Roger Wessels
{{short description|South African professional golfer (born 1961)}}
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| fullname = Roger Mark Wessels
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| birth_place = Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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| nationality = {{ZAF}}
| residence = George, South Africa
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| yearpro = 1983
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| open = T77: 2002
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Roger Mark Wessels (born 4 March 1961) is a South African professional golfer.
Career
Wessels was born in Port Elizabeth. He turned professional at a relatively late age in 1987, without having had any major successes as an amateur. Despite that, he won several times on the Southern Africa Tour, latterly the Sunshine Tour, including the South African PGA Championship in 1991. He also played on the Canadian Tour, where he won the Canadian Masters title in 1994. He represented South Africa in the World Cup at the end of that year.
Wessels played on the European Tour from 1995 through 2003, having his best season in 2000 when he finished 35th on the Order of Merit. He retired from tournament golf at the end of 2003, and has since pursued a career as a teaching professional.{{cite web|url=http://www.kenakoacademy.com/kenako/professionals.htm |title=Our management & professionals |work=KeNako Golf & Sports Academy |accessdate=2009-08-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620033402/http://www.kenakoacademy.com/kenako/professionals.htm |archivedate=June 20, 2009 }}
Professional wins (12)
=Sunshine Tour wins (5)=
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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
| align=center|1
|align=right|27 Jan 1991 |−9 (68-66-68-69=271) |Playoff |{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark James, {{flagicon|USA}} Hugh Royer III |
| align=center|2
|align=right|14 Oct 1995 |−4 (69-74-69=212) |Playoff |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Hugh Baiocchi |
| align=center|3
|align=right|10 Nov 1996 |−14 (68-66-68=202) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Brett Liddle |
| align=center|4
|align=right|15 Oct 2000 |−20 (65-65-66=196) |6 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Justin Hobday, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Ashley Roestoff |
| align=center|5
|align=right|18 Nov 2001 |−15 (68-69-64=201) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Des Terblanche |
Southern Africa Tour playoff record (2–0)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1 |1991 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark James, {{flagicon|USA}} Hugh Royer III |Won par with on second extra hole |
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|align=center|2 |1995 |{{flagicon|ZAF}} Hugh Baiocchi | |
=Canadian Tour wins (1)=
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!No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of |
| align=center|1
|align=right|31 Jul 1994 |−12 (63-70-69-70=272) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|CAN}} Ray Stewart |
=Other South African wins (4)=
- 1992 Tzaneen Classic
- 1994 Kalahari Classic, Mercedes Benz Golf Challenge
- 1995 Renwick Group Classic Pro-Am
=Other wins (2)=
- 1994 Sanlam Cancer Challenge Pro-Am
- 1999 Smurfit COC Pro-Am
Results in major championships
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!Tournament !2002 |
| The Open Championship
|align="center"|T77 |
Note: Wessels only played in the The Open Championship
"T" = tied
Team appearances
References
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External links
- {{EuroTour player|7011}}
- {{SunshineTour player|WES001}}
- {{OWGR|649}}
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Category:South African male golfers
Category:European Tour golfers
Category:Sunshine Tour golfers
Category:Sportspeople from Gqeberha
Category:Sportspeople from George, South Africa