Jbe' Kruger

Jbe' Kruger
Jbe' Kruger
Personal information
Full name	James Barry Kruger
Nickname	Jbe'
Born	23 June 1986 (age 38); Kimberley, South Africa
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st)
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Residence	Bloemfontein, South Africa
Career
Turned professional	2007
Current tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour; Asian Tour; Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	9
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Japan Golf Tour	2
Asian Tour	3
Sunshine Tour	5
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 2012, 2017

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.

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] He also won the Mercuries Taiwan Masters in October 2024.^[4]

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

¹Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

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	Chan Kim
2	2 Jul 2023	Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup	−23 (66-67-65-67=265)	3 strokes	Naoyuki Kataoka, Anthony Quayle

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

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	Jorge Campillo, Marcel Siem
2	22 Sep 2019	Shinhan Donghae Open²	−15 (69-67-68-65=269)	2 strokes	Chan Kim
3	6 Oct 2024	Mercuries Taiwan Masters	−8 (68-71-69=208)*	2 strokes	Pavit Tangkamolprasert, Wang Jeung-hun

*Note: The 2024 Mercuries Taiwan Masters was shortened to 54 holes due to Typhoon Krathon.
¹Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
²Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour and the Korean Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2010	Brunei Open	Siddikur Rahman	Lost to par on first extra hole

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

Did not play

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

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Did not play

"T" = Tied

^ "Jbe Kruger hangs on to break European Tour duck at Avantha Masters". The Guardian. Press Association. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^ "Kruger ends seven-year title drought at Shinhan Donghae Open". Golf Australia. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^ "South Africa's Kruger ends four-year title wait". Japan Golf Tour Organization. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^ "Kruger wins Asian Tour's typhoon-ravaged Taiwan Masters". SuperSport. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.