Jake Roos (born 20 October 1980) 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 ...

. Roos was born in Pretoria. He was the number one ranked South African amateur golfer before turning professional in 2005 and then joined 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 ...

by finishing 4th at Q-school. His first victory came at the 2008 Suncoast Classic. His second victory came the following year at the Nedbank Affinity Cup. In 2012, Roos picked up his third victory on Tour at the Platinum Classic after he defeated

Chris Swanepoel Chris Swanepoel (born 22 November 1984) is a South African professional golfer. Swanepoel has played on the Sunshine Tour since 2004. He has won four times on tour, including the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open The Zimbabwe Open is a professio ...

and

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on the fifth hole of a sudden-death playoff. He picked up his second Sunshine Tour victory of the year in June at the

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after defeating Justin Harding in a playoff. Roos entered the final round four shots back of Harding but fired a 63 (−9) to force a playoff. Roos would pick up his third victory of the 2012 season and fifth Sunshine Tour victory overall in November, when he won the Lion of Africa Cape Town Open in a four-man playoff with birdie on the second playoff hole. Roos would pick up his sixth overall Sunshine Tour victory in April 2013 when he won the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open by a single stroke. Roos started the final round four shots back but fired a final round 67 to take the victory. In March 2014, he won the Barclays Kenya Open and earned a place on the Challenge Tour for the rest of 2014. He would win a second Challenge Tour title at the Aegean Airlines Championship, Germany in July to secure his European Tour card for 2015. Roos has also won six tournaments on the Golden State Tour, a mini tour in California.

Professional wins (16)

Sunshine Tour wins (6)

Sunshine Tour playoff record (5–5)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Other wins (8)

*2010 Zurich Open *6 wins on the Golden State Tour *2015 Aegean Airlines Pro-am (Greece)

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