Ian Snyman

Ian Snyman
Personal information
Born (1995-01-03) 3 January 1995 (age 31)
Bellville, South Africa
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceCape Town, South Africa
Career
CollegeUniversity of North Texas
Turned professional2018
Current tourAsian Tour
Former toursSunshine Tour
Big Easy Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Other5
Achievements and awards
Conference USA Freshman of the Year2016
Conference USA Golfer of the Year2018

Ian Snyman (born 3 January 1995) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour. He was runner-up at the 2025 New Zealand Open and won the 2026 Taiwan Glass Taifong Open.

Amateur career

Snyman enrolled at the University of North Texas in 2015. He was named Conference USA Freshman of the Year and Golfer of the Year.

Professional career

Snyman joined the 2020–21 Big Easy Tour where he won five tournaments and finished second in the season rankings. He graduated to the Sunshine Tour, where he was runner-up at the 2022 SunBet Challenge (Sun Sibaya), two strokes behind Dylan Naidoo.

Snyman secured his Asian Tour card at Qualifying School in early 2020, but the tour was soon put on halt and did not resume until late November the following year. In 2022, he performed well in the International Series. He tied for 3rd at the International Series Thailand, and his top-10 at the International Series England earned him a spot in the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational London. He also started the LIV Golf Invitational Portland, and collected $321,000 across the two events. He finished 19th on the Order of Merit his rookie season.

In 2025, he finished runner-up at the New Zealand Open, after he missed a six-foot putt on the 18th to force a play-off. In 2026, he tied for third at the Maekyung Open in Korea, and two weeks later he recorded his maiden Asian Tour victory at the Taiwan Glass Taifong Open.

Professional wins (6)

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 10 May 2026 Taiwan Glass Taifong Open1 −15 (68-67-69-69=273) 2 strokes Hong Kong Matthew Cheung, Mexico Santiago de la Fuente

1Co-sanctioned by the Taiwan PGA Tour

Big Easy Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 3 Mar 2021 Big Easy Road to #7 −7 (66-69-74=209) 1 stroke South Africa Bradley Diggeden, South Africa Richard Joubert,
South Africa Gregory McKay
2 21 Apr 2021 Big Easy Road to #10 −17 (62-70-67=199) 5 strokes South Africa Christiaan Burke, South Africa Matthew Rushton
3 1 Sep 2021 Big Easy Road to #14 −13 (73-66-64=203) 3 strokes South Africa Zabastian de Jager
4 22 Sep 2021 Big Easy Road to #15 −10 (67-67-72=206) 1 stroke South Africa Michael Kok
5 10 Nov 2021 Big Easy Play Off 1 −15 (69-66-66=201) Playoff South Africa Kyle McClatchie

References

  1. ↑ Hodge, Stuart (2 March 2025). "Ryan Peake claims major debut at The Open with fairytale triumph at New Zealand Open". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Men's Golf Roster:Ian Snyman". University of North Texas. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Ian Snyman named the C-USA Golfer of the Year". Western Province Gold. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "McClatchie seizes opportunity to grab Tour Championship victory". SA Tour Golf. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Naidoo is a Sunshine Tour champion with SunBet victory". Sunshine Tour. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Top 20 for Snyman on Asian Tour Order of Merit". SA Tour Golf. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "'Solid' Snyman Snares Maiden Asian Tour Win". Asian Golf Industry Federation. 10 May 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.