Louis Oosthuizen has finished runner-up in all four major championships: the 2012 Masters Tournament, the 2015 and 2021 US Open, the 2015 Open Championship, and the PGA Championship in 2017 and 2021.
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26 Facts About Louis Oosthuizen
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Louis Oosthuizen's highest placing on the Official World Golf Ranking is fourth, which he reached in January 2013.
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Louis Oosthuizen won numerous amateur titles before turning professional in 2002 at the age of 19.
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Louis Oosthuizen played on the European Challenge Tour in 2003 and has been a member of the European Tour since 2004.
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Louis Oosthuizen shot a 65 on the first day, placing him in second place, behind a 63 shot by Rory McIlroy.
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On Sunday, Casey closed the gap to three shots on the 8th hole, before Louis Oosthuizen drove the 9th green and made a long putt for eagle.
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Louis Oosthuizen became the fourth man from South Africa to win the Claret Jug – following Bobby Locke, Gary Player, and Ernie Els – and moved to 15th in the Official World Golf Ranking, leapfrogging fellow South African Retief Goosen in 16th position.
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Louis Oosthuizen said that his exemplary focus during the tournament, which enabled him to win by a wide margin, was due to a red spot marked on his glove.
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Louis Oosthuizen would look at that spot as the beginning of his pre-shot routine and use it to help him remain focused before and during his swing.
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Louis Oosthuizen had consulted Karl Morris, a Manchester-based sports psychologist, prior to the event for ways in which he could improve his concentration.
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Louis Oosthuizen finished the 2010 season in 10th place on the Race to Dubai, posting three further top-10s after his major win.
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In 2012, Louis Oosthuizen successfully defended his title at the Africa Open with a two stroke victory over Tjaart van der Walt.
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Louis Oosthuizen's success was helped by a second round 62, which took Oosthuizen to the top of the leaderboard at the halfway stage and from there he held on for victory.
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Louis Oosthuizen took the outright lead of the tournament with this exceptional shot, and maintained the lead until caught on the 16th hole, by Bubba Watson.
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Louis Oosthuizen was eventually defeated by Watson on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
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Louis Oosthuizen finished the season ranked third on the Race to Dubai.
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Louis Oosthuizen finished as a joint runner-up in the 2015 Open Championship at St Andrews after losing in a four-hole aggregate playoff during a Monday finish to the event.
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Louis Oosthuizen was in the final group tied for the 54-hole co-lead but needed to birdie the 18th hole during his final round to tie the lead at 15-under and join Zach Johnson and Marc Leishman in the playoff.
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All three players bogeyed the third hole and after Johnson missed his birdie putt on the final hole, Louis Oosthuizen had a 15 footer to extend the playoff to sudden death.
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On 13 August 2017, Louis Oosthuizen finished joint runner-up at the PGA Championship, finishing a career "second-place" Grand Slam.
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In May 2021, Louis Oosthuizen finished in a tie for second place at the 2021 PGA Championship for his fifth runner-up finish in a major championship.
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In June, Louis Oosthuizen finished in second place at the 2021 US Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California for a sixth major runner-up finish.
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In July, Louis Oosthuizen finished in a tie for third place at the 2021 Open Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, alongside Jon Rahm and behind Jordan Spieth and winner Collin Morikawa.
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In June 2022, Louis Oosthuizen joined LIV Golf and resigned from the PGA Tour; following the commencement of the first event on 9 June 2022, the PGA Tour suspended all members who were participating in the new series, including those who had resigned, as they had not been granted a release by the tour.
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