Juan Carlo "J.C." Ritchie (born 24 February 1994) 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 ...

. He plays on the European Tour and the

Sunshine Tour The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern and East Africa. For much of its early history it was known either as the South African Tour or Sunshine Circuit; through sponsorship deals, it has also been known as the Vod ...

where he has won ten times.

Professional career

Ritchie's first win on the

was at Royal Harare Golf Club in the 2017 Zimbabwe Open where he beat

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at the second hole of a playoff. He was third in the 2018

BMW SA Open 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 ...

and also finished third in the 2017–18 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit. In August 2018 he won the Sun Carnival City Challenge. In March 2019, partnered with

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, he won the Sunshine Tour Team Championship and the following week won the

Limpopo Championship The Limpopo Championship is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour played at Euphoria Golf & Lifestyle Estate in Modimolle, Limpopo province, South Africa. It was first played in March 2019 with prize money of R1,500,000. J. C. Ritchie won the e ...

at the first hole of a playoff with

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. The following month he won the

Zanaco Masters The Zambia Masters, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Zanaco Masters, is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It was first played in June 2014 as the Zambia Sugar Open. A tournament called the Zambia Sugar Open was played in 2013 bu ...

in Zambia, again at the first hole of a playoff against Rhys Enoch. He had two further wins in early 2020, retaining the Team Championship and the Limpopo Championship in successive weeks. In May 2021, Ritchie won the

Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open The Cape Town Open is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour in Cape Town, South Africa. From 2012 to 2016, it was played annually in November at Royal Cape Golf Club. In 2018, it moved to February at the King David Mowbray Golf Club. Rhys Enoch ...

, beating Jacques Blaauw in a sudden-death playoff. He successfully defended this title in February 2022, winning by one shot ahead of

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. The following week, he won the Jonsson Workwear Open, winning by six shots, again ahead of Mivis.

Professional wins (12)

Sunshine Tour wins (10)

¹Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour Sunshine Tour playoff record (4–0)

Challenge Tour wins (4)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

IGT Pro Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

References

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