Dean Burmester

Exempt status

• PGA TOUR: Top 50 from 2022 Korn Ferry Tour (thru 2022-23)

JOINED TOUR

• PGA TOUR: 2023

International Victories (10)

• 2009 International Team Championships [SAf]
• 2013 Polokwane Classic [SAf]
• 2014 Sun City Challenge [SAf]
• 2015 Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open [SAf]
• 2015 Lombard Insurance Classic [SAf]
• 2015 Sun Windmill Challenge [SAf]
• 2015 Vodacom Origins of Golf [SAf]
• 2017 Tshwane Open (Eur)
• 2021 Tenerife Open
• 2021 South African PGA Championship

Personal

• Lists Nick Price and Mark McNulty as his golfing inspirations growing up.
• Was born in Zimbabwe, but holds a South African passport.
• Given the honor of hitting the inaugural tee shot on the DP World Tour (formerly European Tour) to get the 2022 season underway at the 2021 Joburg Open in his native South Africa.

Special Interests

Career Highlights

2022 Season

• Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance: Closed with a 7-under 65, tied for the low round of the final round, and rose to 17-under 271 for a T5 finish, his second top-five of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance.
• Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron: Made five birdies against one bogey on the back nine of his final-round 7-under 64 and rose to T4, which effectively secured a spot in The Finals 25 and his first PGA TOUR card at the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron. Gained entry to the Korn Ferry Tour Finals via the non-member FedExCup Nos. 126-200 category after playing the bulk of his 2021-22 season on the DP World Tour.

2017 Season

• Tshwane Open [SAf]: Made three consecutive birdies to start final round at Tshwane Open and went on to card 6-under 65 at Pretoria Country Club to post three-stroke victory over Finland's Mikko Korhonen and Spaniard Jorge Campillo in the tournament co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour and the European Tour. Rounds of 68-68-65-65 marked his seventh Sunshine Tour win, but first on the European Tour. Moved to 95th and back into the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time since May 2016.

2015 Season

• Vodacom Origins of Golf: Won the Vodacom Origins of Golf on the Sunshine Tour.
• Sun Windmill Classic: Won the Sun Windmill Classic on the Sunshine Tour.
• Lombard Insurance Classic: Won the Lombard Insurance Classic on the Sunshine Tour.
• Investec Cup: With his four wins on the Sunshine Tour in 2015, won the Investec Cup, that Tour's FedExCup equivalent.
• Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open: Won the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open on the Sunshine Tour.

2014 Season

• Sun City Challenge: Won the Sun City Challenge on the Sunshine Tour.

2013 Season

• Polokwane Classic: Won the 2013 Polokwane Classic on the Sunshine Tour.

2009 Season

• International Team Championships [SAf]: Winner of South Africa's International Team Championships in 2009, making the decision to turn pro the following year after that victory.

Amateur Highlights

• Winner of South Africa's International Team Championships in 2009, making the decision to turn pro the following year after that victory.