Jbe' Kruger

James Barry "Jbe'" Kruger (born 23 June 1986) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour, the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Tour. He was born in Kimberley, Northern Cape and turned professional in 2007.

Jbe' Kruger
Personal information
Full nameJames Barry Kruger
NicknameJbe'
Born (1986-06-23) 23 June 1986
Kimberley, South Africa
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceBloemfontein, South Africa
Career
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour
Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Japan Golf Tour2
Asian Tour2
Sunshine Tour5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2012, 2017

Professional career

Kruger has won five times on the Sunshine Tour. He won the Avantha Masters in February 2012, an event co-sanctioned by the European Tour and Asian Tour.[1] He also won the Shinhan Donghae Open in September 2019, which was co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour.[2]

In July 2023, Kruger claimed his second win on the Japan Golf Tour at the Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup.[3]

Professional wins (8)

European Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 19 Feb 2012 Avantha Masters1 −14 (70-69-66-69=274) 2 strokes Spain Jorge Campillo, Germany Marcel Siem

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 22 Sep 2019 Shinhan Donghae Open1 −15 (69-67-68-65=269) 2 strokes United States Chan Kim
2 2 Jul 2023 Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup −23 (66-67-65-67=265) 3 strokes Japan Naoyuki Kataoka, Australia Anthony Quayle

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour

Asian Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 19 Feb 2012 Avantha Masters1 −14 (70-69-66-69=274) 2 strokes Spain Jorge Campillo, Germany Marcel Siem
2 22 Sep 2019 Shinhan Donghae Open2 −15 (69-67-68-65=269) 2 strokes United States Chan Kim

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour and the Korean Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2010 Brunei Open Bangladesh Siddikur Rahman Lost to par on first extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (5)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 30 Aug 2009 Zambia Open −15 (69-68-67=204) 3 strokes South Africa Titch Moore
2 24 Apr 2010 Africom Zimbabwe Open −19 (68-69-67-65=269) 2 strokes South Africa Jaco van Zyl
3 13 Apr 2014 Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open (2) −18 (67-69-68-66=270) 1 stroke South Africa Jacques Blaauw
4 11 Aug 2017 Sun Carnival City Challenge −11 (66-69-70=205) 1 stroke South Africa Neil Schietekat, South Africa J. J. Senekal
5 21 Mar 2021 Gauteng Championship −21 (70-64-67-66=267) 2 strokes South Africa Martin Rohwer

Results in major championships
Tournament 201220132014201520162017
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament201120122013201420152016201720182019
Championship T57
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T23 68 T60
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

References
  1. "Jbe Kruger hangs on to break European Tour duck at Avantha Masters". The Guardian. Press Association. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. "Kruger ends seven-year title drought at Shinhan Donghae Open". Golf Australia. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. "South Africa's Kruger ends four-year title wait". Japan Golf Tour Organization. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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