| George Coetzee | |
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Coetzee at the 2011 BMW International Open |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | George William Coetzee |
| Born | 18 July 1986 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Nationality | South Africa |
| Residence | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2007 |
| Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour Canadian Tour European Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Sunshine Tour | 4 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | 15th: 2011 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
George William Coetzee (born 18 July 1986) is a South African professional golfer.
Coetzee was born in Pretoria. He started playing golf when he was 10 and won the first junior tournament he ever played in, shooting 49 in 9 holes. He finished 4th and 8th in the Callaway Junior World Championship in San Diego, where he attended the University of San Diego for one semester. He turned professional in 2007.
Coetzee joined the Sunshine Tour in 2007, and claimed his first win during his rookie season, in the Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour event at Selborne. His second and third wins came a year later at the SAA Pro-Am Invitational, and the Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour event at Humewood.
He earned a European Tour card for the 2010 season, but had to return to qualifying school at the end of the season. Coetzee regained his playing rights, and had a successful 2011 season, with a runner-up place at the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles and three third place finishes at other tournaments. Coetzee finished the season ranked 26th on the Race to Dubai.
Contents |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | 15 Jun 2007 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour at Selborne | -9 (70–71–66=207) | 2 strokes | Ulrich van den Berg |
| 2 | 23 Aug 2008 | SAA Pro-Am Invitational | -9 (72-66-69=207) | 3 strokes | Warren Abery Doug McGuigan |
| 3 | 19 Sep 2008 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour at Humewood | -4 (71-68-73=212) | 1 stroke | Jean Hugo |
| 4 | 27 Feb 2011 | Telkom PGA Championship | -27 (65-64-68-64=261) | 2 strokes | Neil Schietekat |