Player Profile

M.J. Viljoen

BIRTHDATE: 08-May-95
BIRTHPLACE: South Africa
RESIDENCE: Bloemfontein, South Africa
VICTORIES: 3 more details

PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
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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	Cell C Challenge	Killarney (South Africa)	South Africa	Southern Africa	6	66	72	68	66		272
2025-12-21	Mauritius Open	Heritage La Reserve	Mauritius	Southern Africa	mc	77	70				147
2025-12-14	Alfred Dunhill Championship	Royal Johannesburg (East)	South Africa	Southern Africa	56	67	73	69			209
2025-11-30	South African PGA Championship	St Francis Links	South Africa	Southern Africa	56	73	69	78	75		295
2025-11-23	Vodacom Origins - Final	Pezula	South Africa	Southern Africa	39	70	68	69	71		278
2025-11-16	Players Championship	Randpark (Firethorn)	South Africa	Southern Africa	mc	71	70				141
2025-11-09	Hyundai Open	Ebotse	South Africa	Southern Africa	4	70	67	65	68		270
2025-10-26	Blu Label Unlimited Challenge	Gary Player	South Africa	Southern Africa	3	70	68	71	68		277
2025-10-19	Fortress Invitational	Glendower	South Africa	Southern Africa	mc	73	72				145
2025-10-12	Limpopo Championship	Euphoria	South Africa	Southern Africa	7	71	68	71	72		282
2025-10-05	Alfred Dunhill Links Championship	St Andrews	Scotland	DP World	160	71	79	76			226
2025-09-21	SunBet Challenge - Umhlali	Umhlali	South Africa	Southern Africa	6	72	67	66			205
2025-09-14	Vodacom Origins - Gowrie Farm	Gowrie Farm	South Africa	Southern Africa	19	67	72				139
2025-09-07	SunBet Challenge - Wild Coast Sun	Wild Coast Sun	South Africa	Southern Africa	37	71	69	70			210
2025-08-24	SunBet Challenge - Wingate Park	Wingate Park	South Africa	Southern Africa	mc	75	73				148
2025-08-17	Vodacom Origins - Parys	Parys	South Africa	Southern Africa	mc	77	70				147
2025-08-10	Eswatini Challenge	Royal Swazi	Swaziland	Southern Africa	mc	76	67				143
2025-06-08	Zambia Open	Nkana	Zambia	Southern Africa	16	68	70	75	70		283
2025-06-01	Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge	Benoni	South Africa	Southern Africa	mc	73	76				149
2025-05-25	Tournament of Champions	Royal Johannesburg (East)	South Africa	Southern Africa	5	67	71	74	66		278
2025-05-18	Kit Kat Group ProAm	Irene	South Africa	Southern Africa	mc	72	72				144
2025-05-11	Zimbabwe Open	Royal Harare	Zimbabwe	Southern Africa	3	68	66	70	75		279
2025-03-30	Southern Africa Tour Championship	Blair Atholl	South Africa	Southern Africa	8	72	67	69	69		277
2025-03-23	The Serengeti Playoffs	Serengeti	South Africa	Southern Africa	33	69	74	69	71		283
2025-03-09	Joburg Open	Houghton	South Africa	Southern Africa	mc	70	70				140
2025-03-02	South African Open	Durban	South Africa	Southern Africa	58	69	67	78			214
2025-02-16	Dimension Data Pro-Am	Fancourt (Montagu)	South Africa	Southern Africa	32	70	66	72	71		279
2025-02-09	Cape Town Open	Royal Cape	South Africa	Southern Africa	mc	70	74				144
2025-02-02	MyGolfLife Open	Pecanwood	South Africa	Southern Africa	19	74	63	68	66		271

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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: 73.22
Five season scoring average - hot conditions: 73.72
Awarded Symbol: False

Very good player in wet weather
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 73.22
Five season scoring average - wet conditions: 77.47
Awarded Symbol: False

Excellent wind player
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 73.22
Five season scoring average - windy conditions: 76.43
Awarded Symbol: False

Sunday supplement: proven �bottle� or appears to lack bottle?
Total score relative to contenders: -13.74
Number of times in contention: 12
Average score relative to contenders: -1.15
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	1	2	1
2024	1	-	2	-
2023	1	-	-	-
2022	2	-	1	-

Proven front runner

Retained After 1: 0%
Retained After 2: 33%
Retained After 3: 50%
Awarded Symbol: False

Retained Leads

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

Significant Birthday

Player�s current age: 30 significant
Awarded Symbol: True

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: 5
Awarded Symbol: False

Comeback Trail

Current exemption status:
Awarded Symbol: False

Disappointing this season

Average score this season: 71.13
Average score last season: 73.10
Difference: -1.97
Awarded Symbol: False

Past his best

Average score this season: 71.13
Average score last season: 73.10
Average score 2 seasons ago: 73.46
Awarded Symbol: False

Plays well when fresh from a break

Average score when playing on 2+ weeks' rest: 72.79
Average score when playing on 1 week's rest: 73.29
Average score having played the previous week: 73.29
Awarded Symbol: True

Streaky player

Five season scoring average: 71.12
Standard Deviation: 3.45
Significant score is less than: 67.67
Awarded Symbol: False

Virgin Golfer

Career Victories: 3
Awarded Symbol: False

M.J. Viljoen - Further Player Analysis

Performance by Location

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Events

Score

Finish

Win %

Top-5 %

Top-10 %

Performance by Month

Month	Events	Score	Finish	Win %	Top-5 %	Top-10 %
Jan	5	73.01	31.40	-	-	20.00
Feb	14	73.24	41.57	-	-	-
Mar	14	72.55	36.79	-	-	7.14
Apr	6	73.67	33.67	-	-	16.67
May	12	72.92	23.67	-	16.67	41.67
Jun	7	72.16	20.00	14.29	28.57	28.57
Jul	4	74.50	31.50	-	-	-
Aug	13	73.90	36.08	-	-	15.38
Sep	10	72.81	26.60	10.00	10.00	30.00
Oct	15	73.55	32.87	-	13.33	20.00
Nov	11	73.06	35.18	-	9.09	18.18
Dec	10	74.23	50.00	-	-	-