# Zander Lombard

Zander Lombard (born 18 January 1995) is a South African professional golfer.

## Amateur career

As an amateur, Lombard won several events in Africa and represented South Africa in the Eisenhower Trophy in 2012 and 2014. In 2014, he was runner-up at The Amateur Championship, losing to Bradley Neil in the final, 2 and 1. He turned professional in late 2014.

## Professional career

Lombard earned a spot in the 2016 Open Championship after a second-place finish at the Joburg Open, an Open Qualifying Series event. He made the cut, and finished tied for 66th.
Lombard was runner-up in the 2017 Rocco Forte Open in Sicily, losing to Álvaro Quirós at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
After a poor start to 2018, Lombard tied for 6th place in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. This also gave him a place in the 2018 Open Championship where he finished tied for 67th. In August, he won the Vodacom Origins (Zebula) on the Sunshine Tour.

## Amateur wins

* 2011 South African U16 Strokeplay
* 2012 North West Open
* 2013 Namibian Open, Kwazulu-Natal Amateur Championship, IGT Winter Challenge Centurion
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## Professional wins (9)
### Sunshine Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 18 Aug 2018 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula | −10 (72-68-66=206) | Playoff | Jake Roos |
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 2018 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula | Jake Roos | Won with par on first extra hole |

### IGT Pro Tour wins (8)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 18 Apr 2012 | #9 IGT Summer Series (as an amateur) | −9 (71-67-69=207) | 3 strokes | Coert Groenewald (a) |
| 2 | 13 Jun 2012 | #16 IGT Winter Series (as an amateur) | −8 (68-69-71=208) | 1 stroke | Jacques Kruyswijk (a) |
| 3 | 26 Jun 2013 | IGT Winter Challenge Centurion Country Club (as an amateur) | −7 (68-68-73=209) | 1 stroke | Coert Groenewald, Phillip Kruse |
| 4 | 30 Oct 2013 | IGT Race to Q-School Silver Lakes CC (as an amateur) | −16 (66-70-64=200) | 5 strokes | Otto van Greunen |
| 5 | 27 Nov 2013 | IGT Race to Q-School Centurion CC (as an amateur) | −6 (71-69-70=210) | 1 stroke | Pieter Kruger, Rae Mackie |
| 6 | 19 Mar 2014 | IGT Series Benoni Country Club (as an amateur) | −10 (72-66-68=206) | 1 stroke | Michael Downes, Park Hyun |
| 7 | 27 Oct 2014 | Race to Q-School Irene Country Club (as an amateur) | −12 (68-73-63=204) | 4 strokes | Breyten Meyer (a) |
| 8 | 1 Feb 2017 | Woodhill Race to Q-School #14 | −19 (64-67-66=197) | 5 strokes | Madalitso Muthiya |

## Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 2017 | Rocco Forte Open | Álvaro Quirós | Lost to par on second extra hole |

## Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2018 |
| Masters Tournament | | |
| U.S. Open | | |
| The Open Championship | T66 | T67 |
| PGA Championship | | |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 |
| Masters Tournament | | | |
| PGA Championship | | | |
| U.S. Open | | | |
| The Open Championship | CUT | NT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic

## Results in World Golf Championships

| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 |
| Championship | | T26 |
| Match Play | | NT$^1$ |
| Invitational | | |
| Champions | 72 | NT$^1$ |
$^1$Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = no tournament "T" = tied

## Team appearances

Amateur
* Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 2012, 2014