Dawie van der Walt
(DAH-vee)
Height: 6'5" (1.96 m)
Weight: 260 ( kg)
Age: 38 (February 11, 1983)
Birthplace: Paarl, South Africa
Residence: Kingwood, Texas
Family:
Wife, Bobbie Jo; Allie, Mia Marie
Education:
Lamar University (2004, Applied Science)
Special Interests:
Playing Call of Duty on Xbox, shooting guns
Turned Professional:
2007
City plays from:
Kingwood, TX, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTop 50 from 2020-21 Korn Ferry Tour (thru 2021-22)
Career Victories
Korn Ferry Tour Victories (2):
2015 (2) Chile Classic, Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper.International Victories (2):
Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
64 - 2016 OHL Classic at Mayakoba (Round 3)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#21 : 2022 Fortinet ChampionshipCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#172 : 2014 U.S. OpenCareer Largest Paycheck:
$84,165 : 2016 OHL Classic at Mayakoba (Finished 17)Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 32 | 94 | 3 | 16 | 16 | $463,840 | |||||||
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | $65,333 | |||||||
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | $82,600 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 1 | $14,210 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 25 | 70 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 171 | $301,697 | ||||||
| 2015 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2015 | T41 | ||||||||
| 2014 | CUT | 65 | |||||||
Personal
- Favorite golf course is Robert Trent Jones.
- Would like to play Augusta National. Favorite professional team is the New Orleans Saints and Texans. Favorite movie is "The Patriot." Favorite entertainer is Shakira.
- Favorite athlete to watch is LeBron James.
- Favorite cities to visit are Las Vegas and Hermanus, South Africa. Favorite food is sushi.
- Would round out his dream foursome with Philip Kief, Dan Bilzerian and Justin Timberlake.
- Bucket list includes winning a major championship on the PGA TOUR and to fly in a SR71 blackbird.