Tandi McCallum (born 17 April 1986) is a South African

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who played on the

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(LET). She was runner-up at the 2010

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and the 2012

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Career

McCallum started playing golf at age 15 and won six national amateur tournaments. She turned professional in 2008 and joined the LET in 2009. She secured her first professional win at the 2009

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but not a LET-sanctioned event at the time, she had to go back to Q-School at the end of her rookie year to keep her LET card. In 2010 she emerged as part of a 4-way playoff at the

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, eventually losing the playoff to

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. In 2012 she finished tied second at the

together with

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, three strokes behind

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. She started in the

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but did not make the cut. She also finished tied fourth at the

, two strokes behind

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, ending the season a career best 50th in the LET Order of Merit. Leaving the LET to join the Sunshine Ladies Tour in 2014 she won the Sun International Ladies Challenge and finished third in the inaugural Order of Merit, behind

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and

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. She was runner-up at the 2017

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, 2018 and 2019 Investec Royal Swazi (Ladies), 2019

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and 2020

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Personal life

McCallum competed as Tandi Cuningham while married to fellow professional golfer Paul Cuningham, who was also her coach and caddie, and later as Tandi von Ruben.

Professional wins (3)

Sunshine Ladies Tour wins (2)

*2009

*2014 Sun International Ladies Challenge

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

''McCallumn only played in the Women's British Open CUT = missed the half-way cut

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McCallum, Tandi South African female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Johannesburg 1986 births Living people