship, his first major. Since 2011 has been a regular on the Web.com Tour where his best finish was 2nd at the 2012 Cox Classic, Brasil Classic and 2014 Cleveland Open.
2011 Web.com Summary: Tournaments entered - 18; in money - 7; top-10 finishes - 0; scoring average 70.18 (ranked 44th); money $43,293 (ranked 100th); Best finish, T-11th Midwest Classic.
2012 Web.com Summary: Tournaments entered - 18; in money - 12; top-10 finishes - 2; scoring average 70.10 (ranked 22nd); money $137,683 (ranked 40th); Best finish, 2nd Cox Classic.
2013 Notes: Played on the South African and Web.Com tour. Won the inaugural Tshwane Open in March 2013 and immediately took up European Tour membership. Superb rounds of 68-65-67-67 left him two shots clear of Darren Fichardt, but thereafter he made just one cut from eight events and finished 107th in The Race to Dubai.
2013 Web.com Summary: Tournaments entered - 15; in money - 9; top-10 finishes - 1; scoring average 70.55 (ranked 56th); money $94,497 (ranked 52nd); Best finish, 2nd Brasil Classic.
Van der Walt earned his second win of 2013 at the Nelson Mandela Championship (counts in 2014 on the European Tour) and named the winner of the Sunshine Tour's Order of Merit, which also earned him entry into the 2014 Open Championship, his first major and the WGC-Cadillac.
Van der Walt's busy schedule for 2014 also included the Web.com Tour (where he tried to earn a PGA Tour card) and the European Tour, where he has status until 2015 provided he plays a minimum thirteen events a year. Van der Walt win at the Nelson Mandela Championship counts in 2014 on the European Tour. 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.

2014 Web.Com Tour
Tournament Pos 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Score To Par Money
Brasil Champions T22 72 64 69 68 273 -11 $8,000.00
Chitimacha Louisiana Open CUT 72 73 145 +3
Mexico Championship CUT 71 75 146 +2
WNB Golf Classic CUT 68 76 144 E
South Georgia Classic CUT 74 76 150 +6
BMW Charity Pro-Am T23 64 72 69 69 274 -12 $6,033.62
Cleveland Open 2 70 69 65 66 270 -14 $64,800.00
Air Capital Classic CUT 73 68 141 +1
United Leasing Championsh CUT 72 74 146 +2 33

2014 Sunshine Tour results
Tournament Pos Round Scores Total Winnings
Joburg Open T28 69 68 72 68 277 175,500.00
Africa Open T44 68 66 70 70 274 82,500.00
Dimension Data Pro-Am T18 69 73 69 70 281 45,875.00
Tshwane Open Cut 78 74 152
Investec Cup T6 74 70 64 69 277 35,450.00