Hendrik Buhrmann
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| Hendrik Buhrmann | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Hendrik Theodor Smit Buhrmann |
| Born | 7 July 1963 Vereeniging, South Africa |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb; 13.2 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Africa |
| Residence | Roodepoort, South Africa |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1985 |
| Former tour(s) | Asian Tour Sunshine Tour |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Sunshine Tour | 4 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T64: 1992 |
Hendrik Theodor Smit Buhrmann (born 7 July 1963) is a South African professional golfer.
Buhrmann was born in Vereeniging. He turned professional in 1985 and has won eight tournaments on the Southern African Sunshine Tour. Since 1995 he has also been a member of the Asian Tour and in 2006, after a string four second-place finishes stretching back a decade, he won for the first time on that tour at the Aamby Valley Asian Masters.[1]
Professional wins (9)[edit]
Asian Tour wins (1)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 May 2006 | Aamby Valley Asian Masters | −13 (66-75-65-71=277) | 2 strokes |  Simon Hurd
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Sunshine Tour wins (4)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Nov 1994 | Nashua Wild Coast Sun Challenge | −8 (64-67-72-69=272) | 5 strokes |  Trevor Dodds, Ernie Els
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| 2 | 23 Mar 2002 | FNB Botswana Open | −19 (63-65-66=194) | 1 stroke | Brett Liddle
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| 3 | 30 May 2003 | Devonvale Championship | −18 (66-65-67=198) | 1 stroke |  Marc Cayeux, Shaun Norris
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| 4 | 7 May 2005 | Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open | 42 pts (11-7-10-14=42) | 1 point | Ross Wellington
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Other South African wins (4)[edit]
- 1991 Mercedes Benz Golf Challenge, Eastern Cape Classic, Lombard Tyres TVL Classic
- 1993 Nashua Wild Coast Sun Challenge
Results in major championships[edit]
| Tournament | 1992 |
|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T64 |
Note: Buhrmann only played in The Open Championship.
"T" = tied
Team appearances[edit]
- World Cup (representing South Africa): 1995
- Alfred Dunhill Challenge (representing Southern Africa): 1995 (winners)
References[edit]
- ^ Chuah Choo Chiang (15 May 2006). "Buhrmann's 11 years of waiting finally pays off". South China Morning Post.
External links[edit]
- Hendrik Buhrmann at the Sunshine Tour official site
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