Nadia van der Westhuizen
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South Africa| Nadia van der Westhuizen | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 16 November 2001 |
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Sporting nationality | South Africa |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2021 |
| Current tours | Ladies European Tour (joined 2026) Sunshine Ladies Tour (joined 2021) |
| Professional wins | 3 |
Nadia van der Westhuizen (born 16 November 2001) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the Sunshine Ladies Tour and Ladies European Tour.[1]
Van der Westhuizen grew up in Kempton Park, South Africa. She was introduced to golf by her father around the age of 8, and is attached to Serengeti Golf Estate.[1]
In 2021, she reached a third-place in the South African Women's Stroke Play Championship, and won her first provincial title in the North West Open Championship.[2]
Professional career
Van der Westhuizen turned professional in 2021 and joined the Sunshine Ladies Tour. She captured her maiden title at the 2022 SunBet Cape Town Ladies Open, a stroke ahead of the likes of Stacy Bregman and Lee-Anne Pace.[2]
In 2025, she won the SuperSport Ladies Challenge at Gary Player Country Club in Sun City.[3] She won the 2026 ABSA Ladies Invitational at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club in dominant fashion, seven strokes ahead of her nearest competitor.[4]
Van der Westhuizen earned conditional status for the 2026 Ladies European Tour at Q-School, having missed out on a card the previous year by three shots.[3] She had previously recorded top-10 finishes at the Joburg Ladies Open in 2023 and 2024.[5]
Amateur wins
- 2021 North West Open Championship
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