Trevor Immelman

Trevor Immelman is a professional golfer from Cape Town, South Africa. Immelman did not attend college but pursued golf until he turned pro in 1999. He has two wins on the PGA Tour and 11 total professional victories, most notably his lone major championship win at the 2008 Masters.

Trevor Immelman's amateur golf career included a win at the 1998 U.S. Amateur Public Links. Since he did not attend college, he concentrated mainly on golf after high school until he turned pro in 1999. He competed mainly on the Challenge Tour before graduating to the European Tour (now DP World Tour). After winning three times in Europe, including his first professional win at the 2003 South African Airways Open, Immelman received an exemption from the PGA Tour for two years and began playing in the U.S. frequently from 2006 to 2007.

Immelman’s first PGA Tour win came at the 2006 Western Open where he won by two strokes over Tiger Woods and Mathew Goggin. It was the last time the Western Open was played before it became the BMW Championship.

Immelman’s playing career is highlighted by his win at the 2008 Masters. Immelman led, or had a share of the lead, after every round at Augusta National. Despite shooting a final round score of 75, Immelman held off Tiger Woods by three strokes to earn his only major championship victory. What makes his win even more remarkable was that he missed the first two months of the 2008 season after having a fibrosis tumor removed from his diaphragm.

After his Masters triumph, Immelman battled injuries that sidelined him much of his remaining playing career. He withdrew from the 2009 U.S. Open with tendonitis in his wrist and elbow. In 2013, he had to play in the finals of the Web.com Tour (now Korn Ferry Tour) because he missed the FedEx Cup playoffs. He ended up winning the 2013 Hotel Fitness Championship by one stroke over Patrick Cantlay to regain his PGA Tour card for 2014.

After little production in tournaments, Immelman was hired by Turner Sports to be on the broadcast for the 2017, 2018, and 2019 PGA Championship. The venture earned him a full-time spot in 2019 with CBS and its coverage of the PGA Tour. In 2022, Immelman was chosen to replace Nick Faldo in the booth, who retired.

Trevor Immelman represented South Africa at the World Cup four times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007). He also played on the International team in the Presidents Cup in 2005 and 2007, and served as the International captain in 2022.

Trevor Immelman’s career earnings are $12,628,762. At his best, Immelman was viewed as having one of the most technically perfect golf swings in professional golf. Gary Player once said that Immelman was the closest to replicating Ben Hogan’s swing of anyone had ever seen.

Trevor Immelman was born on December 16, 1979, in Cape Town, South Africa. He began playing golf at the age of 5, and followed in the footsteps of his brother, Mark, who was his swing coach. Mark Immelman is also a golf broadcaster.

Immelman was a scratch golfer by the time he was 12 and his father, Johan, was the former commissioner of the Sunshine Tour.

In 2003, Immelman married his wife, Carminita. The couple lives in Winter Park, Florida with their two children. He started the Trevor Immelman Foundation, which supports several charities, including public school teachers in Florida.