Jake Roos (born 20 October 1980) is a South African professional golfer.
| Jake Roos | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Jakobus Roos |
| Born | 20 October 1980 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Africa |
| Residence | Mosselbay, South Africa |
| Spouse | Rhoné |
| Children | 2 |
| Career | |
| College | University of Stellenbosch |
| Turned professional | 2005 |
| Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 16 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Sunshine Tour | 6 |
| Challenge Tour | 2 |
| Other | 8 |
Roos was born in Pretoria. He was the number one ranked South African amateur golfer before turning professional in 2005 and then joined the Sunshine Tour by finishing 4th at Q-school.
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 overall 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.
In March 2014, he won the Barclays Kenya Open and earned a place on the Challenge Tour for the rest of 2014. He would win a second Challenge Tour title at the Aegean Airlines Championship, Germany in July to secure his European Tour card for 2015.
Roos has also won six tournaments on the Golden State Tour, a mini tour in California.
Professional wins (16)
editSunshine Tour wins (6)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Sep 2008 | Suncoast Classic | −6 (68-68-74=210) | Playoff | |
| 2 | 2 Dec 2009 | Nedbank Affinity Cup | −12 (71-66-67=204) | Playoff | |
| 3 | 24 Mar 2012 | Platinum Classic | −14 (66-66-70=202) | Playoff | |
| 4 | 3 Jun 2012 | Lombard Insurance Classic | −17 (66-70-63=199) | Playoff | |
| 5 | 25 Nov 2012 | Lion of Africa Cape Town Open | −9 (71-67-73-68=279) | Playoff | |
| 6 | 21 Apr 2013 | Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open | −14 (69-67-71-67=274) | 1 stroke |
Sunshine Tour playoff record (5–5)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | Suncoast Classic | Won with birdie on third extra hole | |
| 2 | 2009 | Nedbank Affinity Cup | ||
| 3 | 2012 | Platinum Classic | Won with birdie on fifth extra hole | |
| 4 | 2012 | Lombard Insurance Classic | Won with par on first extra hole | |
| 5 | 2012 | Lion of Africa Cape Town Open | Won with birdie on second extra hole van Zyl eliminated by par on first hole | |
| 6 | 2014 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Vaal de Grace | Lost to birdie on third extra hole | |
| 7 | 2017 | Sun City Challenge | Lost to par on first extra hole | |
| 8 | 2018 | Lombard Insurance Classic | Lost to birdie on sixth extra hole | |
| 9 | 2018 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula | Lost to par on first extra hole | |
| 10 | 2021 | Players Championship | Prinsloo won with birdie on third extra hole Roos eliminated by eagle on first hole |
Challenge Tour wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Mar 2014 | Barclays Kenya Open | −10 (69-68-71-70=278) | 1 stroke | |
| 2 | 6 Jul 2014 | Aegean Airlines Challenge Tour | −13 (69-69-67-70=275) | 2 strokes |
Other wins (8)
edit- 2010 Zurich Open
- 6 wins on the Golden State Tour
- 2015 Aegean Airlines Pro-am (Greece)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Jake survives 5-hole playoff for victory in Platinum Classic". Sunshine Tour. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- Official website
- Jake Roos at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Jake Roos at the European Tour official site
- Jake Roos at the Official World Golf Ranking official site