Wayne Westner’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Professional golfer
Is Athlete 
Golfer 
From South Africa 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 28 September 1961
Age: 58 years

Wayne Brett Westner (28 September 1961 – 4 January 2017) was a South African golfer. He was twice winner of the South African Open and also won twice on the European Tour. In partnership with Ernie Els, they won the 1996 World Cup of Golf, played at the Erinvale Golf Club near Cape Town. Els won the individual event with Westner second and the pair won the team event by 18 shots.

Biography

Westner was born in Johannesburg. He turned professional in 1981 and won several events in his home country, including two South African Opens. He spent many years on the European Tour where he won two tournaments and had a best Order of Merit finish of twentieth in 1993. In the 1992 Carroll’s Irish Open, he lost to Nick Faldo at the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff. In partnership with Ernie Els, they won the 1996 World Cup of Golf for South Africa. Westner finished second, behind Els, in the individual event and the pair won the team event by 18 shots. He won the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit in 1995/96.

At the 1998 Madeira Island Open, during the pre-tournament Pro-Am, Westner tore ankle ligaments after falling over six feet when a railway sleeper crumbled under him. He played only once more that season, and was never able to recover. He later ran his own golf college, The Wayne Westner Golf College.

Westner committed suicide in Pennington, KwaZulu-Natal, on 4 January 2017. He is alleged to have held his wife hostage before shooting himself in the head.

Professional wins

European Tour (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 31 Jan 1993 Dubai Desert Classic 69-66-69-70=274 −14 2 strokes Retief Goosen
2 25 Feb 1996 FNB Players Championship1 66-67-67-70=270 −18 1 stroke José Cóceres

1 Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour.

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1992 Carroll’s Irish Open Nick Faldo Conceded on fourth extra hole

Sunshine Tour (11)

  • 1983 ICL Classic
  • 1988 Southern Suns South African Open
  • 1989 Southern Africa Tour Winter Championship
  • 1990 AECI Charity Classic, PX Pro-Celebrity Classic, Sun City Classic
  • 1991 Protea Assurance South African Open
  • 1992 Wild Coast Sun Classic
  • 1995 San Lameer South African Masters, Wild Coast Challenge
  • 1996 FNB Players Championship (co-sanctioned by the European Tour)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T50 DNP
The Open Championship CUT DNP DNP CUT 71 DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP T34 CUT DNP CUT CUT

Note: Westner never played in the Masters Tournament nor the PGA Championship.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
“T” = tied

Team appearances

  • Dunhill Cup (representing South Africa): 1994, 1996
  • World Cup (representing South Africa): 1994, 1996 (winners), 1997
  • Alfred Dunhill Challenge (representing Southern Africa): 1995 (winners)
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