Louis Oosthuizen

Louis Oosthuizen
Oosthuizen after winning the 2010 Open Championship at St Andrews.
Personal information
Full nameLodewicus Theodorus Oosthuizen
NicknameShrek[1]
Born (1982-10-19) 19 October 1982 (age 42)
Mossel Bay, South Africa
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceMossel Bay, South Africa
Ocala, Florida, U.S.[2]
Spouse
Nel-Mare Oosthuizen
(m. 2007)
Children3[3]
Career
Turned professional2002
Current tour(s)Asian Tour
Sunshine Tour
LIV Golf
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Professional wins16
Highest ranking4 (13 January 2013)[4]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
European Tour11
Asian Tour3
Sunshine Tour10
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters Tournament2nd: 2012
PGA ChampionshipT2: 2017, 2021
U.S. Open2nd/T2: 2015, 2021
The Open ChampionshipWon: 2010

Lodewicus Theodorus "Louis" Oosthuizen (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈlu.i ˈuəstɦœizən]; born 19 October 1982) is a South African professional golfer who won the 2010 Open Championship. He has finished runner-up in all four major championships: the 2012 Masters Tournament, the 2015 and 2021 U.S. Open, the 2015 Open Championship, and the PGA Championship in 2017 and 2021. His highest placing on the Official World Golf Ranking is fourth, which he reached in January 2013.[5]

  1. ^ "'Shrek is OK but do not call me Lodewicus'". The Independent. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Oosthuizen retirement plans start with a ranch in Florida". AP. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Louis Oosthuizen biography". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Week 02 2013 Ending 13 Jan 2013" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Official World Golf Ranking for Louis Oosthuizen". Official Golf World Ranking. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.