The 2025 British Open has been a challenging event for participants. Some of the biggest names in golf are struggling to battle the wind and, as a result, aren’t making a habit of finding fairways.
With the top competitors sliding down the leaderboard, it has led to some lesser-known golfers rising up the board. Some of the names don’t catch your attention, but then you look and see that “Bezuidenhout” is tied with the leaders. Christiaan Bezuidenhout isn’t a household name yet, but his early performance at the last major of the 2025 calendar should help more people become familiar with his game.
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Here is more on Bezuidenhout, including where he is from, his age and how to pronounce his last name.
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Who is Christiaan Bezuidenhout?
Bezuidenhout was born on May 18, 1994, in South Africa.
He turned professional in early 2015, at the age of 20. Bezuidenhout currently has 10 wins to his credit, but is still searching for his first win on the PGA Tour, as well as a major victory. His first major appearance was at the 2019 British Open, but he failed to make the cut. Bezuidenhout’s best career finish so far came at the 2025 U.S. Open, where he finished tied for 12th.
After suffering an accidental poisoning at the age of two, he has dealt with a stutter most of his life. He made headlines in 2014 because he was given a drug suspension due to beta blockers he was taking during that year’s Amateur Championship. Bezuidenhout maintains that he was using them for anxiety and to help with his stutter, and his original two-year suspension was reduced to nine months.
Where is Christiaan Bezuidenhout from?
Bezuidenhout was born in Delmas, South Africa. He currently resides in Johannesburg, South Africa, which is approximately 75 km west. Bezuidenhout stayed local to South Africa before pursuing his golf career.
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How old is Christiaan Bezuidenhout?
He was born on May 18, 1994, making him 31 years old. Bezuidenhout turned professional in early 2015, at the age of 20. He has been a professional golfer for the last 11 years, and has 10 career wins so far.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout career history
Bezuidenhout has won as a member of four different Tours in his career. He has four wins on the Sunshine Tour, three on the European Tour, three on the IGT Pro Tour and two with the Big Easy Tour.
Bezuidenhout’s first career win came at the 2015 Centurion Academy Classic, while he was still on the IGT Pro Tour. He shot a 13-under and won by two strokes over fellow South African Werner van Niekerk.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout major history
Here is how Bezuidenhout has fared at majors so far in his career.
| Year | Masters | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | British Open |
| 2019 | — | — | — | CUT |
| 2020 | T38 | CUT | 55th | — |
| 2021 | T40th | T30th | T31st | T53rd |
| 2022 | T44th | CUT | — | T68th |
| 2023 | — | CUT | — | T49th |
| 2024 | — | CUT | T32nd | CUT |
| 2025 | CUT | T50th | T12th | TBD |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout pronunciation
According to the PGA Tour website, his name is pronounced “CRIST-ee-awn buh-ZAY-den-oat.” Which, to be fair, is at least pretty close to how it looks whenever you sound out his last name.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout stutter
If you watch any of Bezuidenhout’s interviews, you will realize that he speaks with a stutter. He was accidentally poisoned when he was two years old and developed a stutter after recovering. Bezuidenhout was even suspended in 2014 because the medicine he was taking for anxiety and his stutter caused him to fail a drug test. He was initially suspended for several years, but after appealing on the grounds of his medical condition, his suspension was reduced to nine months.
Bezuidenhout has been outspoken about stutter education and research, partnering with the Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research. He found a home on the golf course because he didn’t have to talk to anyone, and he could just play.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout OWGR
Bezuidenhout is ranked as the number 68 golfer in the world by the OWGR. The lowest rank of his career came after the 2024 Travelers Championship when he was ranked as the 39th golfer in the world.
