Dean Burmester

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Dean Burmester
Personal information
Born (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 (age 34)
Mutare, Zimbabwe
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight167 lb (76 kg; 11.9 st)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceBloemfontein, South Africa
Career
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Big Easy Tour
Professional wins9
Highest ranking57 (9 October 2022)[1]
(as of 30 October 2022)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Sunshine Tour8
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT59: 2021
U.S. OpenT56: 2018
The Open ChampionshipT11: 2022

Dean Burmester (born 2 June 1989) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and Sunshine Tour.

Early life

Burmester was born in Mutare, Zimbabwe but represents South Africa in golf.[2]

His father, Mark Burmester, played international cricket for Zimbabwe while his mother Michelle holds (as of 2022) the women's course record at Royal Harare Golf Club, his home course.[3]

Career

Burmester has won eight times on the Sunshine Tour, including the 2015 Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open.[4] He also won the 2017 Tshwane Open which was a co-sanctioned Sunshine Tour and European Tour event.[5]

In May 2021, Burmester claimed his second European Tour victory at the Tenerife Open. He shot a final round 62 to beat Nicolai von Dellingshausen by five shots.[6] In November later that year, Burmester won the PGA Championship on the Sunshine Tour, claiming his eighth victory on the tour.[7]

In August 2022, Burmester finished in fourth place at the Albertsons Boise Open on the Korn Ferry Tour. The following week he finished T46 at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship. These results secured his place within the Top 25 of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals; earning Burmester a PGA Tour card for the 2022–23 season.[8]

Professional wins (9)

European Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 5 Mar 2017 Tshwane Open1 −18 (68-68-65-65=266) 3 strokes Spain Jorge Campillo, Finland Mikko Korhonen
2 2 May 2021 Tenerife Open −25 (63-68-66-62=259) 5 strokes Germany Nicolai von Dellingshausen

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Sunshine Tour wins (8)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 15 Jun 2013 Polokwane Classic −12 (69-67-68=204) 4 strokes South Africa Merrick Bremner, South Africa Justin Harding
2 4 Jul 2014 Sun City Challenge −10 (68-67-71=206) 1 stroke South Africa Haydn Porteous
3 12 Apr 2015 Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open −16 (67-66-72-67=272) 1 stroke Brazil Adilson da Silva
4 24 May 2015 Lombard Insurance Classic −23 (63-65-65=193) 5 strokes South Africa Keith Horne, South Africa Peter Karmis
5 18 Sep 2015 Sun Windmill Challenge −18 (69-64-65=198) 4 strokes South Africa Callum Mowat
6 24 Oct 2015 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Koro Creek −19 (64-66-67=197) 5 strokes South Africa Vaughn Groenewald
7 5 Mar 2017 Tshwane Open1 −18 (68-68-65-65=266) 3 strokes Spain Jorge Campillo, Finland Mikko Korhonen
8 7 Nov 2021 PGA Championship −17 (69-71-66-65=271) 2 strokes South Africa Pieter Moolman

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2016 Eye of Africa PGA Championship South Africa Jaco van Zyl Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020.

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship T59 CUT
U.S. Open T56 CUT
The Open Championship NT T40 T11
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2016 2017 2018
Championship T30
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T35
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 41 2022 Ending 9 Oct 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. ^ Nhakaniso, Daniel (11 April 2015). "Burmester carries Zim hopes". NewsDay.
  3. ^ "Meet Dean". European Tour. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. ^ Chitsiga, Tazudzwa (13 April 2015). "Burmester wins Zim Open". The Herald.
  5. ^ "Burmester breaks European Tour duck". Compleat Golfer. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Dean Burmester Fires 62 to Win 2021 Tenerife Open in a Rout". Pro Golf Weekly. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Burmester adds name to SA PGA Championship history". Compleat Golfer. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  8. ^ "SA's Dean Burmester earns PGA Tour card: 'It's surreal'". Sport24. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

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