Jake Roos
South African professional golfer (born 1980)
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::summary South African professional golfer (born 1980) ::
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| name | Jake Roos |
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| fullname | Jakobus Roos |
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| birth_place | Pretoria, South Africa |
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| height | |
| weight | 190 lb |
| nationality | |
| residence | Mosselbay, South Africa |
| spouse | Rhoné |
| children | 2 |
| college | University of Stellenbosch |
| yearpro | 2005 |
| tour | Sunshine Tour |
| extour | European Tour |
| Challenge Tour | |
| prowins | 16 |
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| asiawins | |
| sunwins | 6 |
| auswins | |
| nwidewins | |
| chalwins | 2 |
| champwins | |
| seneurowins | |
| otherwins | 8 |
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Early life and amateur career
In 1980, Roos was born in Pretoria. He was the # 1 ranked South African amateur golfer at the height of his amateur career.
Professional career
In 2005, Ross turned professional. He joined the Sunshine Tour by finishing 4th at Q-school.
Roos' first victory on the Sunshine Tour came at the 2008 Suncoast Classic. His second victory came the following year at the Nedbank Affinity Cup. In 2012, Roos picked up his third victory on Tour at the Platinum Classic after he defeated Chris Swanepoel and Anthony Michael on the fifth hole of a sudden-death playoff. He picked up his second Sunshine Tour victory of the year in June at the Lombard Insurance Classic after defeating Justin Harding in a playoff. Roos entered the final round four shots back of Harding but fired a 63 (−9) to force a playoff. Roos would pick up his third victory of the 2012 season and fifth Sunshine Tour victory overall in November, when he won the Lion of Africa Cape Town Open in a four-man playoff with birdie on the second playoff hole. Roos would pick up his sixth overall Sunshine Tour victory in April 2013 when he won the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open by a single stroke. Roos started the final round four shots back but fired a final round 67 to take the victory.
In March 2014, he won the Barclays Kenya Open and earned a place on the Challenge Tour for the rest of 2014. He would win a second Challenge Tour title at the Aegean Airlines Championship, Germany in July to secure his European Tour card for 2015.
Roos has also won six tournaments on the Golden State Tour, a mini tour in California.
Professional wins (16)
Sunshine Tour wins (6)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 13 Sep 2008 | Suncoast Classic | −6 (68-68-74=210) | Playoff | ZAF Omar Sandys | | 2 | 2 Dec 2009 | Nedbank Affinity Cup | −12 (71-66-67=204) | Playoff | ZAF Mark Murless, ZAF Albert Pistorius | | 3 | 24 Mar 2012 | Platinum Classic | −14 (66-66-70=202) | Playoff | ZAF Anthony Michael, ZAF Chris Swanepoel | | 4 | 3 Jun 2012 | Lombard Insurance Classic | −17 (66-70-63=199) | Playoff | ZAF Justin Harding | | 5 | 25 Nov 2012 | Lion of Africa Cape Town Open | −9 (71-67-73-68=279) | Playoff | ZAF Tyrone van Aswegen, ZAF Jaco van Zyl, ZAF Mark Williams | | 6 | 21 Apr 2013 | Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open | −14 (69-67-71-67=274) | 1 stroke | ZAF Darren Fichardt, ITA Francesco Laporta | ::
Sunshine Tour playoff record (5–5) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | Suncoast Classic | ZAF Omar Sandys | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| 2 | 2009 | Nedbank Affinity Cup | ZAF Mark Murless, ZAF Albert Pistorius | |
| 3 | 2012 | Platinum Classic | ZAF Anthony Michael, ZAF Chris Swanepoel | Won with birdie on fifth extra hole |
| 4 | 2012 | Lombard Insurance Classic | ZAF Justin Harding | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 5 | 2012 | Lion of Africa Cape Town Open | ZAF Tyrone van Aswegen, ZAF Jaco van Zyl, | |
| ZAF Mark Williams | Won with birdie on second extra hole | |||
| van Zyl eliminated by par on first hole | ||||
| 6 | 2014 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Vaal de Grace | ZAF PH McIntyre | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
| 7 | 2017 | Sun City Challenge | ZAF Peter Karmis | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 8 | 2018 | Lombard Insurance Classic | ZAF Justin Harding | Lost to birdie on sixth extra hole |
| 9 | 2018 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula | ZAF Zander Lombard | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 10 | 2021 | Players Championship | ZAF Jaco Prinsloo, ZAF Daniel van Tonder | Prinsloo won with birdie on third extra hole |
| Roos eliminated by eagle on first hole | ||||
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Challenge Tour wins (2)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 9 Mar 2014 | Barclays Kenya Open | −10 (69-68-71-70=278) | 1 stroke | FRA Adrien Bernadet, DNK Lasse Jensen, ESP Pedro Oriol | | 2 | 6 Jul 2014 | Aegean Airlines Challenge Tour | −13 (69-69-67-70=275) | 2 strokes | ENG Jason Barnes | ::
Other wins (8)
- 2010 Zurich Open
- 6 wins on the Golden State Tour
- 2015 Aegean Airlines Pro-am (Greece)
References
References
- (24 March 2012). "Jake survives 5-hole playoff for victory in Platinum Classic". [[Sunshine Tour]].
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