Player Profile

Erik Van Rooyen

BIRTHDATE: 21-Feb-90
BIRTHPLACE: Belville, South Africa
RESIDENCE: Johannesburg, South Africa
COLLEGE: University of Minnesota, Minnesota
FAMILY: spouse: Rose, 2014; children: Valerie;
VICTORIES: 5 more details

PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-2
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Latest Results in the Last 12 Months

Date	Event	Course	Location	Tour	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	Total
2025-05-18	PGA Championship	Quail Hollow (North Carolina)	North Carolina	PGA	mc	70	79				149
2025-05-11	Truist Championship	Philadelphia Cricket Club	Pennsylvania	PGA	34	65	70	73	68		276
2025-05-04	CJ Cup Byron Nelson	Craig Ranch	Texas	PGA	2	66	67	65	63		261
2025-04-27	Zurich Classic of New Orleans	Louisiana	Louisiana	PGA	mc	66	69				135
2025-04-20	Corales Puntacana Championship	Corales	Dominican Republic	PGA	mc	74	70				144
2025-04-06	Texas Open	San Antonio (Oaks)	Texas	PGA	62	71	69	77	79		296
2025-03-16	The Players Championship	Sawgrass	Florida	PGA	mc	72	73				145
2025-03-02	Cognizant Classic	PGA National	Florida	PGA	9	68	67	70	65		270
2025-02-23	Mexico Open	Vidanta Vallarta	Mexico	PGA	59	69	68	68	74		279
2025-02-09	Phoenix Open	Scottsdale	Arizona	PGA	mc	73	70				143
2025-02-02	AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am	Pebble Beach	California	PGA	40	67	77	68	68		280
2025-01-26	Farmers Insurance Open	Torrey Pines	California	PGA	mc	67	80				147
2025-01-19	The American Express	PGA West (Stadium)	California	PGA	mc	71	72	70			213
2025-01-12	Sony Open in Hawaii	Waialae	Hawaii	PGA	30	69	68	68	66		271
2024-12-15	Alfred Dunhill Championship	Leopard Creek	South Africa	Southern Africa	42	72	67	73	74		286
2024-12-08	Nedbank Golf Challenge	Gary Player	South Africa	DP World	24	75	73	71	72		291
2024-11-10	World Wide Technology Championship	Diamante Cabo San Lucas (El Cardonal)	Mexico	PGA	64	68	71	71	75		285
2024-10-20	Shriners Childrens Open	Summerlin	Nevada	PGA	46	68	70	70	69		277
2024-10-13	Black Desert Championship	Black Desert	Utah	PGA	43	68	66	68	72		274
2024-09-15	Irish Open	Royal County Down	Northern Ireland	DP World	12	69	70	71	73		283
2024-09-08	European Masters	Crans-sur-Sierre	Switzerland	DP World	mc	71	73				144
2024-08-18	St Jude Championship	Southwind	Tennessee	PGA	33	68	66	71	71		276
2024-08-11	Wyndham Championship	Sedgefield	North Carolina	PGA	mc	71	71				142
2024-08-04	Olympic Mens Golf Competition	Le Golf National	France	WGC	17	67	69	69	70		275
2024-07-28	3M Open	Twin Cities	Minnesota	PGA	mc	75	74				149
2024-07-14	Scottish Open	The Renaissance Club	Scotland	DP World	39	67	67	64	74		272
2024-06-30	Rocket Mortgage Classic	Detroit	Michigan	PGA	6	69	64	68	72		273
2024-06-16	U.S. Open	Pinehurst	North Carolina	PGA	mc	76	72				148
2024-06-02	Canadian Open	Hamilton	Canada	PGA	42	66	70	70	72		278

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Elliott Symbols

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Nappy Factor
No children
Awarded Symbol: False

At best in hot conditions
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 70.19
Five season scoring average - hot conditions: 70.18
Awarded Symbol: False

Very good player in wet weather
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 70.19
Five season scoring average - wet conditions: 70.27
Awarded Symbol: False

Excellent wind player
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 70.19
Five season scoring average - windy conditions: 69.70
Awarded Symbol: False

Sunday supplement: proven �bottle� or appears to lack bottle?
Total score relative to contenders: -3.11
Number of times in contention: 11
Average score relative to contenders: -0.28
Awarded Symbol: No

Final Round Performance vs Average of Contenders

Year	>2 shots better	0-2 shots better	0-2 shots worse	>2 shots worse
2025	-	-	-	-
2024	-	1	1	2
2023	1	-	-	-
2022	-	2	1	-
2021	1	-	2	-

Proven front runner

Retained After 1: 0%
Retained After 2: -
Retained After 3: -
Awarded Symbol: False

Retained Leads

Year	Rounds 1 thru 2	Rounds 2 thru 3	Rounds 3 thru 4
2025	-	-	-
2024	0/1	-	-
2023	-	-	-
2022	-	-	-
2021	-	-	-

Significant Birthday

Player�s current age: 35 not significant
Awarded Symbol: False

Accurate from tee to green, but poor putter

12-month greens in regulation rank: 0
12-month putting average rank: 0
period size: 0
top ten % : 0
bottom third: 0
Awarded Symbol: True

Contention rust

Number of times in final round contention in the past 12 months: 4
Awarded Symbol: False

Comeback Trail

Current exemption status:
Awarded Symbol: False

Disappointing this season

Average score this season: 70.60
Average score last season: 69.94
Difference: 0.66
Awarded Symbol: False

Past his best

Average score this season: 70.60
Average score last season: 69.94
Average score 2 seasons ago: 71.04
Awarded Symbol: False

Plays well when fresh from a break

Average score when playing on 2+ weeks' rest: 70.21
Average score when playing on 1 week's rest: 70.72
Average score having played the previous week: 70.03
Awarded Symbol: False

Streaky player

Five season scoring average: 70.23
Standard Deviation: 3.45
Significant score is less than: 66.78
Awarded Symbol: False

Virgin Golfer

Career Victories: 5
Awarded Symbol: False

Erik Van Rooyen - Further Player Analysis

Performance by Location

Region	Events	Score	Finish	Win %	Top-5 %	Top-10 %
U.S. South-East	35	69.89	35.66	-	5.71	17.14
Florida	13	69.79	34.31	-	7.69	23.08
Georgia	3	70.22	38.67	-	-	-
Kentucky	1	69.04	50.00	-	-	-
Louisiana	3	70.62	31.00	-	-	-
Mississippi	1	69.83	16.00	-	-	-
North Carolina	7	71.04	48.14	-	-	-
South Carolina	6	68.95	26.17	-	16.67	50.00
Tennessee	1	69.21	33.00	-	-	-
U.S. North-East	5	69.34	29.20	-	20.00	40.00
Connecticut	1	73.84	50.00	-	-	-
Maryland	1	67.12	5.00	-	100.00	100.00
Massachusetts	1	72.78	50.00	-	-	-
New Jersey	1	67.38	7.00	-	-	100.00
Pennsylvania	1	69.55	34.00	-	-	-
U.S. Mid-West	7	70.89	43.71	-	-	14.29
Illinois	1	72.29	50.00	-	-	-
Michigan	2	69.37	28.00	-	-	50.00
Minnesota	3	71.73	50.00	-	-	-
Ohio	1	70.72	50.00	-	-	-
U.S. South-West	18	70.84	43.06	-	5.56	11.11
Arizona	4	70.34	50.00	-	-	-
Oklahoma	1	72.81	50.00	-	-	-
Texas	13	70.88	40.38	-	7.69	15.38
U.S. West	25	69.84	34.04	4.00	4.00	12.00
California	14	69.71	33.36	7.14	7.14	21.43
Hawaii	6	69.79	32.83	-	-	-
Nevada	4	70.30	36.00	-	-	-
Utah	1	70.02	43.00	-	-	-

Performance by Month

Month	Events	Score	Finish	Win %	Top-5 %	Top-10 %
Jan	14	69.68	31.71	-	7.14	14.29
Feb	12	70.29	41.17	-	-	8.33
Mar	14	69.69	32.14	-	7.14	28.57
Apr	14	70.31	38.07	-	-	7.14
May	14	70.55	42.14	-	14.29	14.29
Jun	9	70.59	39.78	-	-	22.22
Jul	10	70.94	44.50	-	-	10.00
Aug	8	68.78	25.00	12.50	25.00	37.50
Sep	6	69.82	22.00	-	-	16.67
Oct	10	70.69	38.60	-	-	-
Nov	5	70.17	40.20	20.00	20.00	20.00
Dec	5	71.56	39.60	-	-	-

Performance by Tournament Quality

Rank	Events	Score	Finish	Win %	Top-5 %	Top-10 %
Majors	10	71.03	50.00	-	-	-
Majors+WGC	14	70.56	43.79	-	-	7.14
Premier	57	69.79	36.32	1.75	5.26	17.54
Mid-Rank	28	70.63	37.86	-	7.14	7.14
Low-Rank	6	70.17	24.83	16.67	16.67	50.00