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Hendrik Buhrmann

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Hendrik Buhrmann
Personal information
Full nameHendrik Theodor Smit Buhrmann
Born (1963-07-07) 7 July 1963 (age 61)
Vereeniging, South Africa
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceRoodepoort, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1985
Former tour(s)Asian Tour
Sunshine Tour
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Sunshine Tour4
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT64: 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)

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Asian Tour wins (1)

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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 England Simon Hurd

Sunshine Tour wins (4)

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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 Namibia Trevor Dodds, South Africa Ernie Els
2 23 Mar 2002 FNB Botswana Open −19 (63-65-66=194) 1 stroke South Africa Brett Liddle
3 30 May 2003 Devonvale Championship −18 (66-65-67=198) 1 stroke Zimbabwe Marc Cayeux, South Africa Shaun Norris
4 7 May 2005 Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open 42 pts (11-7-10-14=42) 1 point South Africa Ross Wellington

Other South African wins (4)

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  • 1991 Mercedes Benz Golf Challenge, Eastern Cape Classic, Lombard Tyres TVL Classic
  • 1993 Nashua Wild Coast Sun Challenge

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1992
The Open Championship T64

Note: Buhrmann only played in The Open Championship.
"T" = tied

Team appearances

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References

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  1. ^ Chuah Choo Chiang (15 May 2006). "Buhrmann's 11 years of waiting finally pays off". South China Morning Post.
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