One of a number of talented young players to emerge from South Africa. Louis had a successful 2007 in his homeland with three wins in total throughout the year.
Louis was member of the Ernie Els Foundation in
South Africa, receiving help and inspiration from the former European Tour
Number One.
He won
the Irish Amateur Open Championship and a member of the South African team,
alongside fellow European Tour Member Charl Schwartzel, which won the World
Junior Team Championships in 2000. Louis comes from a strong tennis family
with his father and brother both playing tennis at a provincial level but opted
for golf.
In 2010
Louis won his first European Tour event, the Open de Andalucia de Golf. He
followed that up with his first major championship, the 139th Open Championship
played over the Old Course at St Andrews. He won by a massive seven shots.
Louis won
for the fourth time on the European Tour when he successfully defended his
Africa Open title in 2012.
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