Dylan Ashley Frittelli (born 5 June 1990) is a South African

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. He currently plays on the

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where he won the

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in 2019. He previously played on the

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where he won twice in 2017, the Lyoness Open and the

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Amateur career

Frittelli won the 2007 Callaway Junior World Golf Championships for boys aged 15 to 17. Frittelli played college golf at the

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, where he won the decisive match to lead his team to victory at the 2012 NCAA Championship. He represented South Africa in the

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in 2008 and 2010.

Professional career

Frittelli turned professional after the 2012 NCAA Championship and played on the

via sponsors exemptions for the rest of the year. He started 2013 with a second-place finish in the Telkom PGA Championship behind Jaco van Zyl. He played most of the year on the

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, winning his first tour event at the

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in June. Frittelli's performances in early 2013 lifted him into the world top-300 but he then had two years of poor performances, dropping to 926 in the world rankings. He showed a return to form when losing a playoff for the Australian PGA Championship in late 2015. 2016 was a successful year with second place in the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open, a tie for second in the Tayto Northern Ireland Open and then a second win on the Challenge Tour in the Rolex Trophy. He finished 8th in the Race to Oman rankings to earn a place on the

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. In 2017 a tie for second place in the Eye of Africa PGA Championship and a playoff defeat in the

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lifted Frittelli into the world top-100 for the first time. In June he won his first European Tour event, the Lyoness Open. At the end of the season he was runner-up in the

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and tied for 4th in the end-of-season

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, both Rolex Series events. He finished 19th in the

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. Frittelli won the

in December 2017 beating

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at the first hole of a playoff. In 2018, Frittelli played some PGA Tour events because of sponsor's exemptions and his world ranking. He earned enough points to qualify for the

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. At the Web.com Tour Finals, he secured his PGA Tour card for the 2018–19 season. Fritelli won the

in July 2019 by shooting 21-under par. It was his maiden

victory and qualified him for the

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in Northern Ireland.

Amateur wins

*2007 Callaway Junior World Golf Championships *2008 South African Boys' Championship

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (1)

European Tour wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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and the

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European Tour playoff record (1–2)

Asian Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

and the

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

Sunshine Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

and the

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–1)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Big Easy Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

Dylan Fritelli and Greg Frittelli -Australian PGA Championship 2015

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to

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Results in The Players Championship

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

Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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pandemic
"T" = tied
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing South Africa):

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Professional *

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(representing South Africa):

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References

External links

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Texas Longhorns profile
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Amateur career

Professional career

Amateur wins

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (1)

European Tour wins (2)

Asian Tour wins (1)

Sunshine Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Big Easy Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

Results in The Players Championship

Results in World Golf Championships

Team appearances

See also

References

External links