Wayne Westner

Wayne Westner
Personal information
Full nameWayne Brett Westner
NicknameWesty
Born(1961-09-28)28 September 1961
Johannesburg, South Africa
Died4 January 2017(2017-01-04) (aged 55)
Pennington, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationality South Africa
SpouseAlison Jean Westner
Career
Turned professional1982
Former tour(s)European Tour
Sunshine Tour
Professional wins13
Highest ranking43 (18 July 1993)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Sunshine Tour7
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT50: 1996
The Open ChampionshipT34: 1993
Achievements and awards
Southern Africa Tour
Order of Merit winner
1995–96

Wayne Brett Westner (28 September 1961 – 4 January 2017) was a South African golfer. He was twice winner of the South African Open and also won twice on the European Tour. In partnership with Ernie Els, they won the 1996 World Cup of Golf, played at the Erinvale Golf Club near Cape Town. Els won the individual event with Westner second and the pair won the team event by 18 shots.

  1. ^ "Week 29 1993 Ending 18 Jul 1993" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 4 October 2019.