Ashley Roestoff
| Ashley Roestoff | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Ashley Trevor Roestoff |
| Born | 27 August 1963 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Africa |
| Residence | Randburg, South Africa |
| Career | |
| College | Oral Roberts University |
| Turned professional | 1987 |
| Former tour(s) | Sunshine Tour Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 12 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Sunshine Tour | 7 |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 4 |
Ashley Trevor Roestoff (born 27 August 1963) is a South African professional golfer. He played on the Sunshine Tour, where he found success, winning seven tournaments between 1995 and 2002.
Roestoff was born in Johannesburg, and lives in Randburg with his wife, Letitia and his sons, Travis and Connor. He turned professional in 1987. He attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Roestoff joined the Sunshine Tour in 1992, and won his first title that same year at the Fish River Sun Classic. He has found most of his success on the Winter Swing of the tour where he has collected a total of 10 tournament victories.
In addition to the Sunshine Tour, Roestoff played one season on the second tier European Challenge Tour in 2001, finishing 26th on the final standings having picked up one win, at the Tusker Kenya Open.
Currently he is teaching at Parkview Golf Course and Jackal's Creek Golf Estate.
Amateur highlights
[edit]- 1987 Eastern Transvaal Team: Won all his single matches at the Interprovincial Championship.
Professional wins (12)
[edit]Sunshine Tour wins (7)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Jan 1995 | ICL International | −13 (66-70-69-70=275) | 4 strokes |  Michael Christie, Kevin Stone
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| 2 | 29 Oct 1995 | Lombard Tyres Classic | −11 (68-69-73-67=277) | Playoff |  Chris Davison
|
| 3 | 1 Nov 1996 | Trustbank Gauteng Classic | −9 (66-70-71=207) | 2 strokes | Gavan Levenson
|
| 4 | 8 Aug 1998 | Fish River Sun Pro-Am | −3 (75-70-68=213) | 4 strokes | Colin Sorour
|
| 5 | 25 Oct 1998 | FNB Namibia Open | −10 (69-68-66=203) | 3 strokes | Sammy Daniels, Bobby Lincoln
|
| 6 | 15 May 1999 | Vodacom Series (Eastern Cape) | −11 (68-68-69=205) | 1 stroke | Justin Hobday,  Alan McLean
|
| 7 | 28 Sep 2002 | Vodacom Golf Classic | −11 (67-67-71=205) | Playoff | Chris Williams
|
Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1995 | Lombard Tyres Classic | Chris Davison
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| 2 | 2002 | Vodacom Golf Classic | Chris Williams
|
Won with eagle on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2003 | Seekers Travel Pro-Am |  Jason Jackson, Chris Williams
|
Challenge Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Mar 2001 | Tusker Kenya Open | −13 (73-65-68-65=271) | Playoff | Andrew Sherborne
|
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | Tusker Kenya Open | Andrew Sherborne
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Other wins (4)
[edit]- 1992 Fish River Sun Classic
- 1993 Caribbean Estates West Coast Classic
- 1994 Amatola Sun Classic
- 2009 Klipdrift Gold Sun International Touring Pro-Am
External links
[edit]- Ashley Roestoff at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Ashley Roestoff at the European Tour official site