J. C. Ritchie | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Juan Carlo Ritchie | ||
Born | Standerton, South Africa | 24 February 1994||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16.8 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 2014 | ||
Current tour(s) | European Tour Sunshine Tour | ||
Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour | ||
Professional wins | 12 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
Sunshine Tour | 10 | ||
Challenge Tour | 4 | ||
Other | 2 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||
U.S. Open | CUT: 2020 | ||
The Open Championship | T40: 2021 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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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.
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]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 23 Apr 2017 | Zimbabwe Open | 74-67-67-64=272 | −16 | Playoff | ![]() |
2 | 10 Aug 2018 | Sun Carnival City Challenge | 64-72-72=208 | −8 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
3 | 2 Mar 2019 | Team Championship (with ![]() |
61-66-62=189 | −27 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
4 | 10 Mar 2019 | Limpopo Championship | 66-69-70-65=270 | −18 | Playoff | ![]() |
5 | 7 Apr 2019 | Zanaco Masters | 70-68-66-70=274 | −18 | Playoff | ![]() |
6 | 25 Jan 2020 | Gauteng Team Championship (2) (with ![]() |
61-68-62=191 | −25 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
7 | 2 Feb 2020 | Limpopo Championship1 (2) | 66-69-67-67=269 | −19 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
8 | 2 May 2021 | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open1 | 71-69-68-66=274 | −14 | Playoff | ![]() |
9 | 20 Feb 2022 | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open1 (2) | 69-66-67-68=270 | −18 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
10 | 27 Feb 2022 | Jonsson Workwear Open1 | 61-63-65-71=260 | −26 | 6 strokes | ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour
Sunshine Tour playoff record (4–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2017 | Zimbabwe Open | ![]() |
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 2019 | Limpopo Championship | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 2019 | Zanaco Masters | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
4 | 2021 | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 2 Feb 2020 | Limpopo Championship1 | 66-69-67-67=269 | −19 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 2 May 2021 | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open1 | 71-69-68-66=274 | −14 | Playoff | ![]() |
3 | 20 Feb 2022 | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open1 (2) | 69-66-67-68=270 | −18 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
4 | 27 Feb 2022 | Jonsson Workwear Open1 | 61-63-65-71=260 | −26 | 6 strokes | ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2021 | Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 |
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Masters Tournament | ||
PGA Championship | ||
U.S. Open | CUT | |
The Open Championship | NT | T40 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Championship | T68 | |||
Match Play | NT1 | |||
Invitational | ||||
Champions | 76 | NT1 | NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied