Jaco Ahlers (born 19 November 1982) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Tour.

Jaco Ahlers
Personal information
Born (1982-11-19) 19 November 1982 (age 42)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight230 lb (100 kg; 16 st)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceCenturion, South Africa
Career
Turned professional2006
Current tour(s)Asian Tour
Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour Canada
Professional wins13
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Sunshine Tour12
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2009, 2021

Professional career

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Ahlers has played on the Sunshine Tour since 2006. He has won ten tournaments including the 2009 Vodacom Business Origins of Golf Tour at Erinvale,[1] the 2014 Lion of Africa Cape Town Open,[2] the 2015 Investec Cup, the 2016 KCM Zambia Open (winning all four in sudden-death playoffs), the 2016 Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge, the 2016 Vodacom Origins of Golf (Euphoria), the 2018 Dimension Data Pro-Am and the 2019 King's Cup and Vodacom Origins (Selborne).

Ahlers also played on the Asian Tour in 2011 and PGA Tour Canada in 2013.[3][4]

Professional wins (13)

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Asian Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 1 Oct 2023 Mercuries Taiwan Masters −4 (69-74-72-69=284) 2 strokes   S. Chikkarangappa

Sunshine Tour wins (12)

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Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other Sunshine Tour (11)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 13 Aug 2009 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale −9 (64-71=135)* Playoff   Ulrich van den Berg
2 30 Nov 2014 Lion of Africa Cape Town Open −12 (71-69-68-68=276) Playoff   Ross McGowan,   Hennie Otto
3 22 Mar 2015 Investec Cup −9 (72-73-68-66=279) Playoff   Jaco van Zyl
4 5 Jun 2016 KCM Zambia Open −17 (68-65-67-71=271) Playoff   Jacques Blaauw
5 26 Aug 2016 Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge −17 (61-66-66=193) 3 strokes   Ruan de Smidt,   Daniel van Tonder
6 22 Oct 2016 Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Euphoria −9 (67-69-71=207) 3 strokes   Jacques Kruyswijk
7 18 Feb 2018 Dimension Data Pro-Am −20 (71-68-66-64=269) 3 strokes   Jean-Paul Strydom
8 7 Sep 2019 King's Cup −19 (66-65-66=197) 3 strokes   Daniel Greene
9 19 Oct 2019 Vodacom Origins of Golf (3) at Selborne Park −15 (64-70-67=201) 2 strokes   Ockie Strydom
10 24 Apr 2022 Stella Artois Players Championship −18 (64-67-69-66=266) Playoff   Ockie Strydom
11 23 Apr 2023 The Tour Championship −17 (66-65-69-71=271) 4 strokes   Casey Jarvis
12 26 Jul 2024 SunBet Challenge (Wild Coast) −13 (64-64-69=197) 1 stroke   Brandon Stone

*Note: The 2009 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

Sunshine Tour playoff record (5–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2009 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale   Ulrich van den Berg
2 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast   Louis de Jager,   Haydn Porteous de Jager won with par on first extra hole
3 2014 Lion of Africa Cape Town Open   Ross McGowan,   Hennie Otto Won with par on fourth extra hole
Otto eliminated by par on first hole
4 2015 Investec Cup   Jaco van Zyl Won with par on third extra hole
5 2016 KCM Zambia Open   Jacques Blaauw Won with par on second extra hole
6 2018 Zanaco Masters   Andre de Decker,   Alex Haindl,
  J. J. Senekal
Senekal won with eagle on fourth extra hole
Ahlers and Haindl eliminated by birdie on first hole
7 2022 Stella Artois Players Championship   Ockie Strydom Won with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

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Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 2019 2020 2021
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship NT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2018
Championship
Match Play
Invitational 71
Champions
  Did not play

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Maiden win for Ahlers at Erinvale". SuperSport World of Champions. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Ahlers comes out tops at Cape Town Open". George Herald. South African Press Association. 1 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Jaco Ahlers – About Me". Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Jaco Ahlers – PGA Tour Canada – Career Summary". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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