Trevor Immelman
Summary
- First major 2008 The Masters
Wins
- 2008 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 280 (-8) · by 3 strokes from Tiger Woods
Near misses
- 1997 The Amateur Championship Royal St George's Golf Club · runner-up to Craig Watson · 3 & 2
Moments
- 2008 Masters Immelman won his first major by three strokes over Tiger Woods.
- 2008 Masters His closing 75 was, per Golf Australia, the highest final round ever shot by a Masters champion.
Records and firsts
- 2008 Masters Wire-to-wire Masters winner: with ties · co-led R1 with Justin Rose at 68
Results by championship
Best day
2008 Masters
Augusta National Golf Club · 280 (-8) · by 3 strokes from Tiger Woods
Immelman won his first major by three strokes over Tiger Woods.
His closing 75 was, per Golf Australia, the highest final round ever shot by a Masters champion.
Record: with ties · co-led R1 with Justin Rose at 68
Chosen by rule: the major win our record tables single out. Year page: 2008.
Career line, 1997–2008
2 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Major win
- Runner-up
Trevor Immelman was born on December 16, 1979, in Cape Town, South Africa. Immelman won one major championship: the 2008 Masters.
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The record
Wins in the majors (1)
- 2008 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 280 (-8) · by 3 strokes from Tiger Woods
Near misses
- 1997 The Amateur Championship Royal St George's Golf Club · runner-up to Craig Watson · 3 & 2
Masters Champions Dinner
2009, as the 2008 champion
Confidence: Reported. Menu status: Full. Tiger teased Immelman about the dinner's start time on the range.
Records and firsts
Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.
- 2008 Masters Wire-to-wire Masters winner: with ties · co-led R1 with Justin Rose at 68
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia.
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.
- pgatour.com: bio
- Wikipedia: Trevor Immelman
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- golfcompendium.com: us open winners
- golfcompendium.com: pga championship winners
- golfcompendium.com: british open winners
- golfcompendium.com: most wins in major championships golf
- pgatour.com: career
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- todays-golfer.com: how the masters prize money has changed over the years
- golf.com: masters purse masters winners payouts alltime
- Wikipedia: Masters Tournament
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- todays-golfer.com: cut rules
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- liveabout.com: what are the yardages at augusta national during the masters 1564592
- news24.com: immelman serves up bobotie 20090407
- Wikipedia: The Amateur Championship
- golfbible.co.uk: amateur championship
- golfcompendium.com: british amateur championship winners