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
2026-01-25	The American Express	PGA West (Stadium)	California	PGA	mc	67	67	74			208
2026-01-18	Sony Open in Hawaii	Waialae	Hawaii	PGA	mc	68	73				141
2025-11-09	World Wide Technology Championship	Diamante Cabo San Lucas (El Cardonal)	Mexico	PGA	mc	70	74				144
2025-10-05	Sanderson Farms Championship	Jackson	Mississippi	PGA	66	71	68	73	73		285
2025-09-14	BMW PGA Championship	Wentworth	England	DP World	24	72	70	66	69		277
2025-09-07	Irish Open	The K Club (Palmer North)	Ireland	DP World	56	73	70	73	73		289
2025-08-31	European Masters	Crans-sur-Sierre	Switzerland	DP World	mc	70	69				139
2025-08-10	St Jude Championship	Southwind	Tennessee	PGA	62	74	69	71	71		285
2025-08-03	Wyndham Championship	Sedgefield	North Carolina	PGA	w	73					73
2025-07-27	3M Open	Twin Cities	Minnesota	PGA	mc	75	68				143
2025-07-20	Barracuda Championship	Tahoe Mountain	California	PGA	2	67	65	68	67		267
2025-07-13	Scottish Open	The Renaissance Club	Scotland	DP World	mc	73	68				141
2025-06-29	Rocket Classic	Detroit	Michigan	PGA	78	69	69	74	70		282
2025-06-15	U.S. Open	Oakmont (Pennsylvania)	Pennsylvania	PGA	mc	75	74				149
2025-06-08	Canadian Open	Toronto	Canada	PGA	mc	67	71				138
2025-05-25	Charles Schwab Challenge	Colonial	Texas	PGA	36	75	64	74	65		278
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

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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: 70.30
Five season scoring average - hot conditions: 70.70
Awarded Symbol: False

Very good player in wet weather
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 70.30
Five season scoring average - wet conditions: 69.98
Awarded Symbol: False

Excellent wind player
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 70.30
Five season scoring average - windy conditions: 69.75
Awarded Symbol: False

Sunday supplement: proven �bottle� or appears to lack bottle?
Total score relative to contenders: -4.49
Number of times in contention: 9
Average score relative to contenders: -0.50
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
2026	-	-	-	-
2025	1	-	-	-
2024	-	1	1	2
2023	1	-	-	-
2022	-	2	1	-

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
2026	-	-	-
2025	-	-	-
2024	0/1	-	-
2023	-	-	-
2022	-	-	-

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: 1
Awarded Symbol: True

Comeback Trail

Current exemption status:
Awarded Symbol: False

Disappointing this season

Average score this season: 71.07
Average score last season: 70.86
Difference: 0.20999999999999
Awarded Symbol: False

Past his best

Average score this season: 71.07
Average score last season: 70.86
Average score 2 seasons ago: 69.94
Awarded Symbol: True

Plays well when fresh from a break

Average score when playing on 2+ weeks' rest: 70.33
Average score when playing on 1 week's rest: 70.95
Average score having played the previous week: 70.06
Awarded Symbol: False

Streaky player

Five season scoring average: 70.27
Standard Deviation: 3.39
Significant score is less than: 66.87
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	28	70.03	36.82	-	7.14	17.86
Florida	9	69.43	28.78	-	11.11	33.33
Georgia	2	70.82	50.00	-	-	-
Kentucky	1	69.04	50.00	-	-	-
Louisiana	2	71.29	38.00	-	-	-
Mississippi	2	70.82	33.00	-	-	-
North Carolina	6	71.74	50.00	-	-	-
South Carolina	4	68.60	24.25	-	25.00	50.00
Tennessee	2	70.48	41.50	-	-	-
U.S. North-East	4	71.13	46.00	-	-	-
Connecticut	1	73.84	50.00	-	-	-
Massachusetts	1	72.78	50.00	-	-	-
Pennsylvania	2	69.68	42.00	-	-	-
U.S. Mid-West	8	71.13	44.50	-	-	12.50
Illinois	1	72.29	50.00	-	-	-
Michigan	3	70.13	35.33	-	-	33.33
Minnesota	3	72.57	50.00	-	-	-
Ohio	1	70.72	50.00	-	-	-
U.S. South-West	14	70.77	45.57	-	7.14	7.14
Arizona	3	70.25	50.00	-	-	-
Oklahoma	1	72.81	50.00	-	-	-
Texas	10	70.77	43.80	-	10.00	10.00
U.S. West	21	69.68	32.24	-	4.76	14.29
California	12	69.58	30.67	-	8.33	25.00
Hawaii	6	69.82	32.83	-	-	-
Nevada	2	69.63	34.50	-	-	-
Utah	1	70.02	43.00	-	-	-

Performance by Month

Month	Events	Score	Finish	Win %	Top-5 %	Top-10 %
Jan	13	69.60	30.31	-	7.69	15.38
Feb	10	70.32	40.70	-	-	10.00
Mar	11	69.49	31.00	-	9.09	27.27
Apr	12	70.51	41.83	-	-	8.33
May	11	70.03	38.73	-	18.18	18.18
Jun	10	70.93	44.80	-	-	10.00
Jul	11	70.54	40.64	-	9.09	18.18
Aug	7	70.70	42.86	-	-	-
Sep	7	69.98	27.14	-	-	14.29
Oct	8	70.66	39.13	-	-	-
Nov	5	70.54	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	8	70.88	50.00	-	-	-
Majors+WGC	10	70.50	46.70	-	-	-
Premier	56	70.05	38.45	1.79	3.57	14.29
Mid-Rank	20	70.40	34.80	-	15.00	15.00
Low-Rank	4	71.34	34.50	-	-	25.00