Christiaan Basson

Christiaan Basson (born 30 April 1982) is a South African professional golfer.

Christiaan Basson
Personal information
Born	(1982-04-30) 30 April 1982 Strand, South Africa
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	136 lb (62 kg; 9.7 st)
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Residence	Cape Town, South Africa
Career
Turned professional	2007
Current tour(s)	Sunshine Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour	4

Basson was born in Strand, Western Cape. As an amateur he represented South Africa for the Eisenhower Trophy in 2006. He turned professional in 2007 and joined the Sunshine Tour. He picked up his first win on Tour in 2009 at the Coca-Cola Charity Championship. Basson picked up his second victory in 2012 at the Investec Royal Swazi Open.

Professional wins (4)

Sunshine Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	26 Nov 2009	Coca-Cola Charity Championship	−13 (70-65-68=203)	4 strokes	Andrew Curlewis, Louis Oosthuizen
2	5 May 2012	Investec Royal Swazi Open	50 pts (10-17-11-12=50)	1 point	Desvonde Botes, Daniel van Tonder
3	25 May 2014	Lombard Insurance Classic	−19 (69-66-62=197)	5 strokes	Adilson da Silva, Ruan de Smidt, Jake Redman, Neil Schietekat
4	3 Oct 2015	Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis	−11 (70-66-69=205)	1 stroke	Mark Williams

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2012	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen	Trevor Fisher Jnr	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

South African national team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy: 2006

External links

• Christiaan Basson at the Sunshine Tour official site
• Christiaan Basson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site