Jbe' Kruger
| Jbe' Kruger | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | James Barry Kruger |
| Nickname | Jbe' |
| Born |
23 June 1986 Kimberley, South Africa |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st) |
| Nationality |
 |
| Residence | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2007 |
| Current tour(s) |
Sunshine Tour Asian Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Sunshine Tour | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2012, 2017 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
James Barry Kruger (born 23 June 1986) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, the Sunshine Tour, and the Asian Tour. He was born in Kimberley, Northern Cape and turned professional in 2007, and is known professionally as Jbe' Kruger.
Kruger has won three times on the Sunshine Tour. His win in February 2012 at the Avantha Masters, sanctioned jointly by the European and Asian tours, is his only win to date on either tour.
Professional wins (5)
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Feb 2012 | Avantha Masters1 | −14 (70-69-66-69=274) | 2 strokes |   |
1Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
Asian Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Feb 2012 | Avantha Masters1 | −14 (70-69-66-69=274) | 2 strokes | |
1Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
Sunshine Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Aug 2009 | Zambia Open | 69-68-67=204 | −15 | 3 strokes | |
| 2 | 24 Apr 2010 | Africom Zimbabwe Open | 68-69-67-65=269 | −19 | 2 strokes | |
| 3 | 13 Apr 2014 | Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open | 67-69-68-66=270 | −18 | 1 stroke | |
| 4 | 11 Aug 2017 | Sun Carnival City Challenge | 66-69-70=205 | −11 | 1 stroke | |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||
| U.S. Open | ||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | ||||
| PGA Championship |
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
External links
- Jbe' Kruger at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Jbe' Kruger at the European Tour official site
- Jbe' Kruger at the Asian Tour official site
- Jbe' Kruger at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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