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Louis Oosthuizen

(LOU-wee OOST-haze-un)

Height: 5'10" (1.78 m)
Weight: 180 (82 kg)
Age: 38 (October 19, 1982)
Birthplace: Mossel Bay, South Africa
Residence: Pinnacle Point, South Africa
Family: Wife, Nel-Mare (ma-REE); Jana (YA-nuh), Sophia, Emma

Special Interests: Hunting, movies
Turned Professional: 2002
City plays from: Albertinia, W.Cape, South Africa

Exempt Status

PGA TOURTop 125 in 2019-20 FedExCup standings (thru 2020-21)

Career Victories

PGA TOUR Victories (1):

2010 (1) The Open Championship.

International Victories (13):

2004 Vodacom Origins of Golf-Arabella [SAf]. 2007 Platinum Classic [SAf]. 2007 Dimension Data Pro-Am [SAf]. 2007 Telekom PGA Championship [SAf]. 2008 Telekom PGA Championship [SAf]. 2010 Open de Golf de Andalucia [Eur]. 2011 Africa Open [Eur]. 2012 Africa Open [Eur]. 2012 Maybank Malaysian Open [Eur]. 2013 Volvo Golf Champions [Eur]. 2014 Volvo Golf Champions [Eur]. 2016 ISPS HANDA Perth International [Eur]. 2018 South African Open Hosted by the City of Johannesburg [Eur].

Player Statistics

Career Low Round:

63 - 2021 Waste Management Phoenix Open (Round 3)

Career High FedExCup Rank:

#5 : 2021 U.S. Open (2020)

Career High Official World Golf Rank:

#4 : 2013 Sony Open in Hawaii

Career Largest Paycheck:

$1,350,000 : 2021 U.S. Open (2021) (Finished 2)

2020-21 Season Highlights

PGA TOUR

U.S. Open - Finished third at the September U.S. Open, his fourth top-10 in 11 starts at the event. Marked his best result in a major since the 2017 PGA Championship (T2). Zurich Classic of New Orleans - With partner Charl Schwartzel, lost in a playoff to the team of Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Represented his ninth runner-up on TOUR and first since the 2019 Valspar Championship (T2). PGA Championship - Finished T2 at the PGA Championship, his fifth runner-up in his 49th major championship appearance. Held a share of the lead after the second round, the fourth 36-hole lead/co-lead of his PGA TOUR career (fell to 1-for-4). U.S. Open - Held a share of the 54-hole lead at the U.S. Open in June before finishing solo-second, his second consecutive runner-up in a major championship and sixth of his career. Fell to 1-for-6 converting 54-hole leads/co-leads in majors to victory. Marked his third consecutive top-10 at the U.S. Open. The Open Championship - Held the outright lead after each of the first three rounds of The Open Championship before finishing T3, his third consecutive top-three result in major championships. Fell to 1-for-7 converting the 54-hole lead/co-lead on the PGA TOUR and 1-for-4 in majors. Became the first player in tournament history and second in major history to record a sub-130 36-hole score (129).

National Team Selections

World Cup : 2011 Presidents Cup : 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019

Career Records

PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 2)
Season	Events	Rounds	1st	2nd	3rd	Top 10	Top 25	Cuts Made	Cuts Missed	WD	FedExCup Rank	Earnings
Total:	201	637	1	11	6	41	92	153	45	8		$26,957,223
2021	17	58		3	2	7	11	16	1		9	$5,641,279
2020	13	48			1	2	4	11	2		65	$1,312,138
2019	19	64		1		5	10	16	3		21	$2,539,183
2018	17	54			1	3	9	14	3		69	$1,731,493
2017	18	62		2	1	4	9	17	1		31	$3,105,422
2016	17	56		1		3	11	13	4		38	$2,422,079
2015	20	63		2		6	10	16	4	2	30	$3,251,174
2014	16	46				1	5	10	5	1	124	$946,134
2013	12	28				1	4	6	4	3	154	$497,408
2012	19	63		2	1	5	12	15	4	1	7	$3,460,995
2011	15	45				2	4	10	5	1	148	$717,965
2010	5	14	1			2	2	2	3			$1,305,593
2009	6	14					1	3	3			$12,660
2008	3	10						2	1			$13,700
2007	1	4						1
2006	2	6						1	1
2004	1	2							1
(A) - Amateur

PGA TOUR
Top Tournaments
	THE PLAYERS Championship	Masters Tournament	PGA Championship	U.S. Open	The Open Championship	WGC-HSBC Champions	WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play	WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv	WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession
2021	T41	T23	T2	3	T3		T61		T6
2020	CNL		T33			3		T6	T51
2019	T56	T29	T60	T7	T20		T5	T20	T25
2018	CUT	T12		T16	T28		T9	T24	T30
2017	T2	T41	T2	T23	CUT	T45	T17	T50	T48
2016	T28	T15	T22	T23	CUT	T44	2	T21	T14
2015	T69	T19	T30	T2	T2 (P)	T14	T5	T42	6
2014	CUT	25	T15	T40	T36	T15	T5	61	T40
2013	T19	CUT		W/D	W/D		T17	DNS	T33
2012	CUT	2 (P)	T21	CUT	T19	T6	T17	4	T60
2011	CUT	CUT	CUT	T9	T54	T7	T33	T37	T18
2010		CUT	CUT	CUT	1	T72		T9
2009		CUT	CUT		CUT		T33		T20
2008			73						T68
2007									T50
2006					CUT				T32
2004					CUT

FedExCup Playoffs
	THE NORTHERN TRUST	Dell Technologies Championship	BMW Championship	TOUR Championship
2020	T13		T25
2019	T6		T11	T21
2018	T28	T31	T58
2017	T10	T30	T63
2016	T18	T8	T17
2015		T12	T19	W/D
2014	CUT
2012	T5	2	T16	T23

Personal

Comes from a strong tennis family with his father and brother both playing.
A member of the Ernie Els Foundation in South Africa from 2000-02. The Ernie Els Foundation benefits families of limited resources and provides educational assistance and playing opportunities in order to produce successful young leaders and develop their playing ability to its full potential. "Getting into golf is very expensive. My dad is a farmer, and in the early years things weren't going that great on the farm. But when I was 17, I managed to become a member of Ernie's Foundation in South Africa and it was unbelievable what he did for me, helping with expenses and things like that."
In 2009, founded the Louis 57 Academy at Mossel Bay Golf Club, part of the golf development program serving underprivileged children in the Mossel Bay Community in South Africa. Mossel Bay was site of his round of 57 during his amateur career on December 12, 2002.