Juan Carlo "J.C." Ritchie (born 24 February 1994) is a South African

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. He plays on the

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and the

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where he has won ten times.

Professional career

Ritchie's first win on the

was at Royal Harare Golf Club in the 2017

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where he beat Trevor Fisher Jnr at the second hole of a playoff. He was third in the 2018 BMW SA Open and also finished third in the

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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 at the first hole of a playoff with

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. The following month he won the

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in Zambia, again at the first hole of a playoff against

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. 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

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, beating

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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

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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

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Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

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