Louis Oosthuizen
Summary
- First major 2010 The Open
- Runner-up in majors 6 times
Wins
- 2010 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · 272 (-16) · by 7 strokes from Lee Westwood
Near misses
- 2012 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Bubba Watson · 278 · lost playoff
- 2015 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Zach Johnson · 273 · lost playoff
- 2015 U.S. Open Chambers Bay · runner-up to Jordan Spieth
- 2017 PGA Championship Quail Hollow Club · runner-up to Justin Thomas · 278
- 2021 PGA Championship Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean Course) · runner-up to Phil Mickelson · 284
- 2021 U.S. Open Torrey Pines G.C. · runner-up to Jon Rahm
- 2021 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T3 · 269 (-11)
Rivals
Beat him
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Moments
- 2010 Open At the 12th in the final round Paul Casey made triple bogey while Oosthuizen birdied, which effectively settled the Championship.
- 2010 Open Rory McIlroy opened with a record-tying 63, then shot 80 in Friday's gale-force winds.
Records and firsts
- 2021 Open lowest first 36 holes · 129 (64-65)
Results by championship
Best day
2010 The Open
Old Course, St Andrews · 272 (-16) · by 7 strokes from Lee Westwood
At the 12th in the final round Paul Casey made triple bogey while Oosthuizen birdied, which effectively settled the Championship.
Rory McIlroy opened with a record-tying 63, then shot 80 in Friday's gale-force winds.
Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 2010.
Career line, 2010–2021
8 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Major win
- Runner-up
- Top 10
Louis Oosthuizen was born on October 19, 1982, in Mossel Bay, Western Cape, South Africa. Oosthuizen won one major championship: the 2010 Open.
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The record
Wins in the majors (1)
- 2010 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · 272 (-16) · by 7 strokes from Lee Westwood
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
- 2012 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Bubba Watson · 278 · lost playoff
- 2015 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Zach Johnson · 273 · lost playoff
- 2015 U.S. Open Chambers Bay · runner-up to Jordan Spieth
- 2017 PGA Championship Quail Hollow Club · runner-up to Justin Thomas · 278
- 2021 PGA Championship Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean Course) · runner-up to Phil Mickelson · 284
- 2021 U.S. Open Torrey Pines G.C. · runner-up to Jon Rahm
- 2021 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T3 · 269 (-11)
U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 5 (GNN U.S. Open room data).
Records and firsts
Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.
- 2021 Open lowest first 36 holes · 129 (64-65)
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.