PLAYER PROFILE: Louis Oosthuizen
| Country: | South Africa |
| DoB: | 19 Oct 1982 |
| Height: | 5ft 10ins (1.78 meters) |
| Interests: | Hunting, movies |
| Weblink: | louis57oosthuizen.com |
| Family: | Wife, Nel-Mare. Daughter, Jana (2009). |
| Tours: | European Tour, Pga Tour |
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One of a number of talented young players to emerge from South Africa. Louis had a successful 2007 in his homeland with three wins in total throughout the year.
Louis was member of the Ernie Els Foundation in South Africa, receiving help and inspiration from the former European Tour Number One.
He won the Irish Amateur Open Championship and a member of the South African team, alongside fellow European Tour Member Charl Schwartzel, which won the World Junior Team Championships in 2000. Louis comes from a strong tennis family with his father and brother both playing tennis at a provincial level but opted for golf.
In 2010 Louis won his first European Tour event, the Open de Andalucia de Golf. He followed that up with his first major championship, the 139th Open Championship played over the Old Course at St Andrews. He won by a massive seven shots.
Louis won for the fourth time on the European Tour when he successfully defended his Africa Open title in 2012.
| Current Status |
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| View Louis' European Tour profile HERE |
| View Louis' PGA Tour profile HERE |
| Career Victories | |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Africa Open |
| 2010 | 139th Open Championship |
| 2010 | Open de Andalucia de Golf |
| 2008 | Telkom PGA Championship |
| 2007 | Platinum Classic |
| 2007 | Telkom PGA Championship |
| 2007 | Dimension-Data Pro-Am |
| Best Performances 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Iskandar Johor Open | 8T |
| Barclays Singapore Open | 3T |
| WGC - HSBC Champions | 7T |
| Alfred Dunhill Links Championship | 5T |
| US Open | 9T |
| Shell Houston Open | 16T |
| WGC - Cadillac Championship | 18T |
| South African Open Championship | 3 |
| Best Performances 2010 | |
|---|---|
| KLM Open | 4T |
| WGC - Bridgestone Invitational | 9T |
| Nordea Scandinavian Masters | 4T |
| Trophee Hassan II | 2 |
| Telkom PGA Championship | 3 |
| Dimension Data Pro-Am | 2 |
| Commercialbank Qatar Masters | 14T |
| Abu Dhabi Golf Championship | 5 |
| Best Performances 2009 | |
|---|---|
| Coca Cola Championship (SA Tour) | 2T |
| Dubai World Championshp | 12 |
| Austrian Golf Open | 5 |
| Maybank Malaysian Open | 7T |
| Dubai Desert Classic | 7T |
| Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | 2T |
| Abu Dhabi Golf Championship | 2T |
| Career History | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 2010 | Race To Dubai | €2,070,763 |
| 31st | 2009 | Race To Dubai | €867,334 |
| 62nd | 2008 | European Tour Order of Merit | €485,036 |
| 64th | 2007 | European Tour Order of Merit | €460,529 |
| 93rd | 2006 | European Tour Order of Merit | €256,466 |
| 139th | 2005 | European Tour Order of Merit | €117,060 |
| 74th | 2004 | European Tour Order of Merit | €278,540 |
| Amateur Career | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Won | Natal Open Stroke Play Championship |
| 2002 | Won | Irish Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship |
| 2002 | 1T | Indian Open Amateur Championship |
| 2001 | Won | All African Games Kenya |
| 2001 | Won | Transvaaal Amateur Stroke Play Championship |
| 2000 | Won | World Junior Championship |
| Team Honours | |
|---|---|
| Eisenhower Trophy | 2002 |
| South African Boys, Youths, Seniors | 1999 - 2002 |
