Jaco Ahlers Explained

Jaco Ahlers
Birth Date:19 November 1982
Weight:230lb
Residence:Centurion, South Africa
Yearpro:2006
Tour:Asian Tour
Sunshine Tour
Extour:European Tour
PGA Tour Canada
Prowins:13
Asiawins:1
Sunwins:12
Masters:DNP
Usopen:DNP
Open:CUT: 2009, 2021
Pga:DNP

Jaco Ahlers (born 19 November 1982) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Tour.

Professional career

Ahlers has played on the Sunshine Tour since 2006. He has won ten tournaments including the 2009 Vodacom Business Origins of Golf Tour at Erinvale,[1] the 2014 Lion of Africa Cape Town Open,[2] the 2015 Investec Cup, the 2016 KCM Zambia Open (winning all four in sudden-death playoffs), the 2016 Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge, the 2016 Vodacom Origins of Golf (Euphoria), the 2018 Dimension Data Pro-Am and the 2019 King's Cup and Vodacom Origins (Selborne).

Ahlers also played on the Asian Tour in 2011 and PGA Tour Canada in 2013.[3] [4]

Professional wins (13)

Sunshine Tour wins (12)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other Sunshine Tour (11)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
113 Aug 2009Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale−9 (64-71=135)*Playoff Ulrich van den Berg
230 Nov 2014Lion of Africa Cape Town Open−12 (71-69-68-68=276)Playoff Ross McGowan, Hennie Otto
322 Mar 2015Investec Cup−9 (72-73-68-66=279)Playoff Jaco van Zyl
45 Jun 2016KCM Zambia Open−17 (68-65-67-71=271)Playoff Jacques Blaauw
526 Aug 2016Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge−17 (61-66-66=193)3 strokes Ruan de Smidt, Daniel van Tonder
622 Oct 2016Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Euphoria−9 (67-69-71=207)3 strokes Jacques Kruyswijk
718 Feb 2018Dimension Data Pro-Am−20 (71-68-66-64=269)3 strokes Jean-Paul Strydom
87 Sep 2019King's Cup−19 (66-65-66=197)3 strokes Daniel Greene
919 Oct 2019Vodacom Origins of Golf (3) at Selborne Park−15 (64-70-67=201)2 strokes Ockie Strydom
1024 Apr 2022Stella Artois Players Championship−18 (64-67-69-66=266)Playoff Ockie Strydom
1123 Apr 2023The Tour Championship−17 (66-65-69-71=271)4 strokes Casey Jarvis
1226 Jul 2024SunBet Challenge (Wild Coast)−13 (64-64-69=197)1 stroke Brandon Stone
*Note: The 2009 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

Sunshine Tour playoff record (5–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12009Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale Ulrich van den Berg
22014Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Louis de Jager, Haydn Porteousde Jager won with par on first extra hole
32014Lion of Africa Cape Town Open Ross McGowan, Hennie OttoWon with par on fourth extra hole
Otto eliminated by par on first hole
42015Investec Cup Jaco van ZylWon with par on third extra hole
52016KCM Zambia Open Jacques BlaauwWon with par on second extra hole
62018Zanaco Masters Andre de Decker, Alex Haindl,
J. J. Senekal
Senekal won with eagle on fourth extra hole
Ahlers and Haindl eliminated by birdie on first hole
72022Stella Artois Players Championship Ockie StrydomWon with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2009201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open ChampionshipCUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 201920202021
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open ChampionshipNTCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2018
Championship
Match Play
Invitational71
Champions

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maiden win for Ahlers at Erinvale . SuperSport World of Champions . 14 August 2009 . 4 December 2014.
  2. News: Ahlers comes out tops at Cape Town Open . George Herald . 1 December 2014 . South African Press Association.
  3. Web site: Jaco Ahlers – About Me . 2 December 2014.
  4. Web site: Jaco Ahlers – PGA Tour Canada – Career Summary . PGA Tour . 2 December 2014.