Dylan Naidoo

Dylan Naidoo
Personal information
Born (1998-02-21) 21 February 1998 (age 28)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sporting nationality South Africa
Career
CollegeUniversity of Arkansas
Turned professional2019
Current toursEuropean Tour
Sunshine Tour
Former tourChallenge Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Sunshine Tour2
Other1
Best results in major championships
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2025

Dylan Naidoo (born 21 February 1998) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and Sunshine Tour. He won the 2025 Investec South African Open Championship.

Amateur career

Naidoo was a member of the GolfRSA National Squad as an amateur, and ended his junior campaign ranked 4th in South Africa.

In 2016, he won the All Africa Junior Golf Challenge in Tunisia and finished runner-up behind Joaquín Niemann at the Junior Golf World Cup in Japan. He was runner-up at the South African Amateur Championship and won the Big Easy Tour event at Observatory Golf Club, when he became the youngest winner on the tour to date.

Naidoo enrolled at the University of Arkansas in 2016 and played with the Arkansas Razorbacks men's golf team.

Professional career

Naidoo turned professional in 2019 and joined the Sunshine Tour, where he recorded two top-10 finishes in his first three seasons. In 2022, he won his first Sunshine Tour title at the SunBet Challenge.

He was runner-up at the 2024 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open after being tied for the lead after three rounds. In March 2025, he claimed his maiden European Tour title at the 2025 Investec South African Open Championship at Durban Country Club, where he won a play-off against Laurie Canter after the final round was cancelled due to rain. The win also earned him a start at the 2025 Open Championship.

Amateur wins

Source:

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 2 Mar 2025 Investec South African Open Championship1 −14 (70-61-71=202) Playoff England Laurie Canter

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2025 Investec South African Open Championship England Laurie Canter Won with birdie on first extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 21 Oct 2022 SunBet Challenge (Sun Sibaya) −9 (66-74-67=207) 2 strokes South Africa Jonathan Broomhead (a), South Africa Luke Brown,
South Africa Jaco Prinsloo, South Africa Ian Snyman
2 2 Mar 2025 Investec South African Open Championship1 −14 (70-61-71=202) Playoff England Laurie Canter

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2025 Investec South African Open Championship England Laurie Canter Won with birdie on first extra hole

Big Easy Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 25 May 2016 Observatory GC
(as an amateur)		 −11 (64-69=133) 2 strokes South Africa Jason Viljoen

Results in major championships

Tournament2025
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur

Notes

  1. 1 2 Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

  1. 1 2 "Dylan Naidoo". Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Dylan Naidoo". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Hall, Mike. "Dylan Naidoo Facts: 14 Things To Know About The South African Golfer". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  4. ↑ de Villiers, Carl (26 October 2022). "Dylan Naidoo wins maiden Sunshine Tour title in Umhlali". The Citizen. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Naidoo shoots 66 to share the third round lead at Mauritius Open". Reuters. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "'Long battle back' - Parry ends 14-year wait for title". BBC Sport. 22 December 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  7. ↑ Hodge, Stuart (2 March 2025). "South African Open: Laurie Canter beaten by Dylan Naidoo in play-off at DP World Tour event after washout at Durban Country Club". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 March 2025.