15 Things You Didn't Know About Dean Burmester

15 Things You Didn't Know About Dean Burmester

1. Dean Burmester was born in Mutare, Zimbabwe on the 2nd June 1989. Although he was born in Zimbabwe, he represents South Africa

2. His father, Mark, played international cricket for Zimbabwe, whilst his mother, Michelle, is a talented golfer who holds the women’s course record at Royal Harare Golf Club, Dean's home course

3. He had a distinguished amateur career, which included selection for his province in the 2008 and 2009 interprovincial. He also won the International Team Championships in 2009 and decided to turn pro the year after

4. His breakthrough Sunshine Tour win came in the 2013 Polokwane Classic, and he followed that up a year later with a victory in the 2015 Sun City Challenge. The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern and East Africa

5. We believe he currently lives in Bloemfontein in South Africa

6. He is regarded as one of the longest hitters in the game and averaged 323.46 yards on the DP World Tour in 2022

7. In total, he has won 10 times on the Sunshine Tour, with his victories ranging over a decade period

8. He lists Nick Price and Mark McNulty as his golfing inspirations growing up, which makes sense given both of those men come from Zimbabwe

9. After claiming his second DP World Tour title in 2021, Burmester secured a PGA Tour card for the 2022-23 season, as he finished inside the Top 25 of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals

10. In February 2023, Burmester joined LIV Golf

11. After joining LIV Golf, Burmester is currently part of Stinger GC, an all South African team that is made up of Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel and Branden Grace

12. At the 2024 Joburg Open, he equalled the course record at Houghton GC, with nine birdies, one bogey and seven pars giving him a round of 62

13. At the tail end of 2023, despite being a LIV Golfer, Burmester claimed back-to-back DP World Tour events at the Joburg Open and South African Open Championship

14. During the 2023 Alfred Dunhill Championship, the South African produced a drive of 396 yards!

15. Alongside his Stinger GC teammates, the quartet visited Kruger National Park to take part in the de-horning of a Rhino, to save it from the probability of being poached.

HOW FAR DOES DEAN BURMESTER DRIVE THE BALL?

During the 2022 DP World Tour Tour season, Burmester averaged 323.46 yards off the tee; this put him 4th in the long drive standings. During the 2023 LIV Golf season, the South African averaged 318.2 yards, but LIV's way of measuring tee shots is slightly different to the DP World Tour's.