Player Profile

Darren Fichardt

BIRTHDATE: 13-May-75
BIRTHPLACE: Pretoria, South Africa
RESIDENCE: North Gauteng, South Africa
FAMILY: spouse: Natasha, 2000; children: Ethan, 2005; Tristan, 2007;
VICTORIES: 22 more details

PLAYOFF RECORD: 3-8
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Latest Results in the Last 12 Months

Date	Event	Course	Location	Tour	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	Total
2026-03-08	Joburg Open	Houghton	South Africa	Southern Africa	mc	69	72				141
2026-03-01	South African Open	Stellenbosch	South Africa	Southern Africa	43	70	69	70	69		278
2026-02-08	Qatar Masters	Doha	Qatar	DP World	mc	75	73				148
2026-02-01	Bahrain Championship	The Royal (Bahrain)	Bahrain	DP World	64	71	68	76	75		290
2026-01-25	Dubai Desert Classic	Emirates	United Arab Emirates	DP World	mc	76	77				153
2025-12-14	Alfred Dunhill Championship	Royal Johannesburg (East)	South Africa	Southern Africa	mc	69	78				147
2025-12-07	Mauritius Legends	Constance Belle Mare Plage	Mauritius	European Legends	2	68	65	66			199
2025-11-30	Vattanac Legends Championship Legacy Edition	Vattanac (West)	Cambodia	European Legends	1	67	64	66			197
2025-11-23	Vattanac Legends Championship	Vattanac (East)	Cambodia	European Legends	21	73	69	70			212
2025-10-19	India Championship	Delhi	India	PGTI	50	74	68	68	73		283
2025-10-12	Open de Espana	Club de Campo Villa de Madrid	Spain	DP World	72	74	66	75	77		292
2025-09-21	Open de France	St Nom la Breteche	France	DP World	49	68	73	73	69		283
2025-09-14	BMW PGA Championship	Wentworth	England	DP World	5	67	70	68	68		273
2025-09-07	Irish Open	The K Club (Palmer North)	Ireland	DP World	mc	77	77				154
2025-08-31	NI Legends	Galgorm Castle	Northern Ireland	European Legends	23	71	69	74			214
2025-08-24	British Masters	The Belfry	England	DP World	13	71	72	68	69		280
2025-08-03	PGA Seniors Championship	Trump International Golf Links	Scotland	European Legends	2	75	72	68	70		285
2025-07-27	Senior British Open	Sunningdale	England	European Legends	17	68	70	66	71		275
2025-07-20	British Open	Royal Portrush	Northern Ireland	DP World	mc	78	71				149
2025-07-13	Swiss Seniors Open	Bad Ragaz	Switzerland	European Legends	14	68	68	66			202
2025-07-06	BMW International Open	Munchen Nord-Eichenried	Germany	DP World	mc	72	71				143
2025-06-29	Italian Open	Argentario	Italy	DP World	mc	71	72				143
2025-05-25	Senior PGA Championship	Congressional	Maryland	Champions	8	69	73	73	69		284
2025-05-18	Irish Legends	Mount Juliet	Ireland	European Legends	2	69	70	66			205
2025-03-30	Southern Africa Tour Championship	Blair Atholl	South Africa	Southern Africa	19	70	70	73	69		282
2025-03-23	The Serengeti Playoffs	Serengeti	South Africa	Southern Africa	16	70	69	69	70		278

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Nappy Factor
Last Child born in 2007
Awarded Symbol: False

At best in hot conditions
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 71.95
Five season scoring average - hot conditions: 71.49
Awarded Symbol: False

Very good player in wet weather
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 71.95
Five season scoring average - wet conditions: 72.83
Awarded Symbol: False

Excellent wind player
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 71.95
Five season scoring average - windy conditions: 71.83
Awarded Symbol: False

Sunday supplement: proven �bottle� or appears to lack bottle?
Total score relative to contenders: -17.29
Number of times in contention: 13
Average score relative to contenders: -1.33
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	5	1	-	-
2024	-	1	-	1
2023	1	1	1	-
2022	1	-	-	1

Proven front runner

Retained After 1: 0%
Retained After 2: 100%
Retained After 3: 33%
Awarded Symbol: False

Retained Leads

Year	Rounds 1 thru 2	Rounds 2 thru 3	Rounds 3 thru 4
2026	-	-	-
2025	0/1	1/1	0/1
2024	0/1	-	-
2023	0/2	-	1/2
2022	0/1	-	-

Significant Birthday

Player�s current age: 50 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: 6
Awarded Symbol: False

Comeback Trail

Current exemption status:
Awarded Symbol: False

Disappointing this season

Average score this season: 72.96
Average score last season: 72.05
Difference: 0.91
Awarded Symbol: False

Past his best

Average score this season: 72.96
Average score last season: 72.05
Average score 2 seasons ago: 72.42
Awarded Symbol: False

Plays well when fresh from a break

Average score when playing on 2+ weeks' rest: 71.49
Average score when playing on 1 week's rest: 72.47
Average score having played the previous week: 72.06
Awarded Symbol: True

Streaky player

Five season scoring average: 71.05
Standard Deviation: 3.50
Significant score is less than: 67.55
Awarded Symbol: True Streaky performances in the last five seasons

Date	Event	Course	Location	Tour	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	Total
2025-11-30	Vattanac Legends Championship Legacy Edition	Vattanac (West)	Cambodia	European Legends	1	67	64	66	-	-	197
2023-07-09	Made in Himmerland	Himmerland	Denmark	DP World	10	72	66	66	67	-	271

Virgin Golfer

Career Victories: 22
Awarded Symbol: False

Darren Fichardt - Further Player Analysis

Performance by Location

Region	Events	Score	Finish	Win %	Top-5 %	Top-10 %
U.S. North-East	1	70.57	8.00	-	-	100.00
Maryland	1	70.57	8.00	-	-	100.00

Performance by Month

Month	Events	Score	Finish	Win %	Top-5 %	Top-10 %
Jan	6	73.53	50.00	-	-	-
Feb	12	72.74	42.67	-	-	8.33
Mar	15	72.26	39.33	-	6.67	6.67
Apr	3	71.30	10.33	-	-	66.67
May	10	71.30	25.60	-	20.00	40.00
Jun	9	71.99	41.67	-	-	11.11
Jul	11	71.63	32.91	9.09	9.09	18.18
Aug	10	71.62	27.60	-	20.00	30.00
Sep	14	71.82	43.86	-	7.14	7.14
Oct	12	72.41	46.83	-	-	-
Nov	5	71.49	18.60	20.00	40.00	40.00
Dec	8	71.59	34.50	-	12.50	25.00

Performance by Tournament Quality

Rank	Events	Score	Finish	Win %	Top-5 %	Top-10 %
Majors	2	72.51	50.00	-	-	-
Majors+WGC	2	72.51	50.00	-	-	-
Mid-Rank	1	70.57	8.00	-	-	100.00