J. C. Ritchie’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro South African professional golfer
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Athlete 
Golfer 

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South Africa 

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Sports 

Gender male
Birth 24 February 1994, Standerton, South Africa
Age: 26 years
Star sign Pisces

Juan Carlo “J.C.” Ritchie (born 24 February 1994) is a South African professional golfer. He plays on the Sunshine Tour where he has won seven times.

Professional career

Ritchie’s first win on the Sunshine Tour was at Royal Harare Golf Club in the 2017 Zimbabwe Open where he beat Trevor Fisher Jnr at the second hole of a playoff. He was third in the 2018 BMW SA Open and also finished third in the 2017–18 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit. In August 2018 he won the Sun Carnival City Challenge. In March 2019, partnered with Jaco Prinsloo, he won the Sunshine Tour Team Championship and the following week won the Limpopo Championship at the first hole of a playoff with Steve Surry. The following month he won the Zanaco Masters in Zambia, again at the first hole of a playoff against Rhys Enoch. He had two further wins in early 2020, retaining the Team Championship and the Limpopo Championship in successive weeks.

Professional wins (7)

Sunshine Tour wins (7)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 23 Apr 2017 Zimbabwe Open 74-67-67-64=272 −16 Playoff Trevor Fisher Jnr
2 10 Aug 2018 Sun Carnival City Challenge 64-72-72=208 −8 1 stroke Alex Haindl, Toto Thimba
3 2 Mar 2019 Team Championship
(with Jaco Prinsloo) 		61-66-62=189 −27 1 stroke Jacques Blaauw & Merrick Bremner
4 10 Mar 2019 Limpopo Championship 66-69-70-65=270 −18 Playoff Steve Surry
5 7 Apr 2019 Zanaco Masters 70-68-66-70=274 −18 Playoff Rhys Enoch
6 25 Jan 2020 Gauteng Team Championship
(with Jaco Prinsloo) 		61-68-62=191 −25 2 strokes Jaco Ahlers & Vaughn Groenewald
7 2 Feb 2020 Limpopo Championship 66-69-67-67=269 −19 2 strokes Wilco Nienaber

Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour

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