Dean Burmester

Dean Burmester (born 2 June 1989) is a South African professional golfer.

Dean Burmester
Personal information
Born (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989
Mutare, Zimbabwe
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight167 lb (76 kg; 11.9 st)
Nationality South Africa
ResidenceBloemfontein, South Africa
Career
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s)Sunshine Tour
European Tour
Professional wins7
Highest ranking86 (28 February 2016)[1]
(as of 31 January 2021)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Sunshine Tour7
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT56: 2018
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Burmester was born in Zimbabwe but represents South Africa in golf.[2]

Burmester plays on the Sunshine Tour where he has won seven times, including the 2015 Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open and the 2017 Tshwane Open.[3]

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1 5 Mar 2017 Tshwane Open1 −18 (68-68-65-65=266) 3 strokes Jorge Campillo, Mikko Korhonen

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Sunshine Tour wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 15 Jun 2013 Polokwane Classic −12 (69-67-68=204) 4 strokes Merrick Bremner, Justin Harding
2 4 Jul 2014 Sun City Challenge −10 (68-67-71=206) 1 stroke Haydn Porteous
3 12 Apr 2015 Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open −16 (67-66-72-67=272) 1 stroke Adilson da Silva
4 24 May 2015 Lombard Insurance Classic −23 (63-65-65=193) 5 strokes Keith Horne, Peter Karmis
5 18 Sep 2015 Sun Windmill Challenge −18 (69-64-65=198) 4 strokes Callum Mowat
6 24 Oct 2015 Vodacom Origins of Golf
at Koro Creek
−19 (64-66-67=197) 5 strokes Vaughn Groenewald
7 5 Mar 2017 Tshwane Open1 −18 (68-68-65-65=266) 3 strokes Jorge Campillo, Mikko Korhonen

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2016 Eye of Africa PGA Championship Jaco van Zyl Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament 20182019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open T56 CUT
The Open Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament201620172018
Championship T30
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T35
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

References

  1. "Week 9 2016 Ending 28 Feb 2016" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. Nhakaniso, Daniel (11 April 2015). "Burmester carries Zim hopes". NewsDay.
  3. Chitsiga, Tazudzwa (13 April 2015). "Burmester wins Zim Open". The Herald.


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