Ashley Roestoff

Ashley Trevor Roestoff (born 27 August 1963) is a South African professional golfer. He played on the Sunshine Tour, where he found success, winning seven tournaments between 1995 and 2002.

Ashley Roestoff
Personal information
Full nameAshley Trevor Roestoff
Born (1963-08-27) 27 August 1963
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceRandburg, South Africa
Career
CollegeOral Roberts University
Turned professional1987
Former tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins12
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour7
Challenge Tour1
Other4

Roestoff was born in Johannesburg, and lives in Randburg with his wife, Letitia and his sons, Travis and Connor. He turned professional in 1987. He attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Roestoff joined the Sunshine Tour in 1992, and won his first title that same year at the Fish River Sun Classic. He has found most of his success on the Winter Swing of the tour where he has collected a total of 10 tournament victories.

In addition to the Sunshine Tour, Roestoff played one season on the second tier European Challenge Tour in 2001, finishing 26th on the final standings having picked up one win, at the Tusker Kenya Open.

Currently he is teaching at Parkview Golf Course and Jackal's Creek Golf Estate.

Amateur highlights

  • 1987 Eastern Transvaal Team: Won all his single matches at the Interprovincial Championship.

Professional wins (12)

Sunshine Tour wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 22 Jan 1995 ICL International −13 (66-70-69-70=275) 4 strokes United States Michael Christie, South Africa Kevin Stone
2 29 Oct 1995 Lombard Tyres Classic −11 (68-69-73-67=277) Playoff England Chris Davison
3 1 Nov 1996 Trustbank Gauteng Classic −9 (66-70-71=207) 2 strokes South Africa Gavan Levenson
4 8 Aug 1998 Fish River Sun Pro-Am −3 (75-70-68=213) 4 strokes South Africa Colin Sorour
5 25 Oct 1998 FNB Namibia Open −10 (69-68-66=203) 3 strokes South Africa Sammy Daniels, South Africa Bobby Lincoln
6 15 May 1999 Vodacom Series (Eastern Cape) −11 (68-68-69=205) 1 stroke South Africa Justin Hobday, Scotland Alan McLean
7 28 Sep 2002 Vodacom Golf Classic −11 (67-67-71=205) Playoff South Africa Chris Williams

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 4 Mar 2001 Tusker Kenya Open −13 (73-65-68-65=271) Playoff England Andrew Sherborne

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2001 Tusker Kenya Open England Andrew Sherborne Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (4)

  • 1992 Fish River Sun Classic
  • 1993 Caribbean Estates West Coast Classic
  • 1994 Amatola Sun Claasic
  • 2009 Klipdrift Gold Sun International Touring Pro-Am
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