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Louis Oosthuizen |

Team: PGA Golfer
Age / DOB:  (30) / 10/19/1982
Ht / Wt:  5'10 / 170
College: South Africa

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Louis Oosthuizen withdrew from the 113th U.S. Open prior to his second round, citing a hip injury.
Wow. First a neck, now this. He was scheduled to go off the first tee at 4:03 p.m. ET today. According to the Associated Press, Oosthuizen "strained a hip flexor" during his opening 75. UPDATE: He was originally committed to next week's Travelers Championship, but he does not appear in the published field. Jun 14 - 4:28 PM
Source: TravelersChampionship.com

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Louis Oosthuizen

Louis Oosthuizen posted a 5-over-par 75 in his opening round of the U.S. Open.

Back inside the ropes since his third child was born and a neck injury sidelined him four weeks ago, the South African erased three birdies with five bogeys and a double at Merion today. Despite some conjecture to suggest otherwise, scoring has been difficult as only two of 78 golfers have signed for a red number.
Jun 13 - 7:20 PM
Louis Oosthuizen

Louis Oosthuizen shared a photo in a tweet of his newborn daughter today.

Oosthuizen wrote, simply: "Emma Oosthuizen...!! Love my 4 girls !!" (Click on the link below to see the happy family.) Emma was due on June 15. The proud papa said that if she arrived early, he'd likely play the U.S. Open. However, that was before he sustained a neck injury that forced him out of the Byron Nelson before the final round. Given the birth of his child and his recent malady, the decision over whether he competes at Merion will not be a surprise.
Source: Louis Oosthuizen on Twitter
Jun 7 - 6:00 PM
Louis Oosthuizen

Louis Oosthuizen is not listed in the published field of next week's FedEx St. Jude Classic.

This isn't news since he had no intention of committing, but it puts his appearance in the U.S. Open in some doubt. He last compete at the Byron Nelson where he withdrew before his final round with a neck injury. He then withdrew early from Colonial and didn't bother to commit to the Memorial where he had originally planned on wrapping up a four-week spurt.
Source: PGATOUR.com
May 31 - 6:44 PM
Louis Oosthuizen

Louis Oosthuizen is not listed in the published field of next week's Memorial.

So much for his run of four straight starts in the U.S. He couldn't give it a go in the finale of last week's Byron Nelson due to a neck injury. Oosthuizen then withdrew early from this week's Colonial. He wanted to conclude this portion of his schedule with a start at Muirfield Village, but he may be out for a few more weeks since he was planning time off anyway to be with his wife for the birth of their third child (due on June 15). He's already announced that he will not compete in the U.S. Open (June 13-16) unless the baby is born the previous week.
Source: PGATOUR.com
May 24 - 5:55 PM
Louis Oosthuizen

Louis Oosthuizen has been removed from the published field of this week's Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.

His owners feared that this would serve as today's headline. He withdrew prior to his final round of last week's Byron Nelson due to a neck injury. Oosthuizen had planned on teeing it up in four straight culminating with next week's Memorial, so we'll have to remain patient as he deals with his malady.
Source: PGATOUR.com
May 20 - 10:32 AM
Louis Oosthuizen

Louis Oosthuizen withdrew from the HP Byron Nelson Championship prior to his final round, citing a neck injury.

Oosthuizen was scheduled to tee of at 9:57 a.m. CT alongside Brian Harman. The South African played his first 54 holes in 3-under-par 67-70=70= 207. With top 20s in two of his last three starts on the PGA TOUR, his game appeared to be rounding into form ahead of this week's event. If he's able, he'll try again at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.
Source: PGA TOUR Media on Twitter
May 19 - 11:04 AM
Louis Oosthuizen

Louis Oosthuizen announced today in his presser at the HP Byron Nelson Championship that he may not compete in the U.S. Open on June 13-16 because his wife is scheduled to delivered the couple's third child that week.

"At the moment, the U.S. Open is going to be a miss for me because the baby is due then," Oosthuizen said, referring to the due date of June 15. He added that he would tee it up at Merion if the baby arrives the previous week. For now, he'll enjoy a four-event stretch in as many weeks ending at the Memorial at the end of this month. He missed the cut in his debut at the HP Byron Nelson Championship last year.
Source: PGATOUR.com
May 14 - 5:03 PM
Louis Oosthuizen

Louis Oosthuizen fired a 5-under-par 36-31=67 in the third round of THE PLAYERS, besting his lowest round at TPC Sawgrass by two strokes.

The South African was in the midst of an unspectacular round when he stepped on the ninth tee 1-over for his round. He then rattled off a six-birdie run, with the first five falling from inside seven feet before he snaked in a 55'7" bomb on the par-4 14th. It would be all pars from there. This is the first time in three attempts he's made the cut here, and heads to the final round at 5-under 211.
May 11 - 12:41 PM
Louis Oosthuizen

Louis Oosthuizen finished fifth at the Ballantine's Championship leading up to his start at this week's PLAYERS.

That's a good sign for fans of the South African, as his results in the United States haven't been all that inspiring. In fact, the only one of his three made cuts on the PGA TOUR that came in an event that even had a cut was a T10 at the Shell Houston Open. His misses are The Honda Classic, the Tampa Bay Championship and the Masters. In two previous trips to TPC Sawgrass, he's failed to see the weekend.
Source: PGATOUR.com
May 6 - 9:55 PM
Louis Oosthuizen

It wasn't the final round Louis Oosthuizen dreamed of, but his 2-under-par 36-34=70 was good enough to boost him to 11-under 277 and into a share of 10th.

It is the South African's first top 10 of the PGA TOUR season. He traded a birdie and a bogey to go with eight pars on his first 10 holes before finally getting into red numbers to stay with a 9'2" birdie on the 11th. He would pick off two more birdies on each of the two par 5s coming in, giving back a second bogey of the day at the par-3 16th. Last year's runner-up at Augusta National will skip the Valero Texas Open and will next appear at the Masters.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Mar 31 - 9:38 PM
Louis Oosthuizen

Louis Oosthuizen hit his stride in the third round of the Shell Houston Open, turning in a bogey-free 7-under-par 33-32=65 and joining Bud Cauley in the clubhouse lead at 9-under 207.

The South African has been slow out of the gates on the PGA TOUR in 2013, but expectations were ramping up ahead of his trip to Redstone GC and impending trip to Augusta National. You may remember, he held the 54-hole lead in this event last year and then lost in a playoff at the Masters to Bubba Watson the very next week. With today's near-flawless round under his belt, it appears he may once again be a factor this week and again at the Masters in two weeks. He landed 14 GIR en route to his seven birdies while recording sandies twice to save par.
Mar 30 - 2:05 PM
Louis Oosthuizen

Louis Oosthuizen posted 5-over-par 69-76=145 at The Honda Classic and will miss the cut.

Oosthuizen owned the dubious distinction of having withdrawn from each of the last two editions of this event, but he made the cut in both beforehand. The South African wasn't as fortunate this time around thanks primarily to three double bogeys in his first eight holes today. He started 6-6 on the par-4 10th and 11th holes before adding a double bogey-5 at 17. This ends his modest consecutive cuts made streak on the PGA TOUR at nine.
Mar 1 - 5:15 PM
Louis Oosthuizen

Louis Oosthuizen was ousted from the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship 3 and 2 by Robert Garrigus in the Hogan Bracket in the second round.

Oosthuizen didn't play poorly, he just ran into a buzz saw in Garrigus, who completed 15 holes in 6-under-par on the strength of eight birdies against two bogeys. The South African shot 3-under but won only two holes, with pars no less. They were all square through eight before Garrigus circled three unanswered wins the rest of the way. He eases into the third round where he will face Fredrik Jacobson. Oosthuizen was the last of the four top seeds to be defeated.
Feb 22 - 4:42 PM
Louis Oosthuizen

Louis Oosthuizen survived a see-saw opening match with Richie Ramsay in the Hogan Bracket at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, taking down the Scot 2 and 1.

Oosthuizen was the first to paste a win on the board thanks to a birdie-4 at the second hole, but Ramsay responded with consecutive wins at 3 and 4. After six straight halves, Ramsay double his lead with a par-5 at the 11th. That's when Oosthuizen had had enough. He rattled off a par-birdie-par-birdie run on 12-15, winning all four holes, stealing all of the momentum in the process. They matched bogeys at the par-3 16th and pars at the par-4 17th where the match ended. This is just the second time in four appearances at this event that the South African has survived the opening round. His reward is a date on Friday with Robert Garrigus who dominated his opener.
Feb 21 - 7:57 PM