# Jbe' Kruger

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. 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.
In July 2023, Kruger claimed his second win on the Japan Golf Tour at the Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup. He also won the Mercuries Taiwan Masters in October 2024.

## Professional wins (9)
### European Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| 1 | 19 Feb 2012 | Avantha Masters$^1$ | −14 (70-69-66-69=274) | 2 strokes | Jorge Campillo, Marcel Siem |
$^1$Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

### Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 22 Sep 2019 | Shinhan Donghae Open$^1$ | −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 |
$^1$Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour

### Asian Tour wins (3)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 19 Feb 2012 | Avantha Masters$^1$ | −14 (70-69-66-69=274) | 2 strokes | Jorge Campillo, Marcel Siem |
| 2 | 22 Sep 2019 | Shinhan Donghae Open$^2$ | −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. $^1$Co-sanctioned by the European Tour $^2$Co-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 |

### Sunshine Tour wins (5)

| 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 |

## Results in major championships

| Tournament | 2012 | 2017 |
| Masters Tournament | | |
| U.S. Open | | |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | | |
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied

## Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2019 |
| Championship | | T57 | |
| Match Play | | | |
| Invitational | | | |
| Champions | T23 | 68 | T60 |
"T" = Tied