Zander Lombard (born 18 January 1995) is a South African

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Amateur career

As an amateur, Lombard won several events in Africa and represented South Africa in the

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in 2012 and 2014. In 2014, he was runner-up at

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, losing to Bradley Neil in the final, 2 and 1. He turned professional in late 2014.

Professional career

Lombard earned a spot in the 2016 Open Championship after a second-place finish at the Joburg Open, an Open Qualifying Series event. He made the cut, and finished tied for 66th. Lombard was runner-up in the 2017 Rocco Forte Open in Sicily, losing to

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at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff. After a poor start to 2018, Lombard tied for 6th place in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. This also gave him a place in the 2018 Open Championship where he finished tied for 67th. In August, he won the Vodacom Origins (Zebula) on the

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Amateur wins

*2011 South African U16 Strokeplay *2012 North West Open *2013 Namibian Open, Kwazulu-Natal Amateur Championship, IGT Winter Challenge Centurion Source:

Professional wins (9)

Sunshine Tour wins (1)

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)

IGT Pro Tour wins (8)

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to the

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Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Team appearances

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(representing South Africa):

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