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Erik van Rooyen

South Africa · born , Bellville, South Africa

3runner-up finishes

Summary

  • PGA Tour runner-up, 2024–26 3 times
  • 2026 PGA Tour (in progress) 22 events · 0 top 10s · FedEx Cup No. 146

Near misses

  1. 2024 Cognizant Classic PGA Tour · runner-up to Austin Eckroat · margin 3 strokes
  2. 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson PGA Tour · runner-up to Scottie Scheffler · margin 8 strokes
  3. 2025 Barracuda Championship PGA Tour · runner-up to Ryan Gerard · margin 3 points

Results by championship

    Best day

    2025 Barracuda Championship

    Runner-up to Ryan Gerard on the PGA Tour.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent near miss. Year page: 2025.

    Career line, 2024–2026

    PGA Tour 2024–26
    2024 Cognizant Classic: runner-up2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson: runner-up2025 Barracuda Championship: runner-up2026 PGA Tour season: 22 events
    2024202520262027

    4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up
    • Tour season

    Erik van Rooyen was born on February 21, 1990, in Bellville, South Africa. Van Rooyen finished second 3 times on the PGA Tour from 2024 to 2026. In the 2026 PGA Tour season (in progress; data through October 11, 2026), van Rooyen played 22 events and stood No. 146 in the FedEx Cup standings.

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    The record

    Near misses

    1. 2024 Cognizant Classic PGA Tour · runner-up to Austin Eckroat · margin 3 strokes
    2. 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson PGA Tour · runner-up to Scottie Scheffler · margin 8 strokes
    3. 2025 Barracuda Championship PGA Tour · runner-up to Ryan Gerard · margin 3 points

    PGA Tour seasons, 2024–2026

    1. 2024 Season 24 events · 0 wins · 4 top 10s · 18 cuts made · $2,572,256 official money (No. 70) · strokes gained total 0.56 (No. 45) · driving distance 308.2 (No. 35)
    2. 2025 Season 25 events · 0 wins · 3 top 10s · 12 cuts made · $2,142,196 official money (No. 80) · strokes gained total -0.224 · driving distance 307.9 (No. 49)
    3. 2026 In progress 22 events · 0 wins · 0 top 10s · 9 cuts made · $434,447 official money (No. 155) · FedEx Cup No. 146 · scoring average (adjusted) 71.249 (No. 126) · strokes gained total -0.307 (No. 125) · driving distance 307.0 (No. 78)

    2026 runs through the Baycurrent Classic (ended October 11, 2026).

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikipedia: Erik van Rooyen
    2. Wikidata: Q15917682
    3. ESPN statistics API
    4. github.com: strokes gained.rds
    5. github.com: statdetails.rds
    6. raw.githubusercontent.com: pga season stats.csv
    7. pgatour.com: stats
    8. Wikipedia: 2024 PGA Tour
    9. Wikipedia: 2024 PGA Tour
    10. Wikipedia: Cognizant Classic
    11. Wikipedia: 2025 PGA Tour
    12. Wikipedia: 2025 PGA Tour
    13. Wikipedia: The Byron Nelson
    14. Wikipedia: Reno–Tahoe Open