Nadia van der Westhuizen
| Nadia van der Westhuizen | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 16 November 2001 |
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Africa |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2021 |
| Current tours | Ladies European Tour (joined 2026) Sunshine Ladies Tour (joined 2021) |
| Professional wins | 3 |
Nadia van der Westhuizen (born 16 November 2001) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the Sunshine Ladies Tour and Ladies European Tour.[1]
Amateur career
Van der Westhuizen grew up in Kempton Park, South Africa. She was introduced to golf by her father around the age of 8, and is attached to Serengeti Golf Estate.[1]
In 2021, she reached a third-place in the South African Women's Stroke Play Championship, and won her first provincial title in the North West Open Championship.[2]
Professional career
Van der Westhuizen turned professional in 2021 and joined the Sunshine Ladies Tour. She captured her maiden title at the 2022 SunBet Cape Town Ladies Open, a stroke ahead of the likes of Stacy Bregman and Lee-Anne Pace.[2]
In 2025, she won the SuperSport Ladies Challenge at Gary Player Country Club in Sun City.[3] She won the 2026 ABSA Ladies Invitational at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club in dominant fashion, seven strokes ahead of her nearest competitor.[4]
Van der Westhuizen earned conditional status for the 2026 Ladies European Tour at Q-School, having missed out on a card the previous year by three shots.[3] She had previously recorded top-10 finishes at the Joburg Ladies Open in 2023 and 2024.[5]
Amateur wins
- 2021 North West Open Championship
Source:[6]
Professional wins (3)
Sunshine Ladies Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Feb 2022 | SunBet Cape Town Ladies Open | +4 (77-76-73=226) | 1 stroke | Stacy Bregman, Cara Gorlei Tandi McCallum, Lee-Anne Pace |
| 2 | 7 Mar 2025 | SuperSport Ladies Challenge | −3 (71-68-74=213) | 1 stroke | Kaiyuree Moodley |
| 3 | 28 Mar 2026 | ABSA Ladies Invitational | −17 (65-68-66=199) | 7 strokes | Jordan Rothman |
References
- 1 2 "Nadia van der Westhuizen". Golf RSA. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- 1 2 Stander, Lali (7 February 2022). "Nadia shows mettle for Mother City maiden win". George Herald. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Gutsy Nadia van der Westhuizen Wins SuperSport Ladies Challenge". G Sport. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Dominant Van Der Westhuizen wins Absa Ladies invitational". SuperSport. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Nadia van der Westhuizen". Rolex Rankings. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Nadia van der Westhuizen". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
External links
- Nadia van der Westhuizen at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Nadia van der Westhuizen at the Sunshine Ladies Tour official site
- Nadia van der Westhuizen at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site