Jbe' Kruger
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| Jbe' Kruger | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | James Barry Kruger |
| Nickname | Jbe' |
| Born |
26 June 1986 Kimberley, South Africa |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st) |
| Nationality |
 South Africa |
| Residence | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2007 |
| Current tour(s) |
European Tour Sunshine Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Sunshine Tour | 2 |
| Best results in Major Championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2012 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
James Barry Kruger (born 23 June 1986) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He was born in Kimberley, Northern Cape and turned professional in 2007, and is known professionally as Jbe' Kruger.
Kruger has won twice on the Sunshine Tour: the 2009 Zambia Open and the 2010 Africom Zimbabwe Open.[1] Kruger won for the first time in a European Tour sanctioned event at the Avantha Masters in New Dehli, India in February 2012 gaining him a two year exemption on the European Tour. [citation needed]
Professional wins (3)
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners -up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Feb 2012 | Avantha Masters | –14 (70-69-66-69=274) | 2 strokes |  Jorge Campillo,  Marcel Siem |
Asian Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Feb 2012 | Avantha Masters | –14 (70-69-66-69=274) | 2 strokes | Jorge Campillo, Marcel Siem |
Sunshine Tour wins (2)
- 2009 Zambia Open
- 2010 Africom Zimbabwe Open
References
External links
- Jbe' Kruger at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Jbe' Kruger at the European Tour official site
- Jbe' Kruger at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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