Richard Sterne (golfer)

Richard Sterne (born 27 August 1981) is a South African golfer.

Sterne was born in Pretoria. He was runner-up in the Boys' 15-17 Division at the 1999 World Junior Golf Championships and turned pro in 2001. He played on the European Challenge Tour in 2002 and graduated to membership of the main European Tour in 2003. He won his first European Tour title at the 2004 Open de Madrid and his second at the 2007 Celtic Manor Wales Open. In 2008 he picked up his third victory at the Joburg Open which is co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour.

His best year-end ranking on the European Order of Merit is 14th in 2007. His Celtic Manor win moved him into the top forty of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time. [ [http://www.officialworldgolfranking.com/news/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=433116&itype=&iCategoryID=0 KJ Choi Wins the Memorial and Climbs into the World Top 20] , "www.officialworldgolfranking.com", 4 June 2007.]

He has had three wins on the Sunshine Tour, most recently the Joburg Open in 2008. In January 2008 he reached a career high of number 29 in the Official World Golf Rankings.

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (3)

*2004 Open de Madrid
*2007 Celtic Manor Wales Open
*2008 Joburg Open (co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour)

unshine Tour wins (3)

*2005 Nashua Masters
*2007 Vodacom Championship
*2008 Joburg Open (co-sanctioned with the European Tour)

Other wins (1)

*2001 Rye Hill Championship (Euro Pro Tour)

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

References

External links

* [http://www.europeantour.com/publish.sps?pageid=127&pagegid=%7B20E6AA6B%2D0225%2D4C71%2DBD89%2D2ACBEE615D69%7D&playerId=30715 European Tour profile]
* [http://www.sunshinetour.info/profiles/STE009.htm Sunshine Tour profile]