Darren Fichardt
| Darren Fichardt | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Darren Clive Fichardt |
| Born |
13 May 1975 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
| Nationality |
 South Africa |
| Residence | Centurion, South Africa |
| Spouse | Natasha (m. 2000) |
| Children | Ethan, Tristan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1994 |
| Current tour(s) |
European Tour Sunshine Tour |
| Professional wins | 18 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 4 |
| Sunshine Tour | 13 (T10th all time) |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2007 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Southern Africa Tour Order of Merit winner | 1999/00, 2003/04 |
Darren Clive Fichardt (born 13 May 1975) is a South African professional golfer who plays on both the European and Sunshine Tours.
Fichardt was born in Pretoria and grew up in Centurion, Gauteng. He attended Sutherland High School from 1988 to 1993, where his talent for golf was nurtured. He turned professional in 1994 and he won the Southern Africa Tour (now the Sunshine Tour) Order of Merit in 1999/2000 and 2003/04.
Fichardt partnered Retief Goosen in South Africa's WGC-World Cup team in 2000.
Fichardt has played on the European Tour since 2001 and has won four European Tour events. His best year-end ranking on the Order of Merit is 39th achieved in 2003.
In 2012, Fichardt ended a nine-year title drought on the European Tour when he won the Saint-Omer Open by three strokes from Gary Lockerbie. This victory earned him his third European Tour title.
Fichardt followed this up in the 2013 season, when he won the Africa Open in his native South Africa in February. He claimed his fourth European Tour title by two strokes over Grégory Bourdy and Jaco Van Zyl.[1]
Amateur wins (2)
- 1992 Northern Transvaal Junior Championship (South Africa)
- 1993 Northern Transvaal Stroke Play Championship (South Africa)
Professional wins (18)
European Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Mar 2001 | Sao Paulo Brazil Open | −18 (67-61-67=195) | 5 strokes |  José Cóceres,  Richard S. Johnson, Brett Rumford |
| 2 | 16 Mar 2003 | Qatar Masters | −13 (71-69-66-69=275) | Playoff | James Kingston |
| 3 | 17 Jun 2012 | Saint-Omer Open | −5 (68-69-69-73=279) | 3 strokes |  Gary Lockerbie |
| 4 | 17 Feb 2013 | Africa Open | −16 (69-67-65-71=272) | 2 strokes |  Grégory Bourdy, Jaco Van Zyl |
European Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | Murphy's Irish Open | Richard Bland, Niclas Fasth, Søren Hansen |
Hansen won with birdie on fourth extra hole; Bland eliminated with birdie on second hole |
| 2 | 2003 | Qatar Masters | James Kingston |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Sunshine Tour wins (13)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Sep 1997 | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | −16 (65-66-69=200) | 1 stroke | Sean Pappas |
| 2 | 25 Feb 2001 | The Tour Championship | −14 (66-69-67-68=270) | 4 strokes | Hennie Otto |
| 3 | 25 Nov 2001 | CABS/Old Mutual Zimbabwe Open | −13 (68-69-69-69=275) | 3 strokes | Mark Murless, Bradford Vaughan |
| 4 | 1 Feb 2004 | Dimension Data Pro-Am | −10 (72-69-69-68=278) | 2 strokes |  Nick Price, Ulrich van den Berg |
| 5 | 6 Oct 2006 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour Final | −4 (71-69-72=212) | 1 stroke | Alex Haindl |
| 6 | 15 Oct 2006 | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | −12 (66-67-71=204) | Playoff | Alex Haindl |
| 7 | 1 Feb 2009 | Nashua Masters | −17 (66-67-65-65=263) | 1 stroke | Marc Cayeux |
| 8 | 18 Sep 2009 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour (Selborne) | −18 (65-66-67=198) | 7 strokes | Keenan Davidse, Jbe' Kruger |
| 9 | 31 Oct 2009 | Platinum Classic | −15 (70-65-66=201) | 1 stroke | Titch Moore |
| 10 | 14 Feb 2010 | Dimension Data Pro-Am | −16 (66-68-71-68=273) | 1 stroke | Louis Oosthuizen |
| 11 | 12 Aug 2011 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour (Wild Coast) | −6 (73-67-64=204) | 1 stroke | David Hewan |
| 12 | 22 Oct 2011 | Suncoast Classic | −13 (70-65-68=204) | 6 strokes | Ulrich van den Berg |
| 13 | 17 Feb 2013 | Africa Open | −16 (69-67-65-71=272) | 2 strokes | Grégory Bourdy, Jaco Van Zyl |
Other wins (2)
- 1999 Sun City Pro-Am, PGA's Cup (both unofficial money on the Southern Africa Tour)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances
See also
- 2005 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2011 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- List of golfers with most Sunshine Tour wins
References
- ↑ "Darren Fichardt wins Africa Open despite nervous finish". The Australian. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
External links
- Darren Fichardt at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Darren Fichardt at the European Tour official site
- Darren Fichardt at the Official World Golf Ranking official site