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) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Africa |
| Residence | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2007 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour Sunshine Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 |
| Asian Tour | 2 |
| Sunshine Tour | 5 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2012, 2017 |
James Barry "Jbe'" Kruger (born 23 June 1986) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour, the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Tour. He was born in Kimberley, Northern Cape and turned professional in 2007.
Professional career[edit]
Kruger has won five times on the Sunshine Tour. He won the Avantha Masters in February 2012, an event co-sanctioned by the European Tour and Asian Tour.[1] He also won the Shinhan Donghae Open in September 2019, which was co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour.[2]
In July 2023, Kruger claimed his second win on the Japan Golf Tour at the Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup.[3]
Professional wins (8)[edit]
European Tour wins (1)[edit]
| 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 (2)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Sep 2019 | Shinhan Donghae Open1 | −15 (69-67-68-65=269) | 2 strokes |  Chan Kim
|
| 2 | 2 Jul 2023 | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | −23 (66-67-65-67=265) | 3 strokes |  Naoyuki Kataoka,  Anthony Quayle
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour
Asian Tour wins (2)[edit]
| 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. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010 | Brunei Open |  Siddikur Rahman
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Sunshine Tour wins (5)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin 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
|
| 5 | 21 Mar 2021 | Gauteng Championship | −21 (70-64-67-66=267) | 2 strokes | Martin Rohwer
|
Results in major championships[edit]
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||
| U.S. Open | ||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | ||||
| PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships[edit]
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T57 | ||||||||
| Match Play | |||||||||
| Invitational | |||||||||
| Champions | T23 | 68 | T60 |
"T" = Tied
References[edit]
- ^ "Jbe Kruger hangs on to break European Tour duck at Avantha Masters". The Guardian. Press Association. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Kruger ends seven-year title drought at Shinhan Donghae Open". Golf Australia. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "South Africa's Kruger ends four-year title wait". Japan Golf Tour Organization. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
External links[edit]
- 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