Dylan Naidoo (born 21 February 1998) is a South African

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

who plays on the

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and

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. He won the 2025

Investec South African Open Championship The South African Open is one of the oldest national open golf championships in the world, having first been played in 1903, and is one of the principal tournaments on the Southern-Africa-based Sunshine Tour. Since 1997 it has also been co-sanct ...

Amateur career

Naidoo was a member of the GolfRSA National Squad as an amateur, and ended his junior campaign ranked 4th in South Africa. In 2016, he won the All Africa Junior Golf Challenge in Tunisia and finished runner-up behind

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at the

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in Japan. He was runner-up at the South African Amateur Championship and won the Big Easy Tour event at Observatory Golf Club, when he became the youngest winner on the tour to date. Naidoo enrolled at the

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in 2016 and played with the Arkansas Razorbacks men's golf team.

Professional career

Naidoo turned professional in 2019 and joined the

, where he recorded two top-10 finishes in his first three seasons. In 2022, he won his first Sunshine Tour title at the SunBet Challenge. He was runner-up at the 2024

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after being tied for the lead after three rounds. In March 2025, he claimed his maiden

title at the 2025

at Durban Country Club, where he won a play-off against

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after the final round was cancelled due to rain. The win also earned him a start at the 2025 Open Championship.

Amateur wins

*2016 All Africa Junior Golf Challenge (U18), Border Stroke Play Championship Source:

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (1)

''*Note: The 2025 Investec South African Open Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.''
¹Co-sanctioned by the

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

Sunshine Tour wins (2)

''*Note: The 2025 Investec South African Open Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.''
¹Co-sanctioned by the

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)

Big Easy Tour wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur * Duke of York Young Champions Trophy (representing South Africa): 2015 *

(representing South Africa): 2015, 2016 *

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(representing South Africa):

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Naidoo, Dylan South African male golfers European Tour golfers Sunshine Tour golfers Arkansas Razorbacks men's golfers Golfers from Johannesburg 1998 births Living people 21st-century South African sportsmen