South African professional golfer Lodewicus Theodorus Oosthuizen was born on October 19, 1982 in Mossel Bay, South Africa.
Oosthuizen, as he is generally known, was the notable winner of the 2010 Open Championship.
Louis Oosthuizen is noted for having finished runner-up in all four major championships notably, the 2012 Masters Tournament, the 2015 and 2021 U.S. Open, the 2015 Open Championship, and the PGA Championship in 2017 and 2021.
In January 2013, he made his highest placing on the Official World Golf Ranking reaching fourth.
Oosthuizen won numerous amateur titles before he became a professional in 2002 at the age of 19.
He has won five professional tournaments on the Sunshine Tour in addition to playing on the European Challenge Tour in 2003.
Sinc 2004, Louis Oosthuizen has been a member of the European Tour.
Louis Oosthuizen Parents: Piet Oosthuizen, Minnie Oosthuizen
Piet Oosthuizen and Minnie Oosthuizen are the famed parents of South African professional golfer Louis Oosthuizen.
His parents were according to reports farmers by profession. They resided on a farm in Gourits River, South Africa.
