George Coetzee

George William Coetzee (born 18 July 1986) is a South African

Coetzee was born in Pretoria and matriculated from the Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool in 2004. He started playing golf when he was 10 and won the first junior tournament he ever played in, shooting 49 in 9 holes. He finished 4th and 8th in the Callaway Junior World Championship in San Diego, where he attended the University of San Diego for one semester. He turned professional in 2007.

Professional career

Having turned professional, Coetzee joined the

In February 2014, Coetzee won his maiden European Tour title in his 107th start with a three stroke victory at the Joburg Open. He came from four strokes behind in the final round with a six under par 66 to claim victory.^[2] Coetzee won his second European Tour title at the Tshwane Open in March 2015, by a single stroke over Jacques Blaauw. In May 2015, Coetzee won his second tournament of the year at the inaugural AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, defeating Thorbjørn Olesen in a sudden-death playoff, at the second extra hole with a birdie on the par-five 18th hole. He won the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit that season.

In February 2016, Coetzee won the Dimension Data Pro-Am finishing birdie-birdie-eagle to defeat Dean Burmester by a single stroke. In July 2017, Alan Burns, who had been Coetzee's caddie since 2010, took another opportunity with another South African golfer Brandon Stone.^[3] Coetzee won his second Sunshine Tour Order of Merit title in 2017–18; during the season he won the co-sanctioned Tshwane Open, his fourth European Tour victory.

In September 2020, Coetzee won his fifth tournament on the European Tour at the Portugal Masters. This was his first win in mainland Europe and his first European Tour win that was not co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour.^[4]

Amateur wins

• 2006 Northern Amateur Open^[5]

Professional wins (16)

European Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	9 Feb 2014	Joburg Open1	65-68-69-66=268	−19	3 strokes	Tyrrell Hatton, Jin Jeong, Justin Walters
2	15 Mar 2015	Tshwane Open1	67-66-68-65=266	−14	1 stroke	Jacques Blaauw
3	10 May 2015	AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open1,2	70-67-65-69=271	−13	Playoff	Thorbjørn Olesen
4	4 Mar 2018	Tshwane Open1 (2)	67-64-68-67=266	−18	2 strokes	Sam Horsfield
5	13 Sep 2020	Portugal Masters	66-70-66-66=268	−16	2 strokes	Laurie Canter

¹Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
²Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2011	Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles	Thomas Bjørn, Mark Foster, Pablo Larrazábal, Bernd Wiesberger	Bjørn won with birdie on fifth extra hole Foster eliminated by par on fourth hole Larrazábal eliminated by par on second hole Wiesberger eliminated by par on first hole
2	2015	AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open	Thorbjørn Olesen	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	10 May 2015	AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open1	70-67-65-69=271	−13	Playoff	Thorbjørn Olesen

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2015	AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open	Thorbjørn Olesen	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (14)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	15 Jun 2007	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne	70-71-66=207	−9	2 strokes	Ulrich van den Berg
2	23 Aug 2008	SAA Pro-Am Invitational	72-66-69=207	−9	3 strokes	Warren Abery, Doug McGuigan
3	19 Sep 2008	Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Humewood	71-68-73=212	−4	1 stroke	Jean Hugo
4	27 Feb 2011	Telkom PGA Championship	65-64-68-64=261	−27	2 strokes	Neil Schietekat
5	9 Feb 2014	Joburg Open1	65-68-69-66=268	−19	3 strokes	Tyrrell Hatton, Jin Jeong, Justin Walters
6	15 Mar 2015	Tshwane Open1	67-66-68-65=266	−14	1 stroke	Jacques Blaauw
7	10 May 2015	AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open1,2	70-67-65-69=271	−13	Playoff	Thorbjørn Olesen
8	21 Feb 2016	Dimension Data Pro-Am	68-70-64-66=268	−21	1 stroke	Dean Burmester
9	4 Mar 2018	Tshwane Open1 (2)	67-64-68-67=266	−18	2 strokes	Sam Horsfield
10	2 Nov 2019	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final (3)	61-69-66=196	−20	3 strokes	M. J. Viljoen
11	4 Sep 2020	Titleist Championship	67-70-66=203	−13	4 strokes	Tristen Strydom
12	6 Aug 2021	Vodacom Origins of Golf (4) at De Zalze	63-66-69=198	−18	3 strokes	Jaco Ahlers, Tristen Strydom
13	6 Aug 2022	Vodacom Origins of Golf (5) at De Zalze	61-67-67=195	−21	2 strokes	Joe Long
14	6 Nov 2022	PGA Championship (2)	67-71-67-68=273	−15	3 strokes	Casey Jarvis

¹Co-sanctioned by the

European Tour

²Co-sanctioned by the

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2015	AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open	Thorbjørn Olesen	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	13 Nov 2011	Gary Player Invitational (with Mark James )	64-61=125	−19	4 strokes	Jaco van Zyl and Ian Woosnam

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

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

Summary

• Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (2013 U.S. Open – 2013 Open Championship)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Professional

• World Cup (representing South Africa): 2013, 2016

See also

• 2009 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2010 European Tour Qualifying School graduates

References