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Introduction
Christiaan Bezuidenhout is a South African professional golfer who is a three-time winner on the European Tour. He won the 2019 Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters and, in consecutive weeks, the 2020 Alfred Dunhill Championship and the 2020 South African Open.
Early life
| Name | Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
| Net Worth | $7 million |
| Occupation | Golfer |
| Height | 1.78m |
| Age | 27 years |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout was born on May 18, 1994 (age 27 years) in Delmas, South Africa. He was raised and born in Delmas with his parents and younger brother. As an amateur, Bezuidenhout received a drug suspension after testing positive for beta-blockers at the 2014 Amateur Championship. Bezuidenhout was using them for anxiety and a stutter after an accidental poisoning at the age of two. The suspension was originally for two years but was later reduced to nine months.
Career
Christiaan Bezuidenhout turned professional in early 2015. He had success in September 2015 winning two 36-hole events on the Big Easy Tour, losing in a playoff for the Big Easy Tour Championship and also winning the Order of Merit.
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Bezuidenhout won the Sunshine Tour Q School in December 2015. In the first event of the season, the 2016 BMW SA Open, co-sanctioned with the European Tour, he finished runner-up to Brandon St one. Later in 2016, he won a smaller tournament on the Sunshine Tour, and the Sun Fish River Challenge, and finished runner-up in the Vodacom Origins of Golf Final.
He started 2017 with 5th-place finishes in both the Eye of Africa PGA Championship and the Dimension Data Pro-Am. He was the 2016–17 Sunshine Tour Rookie of the Year, awarded the Bobby Locke Trophy.
Bezuidenhout played a number of 2017 Challenge Tour events. He finished tied for 25th place in the European Tour Q-School to gain a place on the main tour for 2018. Bezuidenhout made the cut in 20 of his 26 2018 European Tour starts. His best finish was tied for 17th place and he finished 105th in the Order of Merit, just retaining his card for 2019.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout was one of nine runners-up in the 2019 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters behind Justin Harding. He also tied for 4th place in the Hero Indian Open and for third place in the BMW International Open. The following week he won the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters and with the win earned entry into the 2019 Open Championship.
He was third in the 2019 BMW PGA Championship to enter the world’s top 100 for the first time and finished the season 18th in the European Tour Order of Merit.
In January 2020, Bezuidenhout lost in a sudden-death playoff at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic to Lucas Herbert. Playing his final hole he held the outright lead but found the water with his third shot resulting in a bogey finish.
He lost the playoff to a birdie on the second extra hole. The following month he won the Dimension Data Pro-Am in South Africa and advanced into the top 50 on the Official World Golf Ranking. Bezuidenhout trailed by a shot coming to the final hole but made an eagle 3 to beat George Coetzee by one.
In November 2020, Bezuidenhout won the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club. A final round 69 was good enough to help him win by four shots. 54-hole leader Adrian Meronk let his lead slide by shooting a final round 76.
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Christiaan Bezuidenhout claimed a wire-to-wire victory at the South African Open which was played at Gary Player Country Club in 2020. He became the first player with back-to-back victories on the European Tour since Justin Rose in 2017.
Wife
Christiaan Bezuidenhout is married to Kristen Hart, they had their wedding in 2021. His wife has been instrumental in his career and is often seen with him on tournament days. The couple lives in a private house in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout net worth
How much is Christiaan Bezuidenhout worth? Christiaan Bezuidenhout net worth is estimated at around $7 Million. His main source of income is from his career as a professional golfer. Bezuidenhout successful career has earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars trips. He is one of the richest and most influential golfers in South Africa.