Jbe' Kruger

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.

Jbe' Kruger
Personal information
Full nameJames Barry Kruger
NicknameJbe'
Born (1986-06-23) 23 June 1986
Kimberley, South Africa
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st)
Nationality South Africa
ResidenceBloemfontein, South Africa
Career
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Asian Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Japan Golf Tour1
Asian Tour2
Sunshine Tour4
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2012, 2017

Kruger has won four times on the Sunshine Tour. He won the Avantha Masters in February 2012, an event sanctioned jointly by the European and Asian tours, and the Shinhan Donghae Open in September 2019, which was jointly sanctioned by the Korean, Asian and Japan tours.

Professional wins (6)

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 Jorge Campillo, Marcel Siem

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 22 Sep 2019 Shinhan Donghae Open1 −15 (69-67-68-65=269) 2 strokes Chan Kim

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour

Asian Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 19 Feb 2012 Avantha Masters1 −14 (70-69-66-69=274) 2 strokes Jorge Campillo, Marcel Siem
2 22 Sep 2019 Shinhan Donghae Open2 −15 (69-67-68-65=269) 2 strokes Chan Kim

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour and the Korean Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2010 Brunei Open Siddikur Rahman Lost to par on first extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (4)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 30 Aug 2009 Zambia Open −15 (69-68-67=204) 3 strokes Titch Moore
2 24 Apr 2010 Africom Zimbabwe Open −19 (68-69-67-65=269) 2 strokes Jaco van Zyl
3 13 Apr 2014 Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open (2) −18 (67-69-68-66=270) 1 stroke Jacques Blaauw
4 11 Aug 2017 Sun Carnival City Challenge −11 (66-69-70=205) 1 stroke Neil Schietekat, J. J. Senekal

Results in major championships
Tournament 201220132014201520162017
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament201120122013201420152016201720182019
Championship T57
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T23 68 T60
  Did not play

"T" = Tied


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