Dylan Naidoo

Dylan Naidoo (born 21 February 1998) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and Sunshine Tour. He won the 2025 Investec South African Open Championship.

Dylan Naidoo
Personal information
Born	(1998-02-21) 21 February 1998 (age 27) Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Career
College	University of Arkansas
Turned professional	2019
Current tour(s)	European Tour Sunshine Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Sunshine Tour	2
Other	1
Best results in major championships
The Open Championship	CUT: 2025

Amateur career

Naidoo was a member of the GolfRSA National Squad as an amateur, and ended his junior campaign ranked 4th in South Africa.^[1]

In 2016, he won the All Africa Junior Golf Challenge in Tunisia and finished runner-up behind Joaquín Niemann at the Junior Golf World Cup in Japan.^[2] He was runner-up at the South African Amateur Championship and won the Big Easy Tour event at Observatory Golf Club, when he became the youngest winner on the tour to date.^[3]

Naidoo enrolled at the University of Arkansas in 2016 and played with the Arkansas Razorbacks men's golf team.^[1]

Professional career

Naidoo turned professional in 2019 and joined the Sunshine Tour, where he recorded two top-10 finishes in his first three seasons. In 2022, he won his first Sunshine Tour title at the SunBet Challenge.^[4]

He was runner-up at the 2024 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open after being tied for the lead after three rounds.^[5][6] In March 2025, he claimed his maiden European Tour title at the 2025 Investec South African Open Championship at Durban Country Club, where he won a play-off against Laurie Canter after the final round was cancelled due to rain. The win also earned him a start at the 2025 Open Championship.^[7]

Amateur wins

• 2016 All Africa Junior Golf Challenge (U18), Border Stroke Play Championship

Source:^[2]

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	2 Mar 2025	Investec South African Open Championship1	−14 (70-61-71=202)*	Playoff	Laurie Canter

*Note: The 2025 Investec South African Open Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
¹Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2025	Investec South African Open Championship	Laurie Canter	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	21 Oct 2022	SunBet Challenge (Sun Sibaya)	−9 (66-74-67=207)	2 strokes	Jonathan Broomhead, Luke Brown, Jaco Prinsloo
2	2 Mar 2025	Investec South African Open Championship1	−14 (70-61-71=202)*	Playoff	Laurie Canter

*Note: The 2025 Investec South African Open Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
¹Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2025	Investec South African Open Championship	Laurie Canter	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Big Easy Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	25 May 2016	Observatory GC (as an amateur)	−11 (64-69=133)	2 strokes	Jason Viljoen

Results in major championships

Tournament	2025
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	CUT

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur

• Duke of York Young Champions Trophy (representing South Africa): 2015
• Junior Golf World Cup (representing South Africa): 2015, 2016
• Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 2016