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Isak Dawid "Dawie" van der Walt (born 11 February 1983) is a South African professional golfer.
Van der Walt was born in Paarl, South Africa. He played college golf at Lamar University in the United States, graduating in 2007.
Van der Walt turned professional in 2007 and played on the Sunshine Tour and U.S. mini-tours since 2008. He won four mini-tour events between 2008 and 2011. His best finish on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit was 18th in 2012. In 2011 and 2012, he also played on the Web.com Tour where his best finish was 2nd at the 2012 Cox Classic.
In 2013, Van der Walt won the Tshwane Open, co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour and the European Tour.
Van der Walt's busy schedule for 2013 also included the Web.com Tour (where he tried to earn a PGA Tour card) and the European Tour, where he has status until 2015 provided he plays a minimum thirteen events a year. Van der Walt finished 52nd on the 2013 Web.com Tour money list and didn't make a cut during the Web.com Tour Finals.
Van der Walt earned his second win of 2013 at the Nelson Mandela Championship. Although he was not the Sunshine Tour's leading money winner, he was named the winner of the Order of Merit since Charl Schwartzel did not play enough events to be rated. The honour also earned him entry into the 2014 Open Championship, his first major. He was part of the longest playoff in Web.com Tour history during the 2014 Cleveland Open, losing to New Zealand's Steven Alker on the eleventh playoff hole.
After three runner-up finishes on the Web.com Tour, Van der Walt finally earned his first tour win at the 2015 Chile Classic.
Professional wins (8)
European Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Mar 2013 | Tshwane Open1 | −21 (68-65-67-67=267) | 2 strokes |  Darren Fichardt |
| 2 | 14 Dec 2013 | Nelson Mandela Championship1 | −15 (67-62-66=195) | 2 strokes |  Matthew Baldwin,  Jorge Campillo |
1 Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour
Sunshine Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Mar 2013 | Tshwane Open1 | −21 (68-65-67-67=267) | 2 strokes | Darren Fichardt |
| 2 | 14 Dec 2013 | Nelson Mandela Championship1 | −15 (67-62-66=195) | 2 strokes | Matthew Baldwin, Jorge Campillo |
1 Co-sanctioned with the European Tour
Web.com Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Mar 2015 | Chile Classic | 64-66-68-65=263 | −21 | 2 strokes |  Erik Barnes |
| 2 | 16 Aug 2015 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | 63-65-65-72=265 | −23 | 2 strokes | Smylie Kaufman |
Other wins (4)
- 2008 Mary Bird Perkins Merrill Lynch Open (Adams Pro Golf Tour), Onion Creek Classic (Hooters Tour)
- 2009 Lake Charles Open (Adams Pro Golf Tour)
- 2011 Southwest Louisiana Lions Club Open (Adams Pro Golf Tour)
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- "Mary Bird Perkins Merrill Lynch Open – Past Champions". Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- "Dawie van der Walt – Player Stats". NGA Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ "Adams Tour stops in Lake Charles for tournament". 24 April 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 2004, 2006
Equipment
- Driver: TaylorMade SLDR 10.5°, Oban Kiyoshi 75x shaft
- Fairway Woods: TaylorMade Arrow Speed 14.5°, Oban Kiyoshi 85x shaft
- Hybrids: Adams Golf Idea Super 18°
- Irons: (4–9) TaylorMade Tour Preferred Blades
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM4 48°, 52°, 56° & 60°
- Putter: Scotty Cameron GoLo 5
- Ball: TaylorMade Lethal
- Shoes: adidas Golf Tour 360 ATV M1
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