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J. C. Ritchie

Juan Carlo "J.C." Ritchie (born 24 February 1994) is a South African professional golfer. He plays on the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour where he has won ten times.

J. C. Ritchie
Personal information
Full nameJuan Carlo Ritchie
Born (1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 30)
Standerton, South Africa
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight235 lb (107 kg; 16.8 st)
Sporting nationality South Africa
Career
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s)European Tour
Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins12
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour10
Challenge Tour4
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2020
The Open ChampionshipT40: 2021
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Tour
Order of Merit winner		2019–20

Professional career

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Ritchie's first win on the Sunshine Tour was at Royal Harare Golf Club in the 2017 Zimbabwe Open where he beat Trevor Fisher Jnr at the second hole of a playoff.[1] He was third in the 2018 BMW SA Open and also finished third in the 2017–18 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit. In August 2018 he won the Sun Carnival City Challenge.[2] In March 2019, partnered with Jaco Prinsloo, he won the Sunshine Tour Team Championship and the following week won the Limpopo Championship at the first hole of a playoff with Steve Surry.[3] The following month he won the Zanaco Masters in Zambia, again at the first hole of a playoff against Rhys Enoch. He had two further wins in early 2020, retaining the Team Championship and the Limpopo Championship in successive weeks.

In May 2021, Ritchie won the Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open, beating Jacques Blaauw in a sudden-death playoff.[4] He successfully defended this title in February 2022, winning by one shot ahead of Christopher Mivis.[5] The following week, he won the Jonsson Workwear Open, winning by six shots, again ahead of Mivis.[6]

Professional wins (12)

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Sunshine Tour wins (10)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 23 Apr 2017 Zimbabwe Open 74-67-67-64=272 −16 Playoff   Trevor Fisher Jnr
2 10 Aug 2018 Sun Carnival City Challenge 64-72-72=208 −8 1 stroke   Alex Haindl,   Toto Thimba Jnr
3 2 Mar 2019 Team Championship
(with   Jaco Prinsloo) 		61-66-62=189 −27 1 stroke   Jacques Blaauw and   Merrick Bremner
4 10 Mar 2019 Limpopo Championship 66-69-70-65=270 −18 Playoff   Steve Surry
5 7 Apr 2019 Zanaco Masters 70-68-66-70=274 −18 Playoff   Rhys Enoch
6 25 Jan 2020 Gauteng Team Championship (2)
(with   Jaco Prinsloo) 		61-68-62=191 −25 2 strokes   Jaco Ahlers and   Vaughn Groenewald
7 2 Feb 2020 Limpopo Championship1 (2) 66-69-67-67=269 −19 2 strokes   Wilco Nienaber
8 2 May 2021 Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open1 71-69-68-66=274 −14 Playoff   Jacques Blaauw
9 20 Feb 2022 Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open1 (2) 69-66-67-68=270 −18 1 stroke   Christopher Mivis
10 27 Feb 2022 Jonsson Workwear Open1 61-63-65-71=260 −26 6 strokes   Christopher Mivis

1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (4–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2017 Zimbabwe Open   Trevor Fisher Jnr Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2019 Limpopo Championship   Steve Surry Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2019 Zanaco Masters   Rhys Enoch Won with birdie on first extra hole
4 2021 Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open   Jacques Blaauw Won with birdie on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (4)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 2 Feb 2020 Limpopo Championship1 66-69-67-67=269 −19 2 strokes   Wilco Nienaber
2 2 May 2021 Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open1 71-69-68-66=274 −14 Playoff   Jacques Blaauw
3 20 Feb 2022 Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open1 (2) 69-66-67-68=270 −18 1 stroke   Christopher Mivis
4 27 Feb 2022 Jonsson Workwear Open1 61-63-65-71=260 −26 6 strokes   Christopher Mivis

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2021 Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open   Jacques Blaauw Won with birdie on first extra hole

IGT Pro Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 7 Aug 2013 IGT Winter Challenge State Mines CC −8 (72-65-71=208) 2 strokes   Rhys West
2 13 Aug 2014 Race to Asian Q-School Irene Country Club −17 (65-67-67=199) 5 strokes   Jason Smith (a)

Results in major championships

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Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2020 2021
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship NT T40
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021
Championship T68
Match Play NT1
Invitational
Champions 76 NT1 NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ritchie wins Zimbabwe Open". Sport 24. 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Ritchie holds on for Sun Carnival City victory". Sport 24. 10 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Ritchie claims inaugural Limpopo Championship". Sport 24. 10 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Ritchie snatches victory at Cape Town Open". Compleat golfer. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  5. ^ "JC Ritchie makes Cape Town Open history". MSN Sport. 20 February 2022.
  6. ^ Gussoni, Andrea (2 March 2022). "JC Ritchie: "It was tough out there in Durban"". Tennis World USA.
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