One of captain Trevor Immelman’s six wild card selections for September’s Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow and despite America winning by five points he was unbeaten, halving his fourball with Mito Pereira against Kevin Kisner and Cameron Young and then defeating Kisner in the concluding singles match
Three times a winner on the DP World Tour and played in The 150th Open at St Andrews thanks to a tie for second place at the PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic, where three spots were up for grabs as part of The Open Qualifying Series.
Lifted the 2019 Estrella Damm NA Andalucia Masters at Valderrama by six strokes and then enjoyed back-to-back victories on home soil.
After a four-stroke success at the Alfred Dunhill Championship he marched to a five-shot win in the South African Open en route to topping the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit.
Was ranked 576th in the world when he was part of a nine-way tie for second place behind compatriot Justin Harding at the 2019 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, then came joint third in the BMW PGA Championship and early in 2020 lost a play-off to Lucas Herbert at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.