Jake Roos
| Jake Roos | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Jakobus Roos |
| Born |
20 October 1980 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Nationality |
 South Africa |
| Residence | Irene, South Africa |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2005 |
| Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
| Professional wins | 13 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Sunshine Tour | 6 |
| Other | 7 |
Jake Roos (born 20 October 1980) is a South African professional golfer.
Roos was born in Pretoria. He was the number one ranked South African amateur golfer before turning professional in 2005. He has played on the Sunshine Tour since 2006, winning three times. His first victory 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.[1] 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 over 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.
Roos has also won six tournaments on the Golden State Tour, a mini tour in California.
Professional wins (13)
Sunshine Tour wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Sep 2008 | Suncoast Classic | −6 (68-68-74=210) | Playoff | Omar Sandys |
| 2 | 2 Dec 2009 | Nedbank Affinity Cup | −12 (71-66-67=204) | Playoff | Mark Murless, Albert Pistorius |
| 3 | 24 Mar 2012 | Platinum Classic | −14 (66-66-70=202) | Playoff | Anthony Michael, Chris Swanepoel |
| 4 | 3 Jun 2012 | Lombard Insurance Classic | −17 (66-70-63=199) | Playoff | Justin Harding |
| 5 | 25 Nov 2012 | Lion of Africa Cape Town Open | −9 (71-67-73-68=279) | Playoff | Tyrone van Aswegen, Jaco Van Zyl, Mark Williams |
| 6 | 21 Apr 2013 | Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open | −14 {69-67-71-67=274) | 1 stroke | Darren Fichardt,  Francesco Laporta |
Other wins (7)
- 2010 Zurich Open
- 6 wins on the Golden State Tour
See also
References
- ↑ "Jake survives 5-hole playoff for victory in Platinum Classic". Sunshine Tour. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Jake Roos at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Jake Roos at the Official World Golf Ranking official site