J. C. Ritchie

Juan Carlo "J.C." Ritchie (born 24 February 1994) is a South African professional golfer. He plays on the Sunshine Tour where he has won seven times.

J. C. Ritchie
Personal information
Born (1994-02-24) 24 February 1994
Standerton, South Africa
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight235 lb (107 kg; 16.8 st)
Nationality South Africa
Career
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour7
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Tour
Order of Merit winner		2019–20

Professional career

Ritchie's first win on the Sunshine Tour was at Royal Harare Golf Club in the 2017 Zimbabwe Open where he beat Trevor Fisher Jnr at the second hole of a playoff.[1] He was third in the 2018 BMW SA Open and also finished third in the 2017–18 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit. In August 2018 he won the Sun Carnival City Challenge.[2] In March 2019, partnered with Jaco Prinsloo, he won the Sunshine Tour Team Championship and the following week won the Limpopo Championship at the first hole of a playoff with Steve Surry.[3] The following month he won the Zanaco Masters in Zambia, again at the first hole of a playoff against Rhys Enoch. He had two further wins in early 2020, retaining the Team Championship and the Limpopo Championship in successive weeks.

Professional wins (7)

Sunshine Tour wins (7)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 23 Apr 2017 Zimbabwe Open 74-67-67-64=272 −16 Playoff Trevor Fisher Jnr
2 10 Aug 2018 Sun Carnival City Challenge 64-72-72=208 −8 1 stroke Alex Haindl, Toto Thimba Jnr
3 2 Mar 2019 Team Championship
(with Jaco Prinsloo)		 61-66-62=189 −27 1 stroke Jacques Blaauw and Merrick Bremner
4 10 Mar 2019 Limpopo Championship 66-69-70-65=270 −18 Playoff Steve Surry
5 7 Apr 2019 Zanaco Masters 70-68-66-70=274 −18 Playoff Rhys Enoch
6 25 Jan 2020 Gauteng Team Championship (2)
(with Jaco Prinsloo)		 61-68-62=191 −25 2 strokes Jaco Ahlers and Vaughn Groenewald
7 2 Feb 2020 Limpopo Championship1 (2) 66-69-67-67=269 −19 2 strokes Wilco Nienaber

1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (3–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2017 Zimbabwe Open Trevor Fisher Jnr Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2019 Limpopo Championship Steve Surry Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2019 Zanaco Masters Rhys Enoch Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2018
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions 76
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

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References
  1. "Ritchie wins Zimbabwe Open". Sport 24. 23 April 2017.
  2. "Ritchie holds on for Sun Carnival City victory". Sport 24. 10 August 2018.
  3. "Ritchie claims inaugural Limpopo Championship". Sport 24. 10 March 2019.
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