Trevor Immelman - 2008 PGA Championship Player Profile
Trevor
Immelman is a South African born professional golfer currently ranked 19th
in the official world golf rankings. Immelman is a player many people
will be watching in the upcoming majors, especially the 2008 PGA
Championship, given his 6th placed finish in the 2007
tournament.
This dynamic golfer only joined the PGA Tour last year, and has already won his first PGA title, the Cialis Western Open. He joined the world-renowned tour on the back of a succession of victories on the European Tour, including his wins at the South African Open and the Deutsche Bank SAP Open TPC of Europe.
During his time with the European Tour this 2008 PGA Championship player has made the top twenty of the Order of Merit three times. He also has five non-tour victories to his credit, including the Tusker Kenya Open, the Nedbank Golf Challenge, the Dimension Data Pro-Am Tournament and the Vodacom Players’ Championship. To top it all off, he also won the 2003 WGC World Cup together with Rory Sabbatini.
Trevor Immelman’s best results in the major championships are what have fans the world convinced that he is a candidate to bring home a trophy from one of the next season’s major events. The South African came fifth in the 2007 US Masters, tied for 21st position in the 2006 US Open, and tied for 15th position in the 2005 British Open.
For someone who only turned professional in 1999, Trevor Immelman’s rise to fame has been nothing short of meteoric. He spent 2000 on the Challenge Tour, finishing tenth on the Order of Merit. In 2005 he was a member of the International Team at the President’s Cup. Trevor Immelman missed the 2006 Open Championship due to the birth of his first child, before returning to tie for 60th place in the 2007 event.
2007 has been a busy year for the 2008 PGA Championship player, who used this period to build on his previous successes. Trevor Immelman participated in a total of 21 tournaments, and achieved four top ten finishes. For the man who child hoped to be one of the best players in the world during his childhood, he’s certainly living his dream.
