Ryan Cairns (born 12 February 1984) is a Zimbabwean professional golfer who plays on the Sunshine Tour.
| Ryan Cairns | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 12 February 1984 Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 158 lb (72 kg; 11.3 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Zimbabwe |
| Residence | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2005 |
| Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Sunshine Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
Cairns was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. He joined the Sunshine Tour in 2007. He won his first professional event on the Big Easy Tour, the Sunshine Tour's developmental tour, in March 2012. On 11 May 2012, he won the Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola Golf and Country Estate on the Sunshine Tour. He secured the victory in a playoff over Vaughn Groenewald when he chipped in for an eagle.[1]
Cairns played on the Canadian Tour in 2008.[citation needed]
Amateur wins (3)
edit- 2002 African Junior Challenge, Mashonoland Amateur
- 2005 Southern Cape Closed Championship
Professional wins (2)
editSunshine Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 May 2012 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola | −15 (71-68-62=201) | Playoff |  Vaughn Groenewald
|
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola | Vaughn Groenewald
|
Won with eagle on first extra hole |
Big Easy Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Mar 2012 | Observatory | −15 (63-66=129) | 2 strokes |  Jeff Inglis
|
References
edit- ^ "Flashy Ryan snatches Simola victory". Sunshine Tour. 11 May 2012. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
External links
edit- Official website
- Ryan Cairns at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Ryan Cairns at the PGA Tour official site
- Ryan Cairns at the Official World Golf Ranking official site