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Christiaan Bezuidenhout

Christiaan bezuidenhout

Christiaan Bezuidenhout

Born: 18 May 1994
Birthplace: Delmas, Mpumalanga, South Africa
College: Unknown
Resides: Johannesburg, South Africa

Major Wins: 0
Euro or PGA Tour Wins : 3
Other Wins: 2

Grass Preference: Unknown
Significant Life Events: Yes

GBC Wind Performance Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
GBC Pressure Rating: ⭐⭐⭐​⭐

BIO

Christiaan Bezuidenhout or 'Bez' for short, is a multiple European Tour winner. He turned pro in 2015 before earning his full European Tour card in 2018. In 2020 he also started playing occasional events on the PGA Tour. Bez is a comfortable wind player and a player who is very capable when in contention.

As an amateur, he received a drug suspension after testing positive for beta blockers at the 2014 Amateur Championship. Bezuidenhout was using them for anxiety and a stutter after an accidental poisoning at the age of two. The suspension was originally for two years, but was later reduced to nine months.

He now plays mostly on the PGA tour with a best finish of 2nd at the 2022 John Deere Classic.



 

Pressure Performance Analysis

Summary 
Bezuidenhout has been solid in contention for the most part, excluding a moment of madness on the 18th in Dubai. His wins showed great nerve and his final round average in contention is impressive. He gets a Golf Betting Club Pressure Performance Rating of ⭐⭐⭐​⭐ after posting three wins following his Dubai failure.

November 2022
✅ In 4th place going into the final round of the Joburg Open but was never really in contention.  Moved up to finish 3rd though.

November 2022
➖ Entered the final round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in 5th position (two shots behind) and remained 5th at the end of the round.  A sub-par effort given previous Sunday performances.

July 2022
✅ Began the final round of the John Deere Classic six shots behind and finished three back of winner JT Poston after a final round 66.

December 2020 
Led by five shots after 54 holes at the South African Open. Once again he demonstrated his ability to deal with pressure as he won by five shots.

November 2020 
Overturned a three shot deficit going into the final round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship. Was closer than the final results suggested (he won by three). Christiaan was impressive down the stretch.

February 2020 
Won the Dimension Data Pro-Am on the African tour by 1 shot after eagling the final hole. He began the round 2 shots ahead of George Coetzee and shot 67.

January 2020 
Trailed Ashun Wu by 6 shots after 54 holes at the Dubai Desert Classic and shot a low round of the day 68 in blustery conditions to get in playoff with Lucas Herbert. He did however bogey the par 5 18th hole after finding the water with his easy 3rd shot so it really was a missed opportunity.

September 2019 
➖ Entered the final round of the BMW PGA Championship 3 shots behind Jon Rahm and Danny Willett and shot 68 to maintain 3rd place, 4 shots shy of Willett.

June 2019 
✅Cruised to a 4 shot victory at the Andalucía Masters for his maiden European Tour title. Started the final round with a 5 shot lead and secured the victory with a closing 71.

June 2019 
❌Led after 36 holes at the BMW International Open and shot 70-70 to finish in 3rd place 2 shots shy of winner Andrea Pavan.

Trends

Stays Hot 
Bez is a streaky player and can maintain form for a few weeks. In spring 2019 he had three Top 10's in four events and later in the year finished 3rd and won in two consecutive events. In 2020, he won in consecutive weeks. His wins at the Andalucía Masters, Dimension Data Pro-Am, Alfred Dunhill Championship and South African Open followed top 25 finishes in his previous start. 

Where to back Bez

Arnold Palmer Invitational
Bez finished 18th here in his debut and improved to 7th in 2021. He enjoys tough golf courses and doesn't mind a bit of wind either which usually arrives here.

BMW PGA Championship
A shortish tree lined track which plays to his strengths, backed up by a 5th and 3rd in his last two starts.

Alfred Dunhill Championship
Home event for Bez and won in style in 2020.

Playoff Record

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Significant Quotes

December 2020, Leopard Creek
"This tournament has been close to my heart since I played it for the first time. It's always been a tournament I wanted to win and to pull it off today is really, really special to me."