# Jake Roos

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{{short description|South African professional golfer (born 1980)}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name              = Jake Roos
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| fullname          =  Jakobus Roos
| nickname          = 
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|10|20}}
| birth_place       = [Pretoria](/source/Pretoria), South Africa
| death_date        = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|1980|10|20}} -->
| death_place       = 
| height            = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}
| weight            = {{convert|190|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality       = {{ZAF}}
| residence         = [Mosselbay](/source/Mosselbay), South Africa
| spouse            = Rhoné
| partner           = 
| children          = 2
| college           = University of Stellenbosch
| yearpro           = 2005
| tour              = [Sunshine Tour](/source/Sunshine_Tour)
| extour            = [European Tour](/source/European_Tour)<br>[Challenge Tour](/source/Challenge_Tour)
| prowins           = 16
| pgawins           = <!-- Number of PGA Tour wins -->
| eurowins          = <!-- Number of European Tour wins -->
| japwins           = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins -->
| asiawins          = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins -->
| sunwins           = 6
| auswins           = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins -->
| nwidewins         = <!-- Number of Nationwide Tour wins -->
| chalwins          = 2
| champwins         = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins -->
| seneurowins       = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins -->
| otherwins         = 8
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| usopen            = <!-- Best finish & year - U.S. Open -->
| open              = <!-- Best finish & year - Open Championship -->
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'''Jake Roos''' (born 20 October 1980) is a South African [professional golfer](/source/professional_golfer).

== Early life and amateur career ==
In 1980, Roos was born in [Pretoria](/source/Pretoria). He was the # 1 ranked South African amateur golfer at the height of his amateur career.

== Professional career ==
In 2005, Ross turned professional. He joined the [Sunshine Tour](/source/Sunshine_Tour) by finishing 4th at Q-school.

Roos' first victory on the [Sunshine Tour](/source/Sunshine_Tour) came at the 2008 [Suncoast Classic](/source/Suncoast_Classic). His second victory came the following year at the [Nedbank Affinity Cup](/source/Nedbank_Affinity_Cup). In 2012, Roos picked up his third victory on Tour at the [Platinum Classic](/source/Platinum_Classic) after he defeated [Chris Swanepoel](/source/Chris_Swanepoel) and [Anthony Michael](/source/Anthony_Michael_(golfer)) on the fifth hole of a sudden-death playoff.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pgatour.co.za/article.asp?id=1307181 |title=Jake survives 5-hole playoff for victory in Platinum Classic |work=[Sunshine Tour](/source/Sunshine_Tour) |date=24 March 2012 |accessdate=6 May 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He picked up his second Sunshine Tour victory of the year in June at the [Lombard Insurance Classic](/source/Lombard_Insurance_Classic) after defeating [Justin Harding](/source/Justin_Harding) in a playoff. Roos entered the final round four shots back of Harding but fired a 63 (−9) to force a playoff. Roos would pick up his third victory of the 2012 season and fifth Sunshine Tour victory overall in November, when he won the [Lion of Africa Cape Town Open](/source/Lion_of_Africa_Cape_Town_Open) in a four-man playoff with birdie on the second playoff hole. Roos would pick up his sixth overall Sunshine Tour victory in April 2013 when he won the [Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open](/source/Golden_Pilsener_Zimbabwe_Open) by a single stroke. Roos started the final round four shots back but fired a final round 67 to take the victory.

In March 2014, he won the [Barclays Kenya Open](/source/Barclays_Kenya_Open) and earned a place on the [Challenge Tour](/source/Challenge_Tour) for the rest of 2014. He would win a second Challenge Tour title at the [Aegean Airlines](/source/Aegean_Airlines) Championship, Germany in July to secure his [European Tour](/source/European_Tour) card for 2015.

Roos has also won six tournaments on the Golden State Tour, a mini tour in California.

==Professional wins (16)==
===Sunshine Tour wins (6)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|13 Sep [2008](/source/2008_Sunshine_Tour)
|[Suncoast Classic](/source/Suncoast_Classic)
|−6 (68-68-74=210)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Omar Sandys](/source/Omar_Sandys)
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|2 Dec [2009](/source/2009_Sunshine_Tour)
|[Nedbank Affinity Cup](/source/Nedbank_Affinity_Cup)
|−12 (71-66-67=204)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Mark Murless](/source/Mark_Murless), {{flagicon|ZAF}} [Albert Pistorius](/source/Albert_Pistorius)
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|24 Mar [2012](/source/2012_Sunshine_Tour)
|[Platinum Classic](/source/Platinum_Classic)
|−14 (66-66-70=202)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Anthony Michael](/source/Anthony_Michael), {{flagicon|ZAF}} [Chris Swanepoel](/source/Chris_Swanepoel)
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|3 Jun 2012
|[Lombard Insurance Classic](/source/Lombard_Insurance_Classic)
|−17 (66-70-63=199)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Justin Harding](/source/Justin_Harding)
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|25 Nov 2012
|[Lion of Africa Cape Town Open](/source/Lion_of_Africa_Cape_Town_Open)
|−9 (71-67-73-68=279)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Tyrone van Aswegen](/source/Tyrone_van_Aswegen), {{flagicon|ZAF}} [Jaco van Zyl](/source/Jaco_van_Zyl),<br>{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Mark Williams](/source/Mark_Williams_(golfer))
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|21 Apr [2013](/source/2013_Sunshine_Tour)
|[Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open](/source/Golden_Pilsener_Zimbabwe_Open)
|−14 (69-67-71-67=274)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Darren Fichardt](/source/Darren_Fichardt), {{flagicon|ITA}} [Francesco Laporta](/source/Francesco_Laporta)
|}

'''Sunshine Tour playoff record (5–5)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|[2008](/source/2008_Sunshine_Tour)
|[Suncoast Classic](/source/Suncoast_Classic)
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Omar Sandys](/source/Omar_Sandys)
|Won with birdie on third extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2
|[2009](/source/2009_Sunshine_Tour)
|[Nedbank Affinity Cup](/source/Nedbank_Affinity_Cup)
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Mark Murless](/source/Mark_Murless), {{flagicon|ZAF}} [Albert Pistorius](/source/Albert_Pistorius)
|
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|3
|[2012](/source/2012_Sunshine_Tour)
|[Platinum Classic](/source/Platinum_Classic)
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Anthony Michael](/source/Anthony_Michael), {{flagicon|ZAF}} [Chris Swanepoel](/source/Chris_Swanepoel)
|Won with birdie on fifth extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|4
|2012
|[Lombard Insurance Classic](/source/Lombard_Insurance_Classic)
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Justin Harding](/source/Justin_Harding)
|Won with par on first extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|5
|2012
|[Lion of Africa Cape Town Open](/source/Lion_of_Africa_Cape_Town_Open)
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Tyrone van Aswegen](/source/Tyrone_van_Aswegen), {{flagicon|ZAF}} [Jaco van Zyl](/source/Jaco_van_Zyl),<br>{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Mark Williams](/source/Mark_Williams_(golfer))
|Won with birdie on second extra hole<br>van Zyl eliminated by par on first hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|6
|[2014](/source/2014_Sunshine_Tour)
|[Vodacom Origins of Golf](/source/Vodacom_Origins_of_Golf) at Vaal de Grace
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [PH McIntyre](/source/PH_McIntyre)
|Lost to birdie on third extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|7
|[2017](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_Sunshine_Tour)
|[Sun City Challenge](/source/Sun_City_Challenge)
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Peter Karmis](/source/Peter_Karmis)
|Lost to par on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|8
|[2018](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Sunshine_Tour)
|[Lombard Insurance Classic](/source/Lombard_Insurance_Classic)
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Justin Harding](/source/Justin_Harding)
|Lost to birdie on sixth extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|9
|2018
|[Vodacom Origins of Golf](/source/Vodacom_Origins_of_Golf) at Zebula
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Zander Lombard](/source/Zander_Lombard)
|Lost to par on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|10
|[2021](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Sunshine_Tour)
|[Players Championship](/source/Players_Championship_(Sunshine_Tour))
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Jaco Prinsloo](/source/Jaco_Prinsloo), {{flagicon|ZAF}} [Daniel van Tonder](/source/Daniel_van_Tonder)
|Prinsloo won with birdie on third extra hole<br>Roos eliminated by eagle on first hole
|}

===Challenge Tour wins (2)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|9 Mar [2014](/source/2014_Challenge_Tour)
|[Barclays Kenya Open](/source/Barclays_Kenya_Open)
|−10 (69-68-71-70=278)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [Adrien Bernadet](/source/Adrien_Bernadet), {{flagicon|DNK}} [Lasse Jensen](/source/Lasse_Jensen_(golfer)),<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [Pedro Oriol](/source/Pedro_Oriol)
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|6 Jul 2014
|[Aegean Airlines Challenge Tour](/source/Aegean_Airlines_Challenge_Tour)
|−13 (69-69-67-70=275)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [Jason Barnes](/source/Jason_Barnes_(golfer))
|}

===Other wins (8)===
*2010 Zurich Open
*6 wins on the Golden State Tour
*2015 Aegean Airlines Pro-am (Greece)

==See also==
*[2014 Challenge Tour graduates](/source/2014_Challenge_Tour_graduates)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.jakeroos.com/}}
*{{SunshineTour player|ROO003}}
*{{EuroTour player|33897}}
*{{OWGR|9879}}

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Category:South African male golfers
Category:Sunshine Tour golfers
Category:European Tour golfers
Category:Golfers from Pretoria
Category:White South African people
Category:1980 births
Category:Living people
Category:21st-century South African sportsmen

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