Dean Burmester, fresh off a win on the LIV Golf Tour, could be South Africa's best hope of winning the PGA Championship this week.
Four other South Africans are in the field, including rookie Ryan van Velzen.will lead the country’s challenge at the year’s second Major tournament, the PGA Championship, at Valhalla Country Club in Louisville, Kentucky, starting on Thursday.
Before him, Charl Schwartzel and Louis Oosthuizen were the last South Africans to bag Major titles.Leading the push this week will be Dean Burmester, the 32-year-old who now plays professionally on the LIV Golf Tour, and PGA Tour regulars Erik van Rooyen and Christiaan Bezuidenhout, DP World Tour regular Thriston Lawrence and Sunshine Tour Order of Merit winner from the 2023/24 season, Ryan van Velzen, who’ll be on Major debut in Kentucky.
Bezuidenhout, also a former SA Open champion, has enjoyed his time on the PGA Tour this season and is now a Major regular, having enjoyed best finishes of tied-38th at the Masters , tied-30th at the PGA , tied-31st at US Open and tied-49th at the Open .
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