Keith Horne

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Keith Horne
European Tour
Asian Tour
Professional wins12
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour9
Other3

Keith Weller Horne (born 9 June 1971) is a professional golfer from South Africa.

Horne was born in Durban and had a successful amateur career. In 1993, Horne won a Silver Medal at the World Games in Spain. He turned professional in 1996. He is an alumnus of Westville Boys' High School.

Professional career

After turning professional in 1996, Horne immediately joined the local

Nashua Golf Challenge. Horne also holds membership on the Asian Tour
, where he has yet to win.

In 2010, a runner-up finish in the

European Tour
meant that Horne earned enough to have a full European Tour membership for 2011.

In 2012, he picked up his fifth victory on the Sunshine Tour at the

Telkom PGA Championship
. He picked up two more wins in 2014, one in 2015 and another in 2017.

Personal life

Horne married his wife Karen in September 2000. He has two children, born in 2002 and 2007. He currently resides in

Alberton
.

Amateur highlights

  • 1993–95 Represented Natal
  • 1993 Won Silver Medal at World Games in Spain

Professional wins (12)

Sunshine Tour wins (9)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 31 May 1998 Vodacom Series (Kwazulu-Natal) −12 (68-68-68=204) 3 strokes South Africa Chris Williams
2 20 Oct 2007 MTC Namibia PGA Championship −18 (67-65-63=195) 5 strokes Scotland Doug McGuigan, South Africa Hennie Otto,
South Africa Ulrich van den Berg
3 17 May 2008
Nashua Golf Challenge
−6 (72-68-70=210) Playoff South Africa Nic Henning
4 9 May 2010 Investec Royal Swazi Open 47 pts (10-10-11-16=47) 1 point South Africa Christiaan Basson
5 26 Feb 2012
Telkom PGA Championship
−19 (70-63-67-69=269) 3 strokes South Africa Jaco Ahlers, South Africa Darren Fichardt,
South Africa Alex Haindl
6 1 Aug 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis −9 (65-71-71=207) 3 strokes South Africa Erik van Rooyen
7 31 Oct 2014
Vodacom Origins of Golf Final
(2)
−13 (65-71-67=203) 1 stroke South Africa Ulrich van den Berg
8 7 Aug 2015 Sun City Challenge (2) −13 (68-71-64=203) 5 strokes South Africa Andrew Curlewis
9 19 Aug 2017 Vodacom Origins of Golf (3) at Arabella −6 (69-69-72=210) 3 strokes South Africa Jaco Ahlers, South Africa Keenan Davidse,
South Africa Titch Moore

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2001 Royal Swazi Sun Classic South Africa Titch Moore Lost to bogey on second extra hole
2 2004 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zimbali South Africa Thomas Aiken Lost to par on first extra hole
2 2008
Nashua Golf Challenge
South Africa Nic Henning Won with par on second extra hole

Other wins (3)

  • 2003 Wild Coast Sun Touring Pro-Am, Royal Swazi Sun Touring Pro-Am
  • 2009 Klipdrift Gold Sun International Touring Pro-Am

Playoff record

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2023
Riegler & Partner Legends
Brazil Adilson da Silva Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2011
Match Play
Championship
Invitational
Champions T46
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

See also

References

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