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Erik van rooyen

July 24th, 2025

How the newest PGA Tour winner was so close to delivering the most ‘boss move’ in golf history

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July 21st, 2025

Ryan Gerard takes the next step towards potential stardom with his victory in the Barracuda Championship

Gerard played in the Genesis Scottish Open a week ago and was the second alternate to play in the Open Championship, but he decided against waiting on the outside chance he’d get into the field and headed back to the US to play in the Barracuda Championship instead.

May 7th, 2025

QUESTION: Have the Signature Events been good or did Erik van Rooyen properly cook them?

Listen to what Erik van Rooyen actually said and ponder … was he right? Or have the Signature Events, particularly this season, actually been good?

May 6th, 2025

‘I hate it’: Erik van Rooyen went on an incredible rant on qualifying for this week’s PGA Tour signature event

Erik van Rooyen was laughing quite hard when it said it. But sometimes the truth can be a funny thing.

May 5th, 2025

Scottie Scheffler’s ruthless victory at the Byron Nelson instantly reminds us he’s ready for the busy few months ahead

Scheffler authored a week for the ages, his final-round 63 tying the lowest 72-hole score in PGA Tour history (253) to capture the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in his hometown of Dallas.

March 5th, 2024

Callaway wrap: Min Woo Lee, Erik Van Rooyen T2 at PGA Tour’s Palm Beach Gardens event

March 5th, 2024

Austin Eckroat continues his rapid ascent with victory over Min Woo Lee at the Cognizant Classic

Eckroat might not have the fame of recent Oklahoma State University prodigies like Viktor Hovland or Matt Wolff, yet the four-time All-American’s ascent through the professional game foreshadows a player of special ilk.

March 4th, 2024

Erik van Rooyen’s all-time round (including an opening-nine 28) doused by bad weather at the Cognizant Classic

While it’s fair to wonder what Van Rooyen’s round could have been, he was not worried about entertaining such questions. Now he has to wait to see if his 72-hole total is a winning one.

November 23rd, 2023

The stats that defined the PGA Tour in November

Ludvig Aberg, Camilo Villegas and Erik van Rooyen delivered stunning and emotional victories.

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November 11th, 2023

The ingenious and (now) famous club you have to get your hands on

The takeaway for everyday golfers is, don’t be tied to conventional fairway woods or hybrids. Although they might be right for you, something more in the middle might be a better option, for increased versatility on shots from the fairway.

Player Blog: Erik van Rooyen

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Erik van Rooyen honours a dying friend with an emotional victory at the World Wide Technology Championship

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The part hybrid, part fairway wood that propelled Erik van Rooyen to victory at the World Wide Technology Championship

Aussie wrap: Lucas Herbert’s solid finish at PGA Tour event at Tiger Woods-designed course

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PGA Tour caddie Monday qualifies for 3M Open, gets paired with his boss

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‘I’ve never seen anything like that’: Massive swarm of BEES causes players to hit the deck at Mexico Open

August 31st, 2021

The most unlikely qualifier for the Tour Championship explains how he made it happen

In a space of a month, Van Rooyen has turned his entire season around – and taken his career to new heights.

August 30th, 2021

Here are the 30 players who qualified for the 2021 Tour Championship

Cameron Smith is the lone Australian to make it to the Tour Championship and will start the staggered-start, season-ending tournament in fifth place.

August 9th, 2021

Erik van Rooyen wins first PGA Tour title in style, setting tournament scoring record

Van Rooyen’s win continues a six-year trend of the Barracuda Championship producing first-time PGA Tour winners.

May 27th, 2021

Erik van Rooyen apologises for ‘unacceptable’ actions at the PGA Championship

Overnight, the 31-year-old South African finally spoke up on the situation, posting an apology on his Twitter account.

May 23rd, 2021

PGA Championship 2021: No one has ever been snubbed harder on a golf course by a guy they nearly just decapitated than Erik van Rooyen

Ordinarily we’d say under no circumstances should you ever leave another man hanging, but in this case we’re willing to make an exception.

May 22nd, 2021

PGA Championship 2021: Tour pro DESTROYS tee marker, nearly takes out partner’s caddie in the process

We say this with no exaggeration – he really could have hurt that caddie.

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