Brendon Russell de Jonge (born 18 July 1980) is a Zimbabwean

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. He currently plays on the

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. He played collegiate golf at

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Amateur career

In 1980, de Jonge was born in

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. De Jonge attended college in the United States at

. He was a two-time All-America selection by the Golf Coaches of America Association (2002, 2003). He was also Virginia collegiate player of the year for those two seasons. He was elected to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.

Professional career

De Jonge played on the

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from 2004 to 2006 and 2008. He earned his 2007 PGA Tour card at

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. He finished 155th on the money list in 2007, losing his tour card. In 2008 he finished second on the Nationwide Tour money list and earned his 2009 PGA Tour card. He did this by winning the Xerox Classic and recording a runner up finish and three third place finishes. He won the 2008 Nationwide Tour Player of the Year. De Jonge finished 139th on the money list in 2009, which initially gave him conditional status for 2010. He earned a full tour card through PGA Tour

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. In 2010 De Jonge had his most successful year to date, with 7 top ten finishes taking him to 34th on the money list.

Awards and honors

* In 2002 and 2003, de Jonge was earned All-American honors from the Golf Coaches of America Association * In 2014, de Jonge was elected to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame

Amateur wins (2)

*1998 David Leadbetter Junior Invitational *1999 Zimbabwe Amateur

Professional wins (1)

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

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

Summary

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Zimbabwe):

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

Professional *

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(representing Zimbabwe):

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

Presidents Cup The Presidents Cup is a series of men's golf matches between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world except Europe as that continent competes against the United States in a similar but ...

(representing the International team):

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