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Ryan Cairns

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Ryan Cairns
Personal information
Born (1984-02-12) 12 February 1984 (age 40)
Harare, Zimbabwe
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight158 lb (72 kg; 11.3 st)
Sporting nationality Zimbabwe
ResidenceHarare, Zimbabwe
Career
Turned professional2005
Current tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour1
Other1

Ryan Cairns (born 12 February 1984) is a Zimbabwean professional golfer who plays on the Sunshine Tour.

Cairns was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. He joined the Sunshine Tour in 2007. He won his first professional event on the Big Easy Tour, the Sunshine Tour's developmental tour, in March 2012. On 11 May 2012, he won the Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola Golf and Country Estate on the Sunshine Tour. He secured the victory in a playoff over Vaughn Groenewald when he chipped in for an eagle.[1]

Cairns played on the Canadian Tour in 2008.[citation needed]

Amateur wins (3)

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  • 2002 African Junior Challenge, Mashonoland Amateur
  • 2005 Southern Cape Closed Championship

Professional wins (2)

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Sunshine Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 11 May 2012 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola −15 (71-68-62=201) Playoff South Africa Vaughn Groenewald

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2012 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola South Africa Vaughn Groenewald Won with eagle on first extra hole

Big Easy Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 28 Mar 2012 Observatory −15 (63-66=129) 2 strokes England Jeff Inglis

References

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  1. ^ "Flashy Ryan snatches Simola victory". Sunshine Tour. 11 May 2012. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
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