Erik Van Rooyen, a professional golfer from South Africa, is currently competing on both the PGA tour and European tour in 2019.
In early 2017, he achieved his first victory on the PGA tour at the Eye of Africa PGA tour. He emerged victorious in the European Tour’s 2019 Scandinavian Invitation and secured a win at the PGA Tour’s 2021 Barracuda Championship. Most of the golfers are American like James Piot, Dylan Wu, and the Brendon Todd. Golf is a sports that’s very popular in USA.
Rooyen’s Salary and Net worth
As of 2020, he earns a current annual salary of $279,825 USD. He is a professional golfer from South Africa and has an estimated net worth ranging from $1 Million to $5 Million USD.
His age and height
Born on 21 February 1990, he is currently 31 years old as of 2021. In fact, he is standing at a height of 6 feet 2 inches or 188cm.
His wife or girlfriend and family
He got married a few years ago to his wife, Rose Van Rooyen. They have a child whose name is not known. His father’s name is Wim. He has two siblings named Francois (25), and Marlean (17).
Erik Van Rooyen’s golfer career and news
In 2017, he participated in the Challenge Tour and achieved his second professional victory at the Hainan Open. Later that year, Van Rooyen came in second place in the Joburg Open, finishing three strokes behind Shubhankar Sharma in December 2017.
On 25 August 2019, he emerged victorious at the Scandinavian Invitation 2019. it tooks place at Hills Golf & Sports Club in Gothenburg, Sweden. This marked his first European Tour win.
After finishing in a tie for third place at the WGC-Mexico Championship in February 2020. He climbed up the Official World Golf Ranking 2020, paving the way for a successful career.
In August 2020, he was given a Special Temporary Membership that would last until the conclusion of the PGA Tour season 2019–20.
In the month of August 2021, van Rooyen emerged victorious in his inaugural PGA Tour event, the Barracuda Championship. He achieved this feat by surpassing the tournament scoring record with a cumulative score of 50 points across four rounds.
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