About Brendon de Jonge
Born 1980. Brendon de Jonge is a Zimbabwean golfer.
Brendon Russell de Jonge (born 18 July 1980) is a Zimbabwean professional golfer. He currently plays on the PGA Tour. He played collegiate golf at Virginia Tech.
Amateur career In 1980, de Jonge was born in Salisbury, Zimbabwe.
De Jonge attended college in the United States at Virginia Tech. He was a two-time All-America selection by the Golf Coaches of America Association (2002, 2003). He was also Virginia collegiate player of the year for those two seasons. He was elected to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
Professional career De Jonge played on the Nationwide Tour from 2004 to 2006 and 2008. He earned his 2007 PGA Tour card at Q-school. He finished 155th on the money list in 2007, losing his tour card. In 2008 he finished second on the Nationwide Tour money list and earned his 2009 PGA Tour card. He did this by winning the Xerox Classic and recording a runner up finish and three third place finishes. He won the 2008 Nationwide Tour Player of the Year.
De Jonge finished 139th on the money list in 2009, which initially gave him conditional status for 2010. He earned a full tour card through PGA Tour Qualifying School. In 2010 De Jonge had his most successful year to date, with 7 top ten finishes taking him to 34th on the money list.
Awards and honors
In 2002 and 2003, de Jonge was earned All-American honors from the Golf Coaches of America Association In 2014, de Jonge was elected to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame
Amateur wins (2) 1998 David Leadbetter Junior Invitational 1999 Zimbabwe Amateur
Professional wins (1)
Nationwide Tour wins (1)
Playoff record PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary
Results in The Players Championship CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
"T" = Tied
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Zimbabwe): 2000
Professional World Cup (representing Zimbabwe): 2011, 2013 Presidents Cup (representing the International team): 2013
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Who is Brendon de Jonge?
professional golfer
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Brendon de Jonge was born on 18 July 1980 in Harare.
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Brendon de Jonge is Zimbabwean.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Brendon de Jonge
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Brendon de Jonge. https://biography.guide/brendon-de-jonge/
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