# Jaco Ahlers

Jaco Ahlers (born 19 November 1982) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Tour.

## Professional career

Ahlers has played on the Sunshine Tour since 2006. He has won ten tournaments including the 2009 Vodacom Business Origins of Golf Tour at Erinvale, the 2014 Lion of Africa Cape Town Open, the 2015 Investec Cup, the 2016 KCM Zambia Open (winning all four in sudden-death playoffs), the 2016 Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge, the 2016 Vodacom Origins of Golf (Euphoria), the 2018 Dimension Data Pro-Am and the 2019 King's Cup and Vodacom Origins (Selborne).
Ahlers also played on the Asian Tour in 2011 and PGA Tour Canada in 2013.

## Professional wins (13)
### Asian Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 1 Oct 2023 | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | −4 (69-74-72-69=284) | 2 strokes | S. Chikkarangappa |

### Sunshine Tour wins (12)

* Legend
* Tour Championships (1)
* Other Sunshine Tour (11)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 13 Aug 2009 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale | −9 (64-71=135)* | Playoff | Ulrich van den Berg |
| 2 | 30 Nov 2014 | Lion of Africa Cape Town Open | −12 (71-69-68-68=276) | Playoff | Ross McGowan, Hennie Otto |
| 3 | 22 Mar 2015 | Investec Cup | −9 (72-73-68-66=279) | Playoff | Jaco van Zyl |
| 4 | 5 Jun 2016 | KCM Zambia Open | −17 (68-65-67-71=271) | Playoff | Jacques Blaauw |
| 5 | 26 Aug 2016 | Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge | −17 (61-66-66=193) | 3 strokes | Ruan de Smidt, Daniel van Tonder |
| 6 | 22 Oct 2016 | Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Euphoria | −9 (67-69-71=207) | 3 strokes | Jacques Kruyswijk |
| 7 | 18 Feb 2018 | Dimension Data Pro-Am | −20 (71-68-66-64=269) | 3 strokes | Jean-Paul Strydom |
| 8 | 7 Sep 2019 | King's Cup | −19 (66-65-66=197) | 3 strokes | Daniel Greene |
| 9 | 19 Oct 2019 | Vodacom Origins of Golf (3) at Selborne Park | −15 (64-70-67=201) | 2 strokes | Ockie Strydom |
| 10 | 24 Apr 2022 | Stella Artois Players Championship | −18 (64-67-69-66=266) | Playoff | Ockie Strydom |
| 11 | 23 Apr 2023 | The Tour Championship | −17 (66-65-69-71=271) | 4 strokes | Casey Jarvis |
| 12 | 26 Jul 2024 | SunBet Challenge (Wild Coast) | −13 (64-64-69=197) | 1 stroke | Brandon Stone |
*Note: The 2009 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.
Sunshine Tour playoff record (5–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 | 2009 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale | Ulrich van den Berg | |
| 2 | 2014 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast | Louis de Jager, Haydn Porteous | de Jager won with par on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2014 | Lion of Africa Cape Town Open | Ross McGowan, Hennie Otto | Won with par on fourth extra hole Otto eliminated by par on first hole |
| 4 | 2015 | Investec Cup | Jaco van Zyl | Won with par on third extra hole |
| 5 | 2016 | KCM Zambia Open | Jacques Blaauw | Won with par on second extra hole |
| 6 | 2018 | Zanaco Masters | Andre de Decker, Alex Haindl, J. J. Senekal | Senekal won with eagle on fourth extra hole Ahlers and Haindl eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 7 | 2022 | Stella Artois Players Championship | Ockie Strydom | Won with birdie on second extra hole |

## Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2009 |
| Masters Tournament | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
| PGA Championship | |
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 |
| Masters Tournament | | |
| PGA Championship | | |
| U.S. Open | | |
| The Open Championship | NT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

## Results in World Golf Championships

| Tournament | 2018 |
| Championship | |
| Match Play | |
| Invitational | 71 |
| Champions | |