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TYRONE VAN ASWEGEN

SOUTH AFRICA

Height:

6 ft, 0 in

Weight:

170 lbs

Birthday:

01/06/1982

College:Oklahoma City University (2004, Business Administration)
Turned Pro:2004
Birthplace:Johannesburg, South Africa
Residence:San Diego, CA

Nationwide Tour - Media Guide

Current Year Nationwide Tour Money and Position (24)
$62,482
Current Year Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
5-- Stadion Classic at UGA. T7-- TPC Stonebrae Championship.
Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round
64 at Round 3, TPC Stonebrae Championship.
Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
T3-- Soboba Classic.
2011 Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
T8-- Pacific Rubiales Bogota Open Presented by Samsung.
2011 Season Nationwide Tour
Tournaments Entered--25; in money--12; Top 10 finishes--1
2011 Season Highlights
Made the cut in 12 of 25 starts and had six top-25 fiinishes. Best of the year was a T8 at the weather-plagued Pacific Rubiales Bogota Open, which was ultimately reduced to 36 holes.Made the cut in 12 of 25 starts and had six top-25 fiinishes. Best of the year was a T8 at the weather-plagued Pacific Rubiales Bogota Open, which was ultimately reduced to 36 holes.
Career Highlights

Has never teed it up on the PGA TOUR. 2010: Finished 55th at the WNB Golf Classic, the only cut he made in five starts. 2009: Finished No. 89 on the Nationwide Tour money list. Finished the Monday qualifier at the Soboba Classic in California, where he T3, with four rounds in the 60s. Top-25 effort qualified him for the Chattanooga Classic the following week. Paycheck of $58,000 was enough to earn Special Temporary Membership status. Followed with a T19 in Tennessee, which earned him a start in the Miccosukee Championship the next week. Missed the cut in South Florida.

Also made three starts on the European Tour, finishing T4 at the Johannesburg Open, T51 at the South African Open and 70th at the Dunhill Championship. Also played in the Dunhill Championship in 2006-08, finishing T58 in 2008, T52 in 2007 and T45 in 2006.
Personal
Favorite college team is the Oklahoma Sooners. Favorite movie is "Remember the Titans." Favorite food is steak.
Other Information
Was the 2002 NAIA national champion.
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