Ruan de Smidt

#1946

in the world · No change

Week ending Jul 26, 2026

Avg points: —
Total points: —
Events: —
Wins on record: 0

Career record

Career high: #337
Weeks ranked: 753
Tournament wins: 7
Ranked since: 2011
Ranking events: 351
Wins: 7

Career high, weeks at number one and weeks ranked are counted from the weekly ranking itself. Ranking events and wins are as published by OWGR, and cover events that predate our tournament records.

Tournament results

351 ranking events since 2011. A blank position is a missed cut or withdrawal.

2026-07BETWAY Big Easy Tour 618
2026-07BETWAY Big Easy Tour 514
2026-06BETWAY Big Easy Tour 412
2026-06BETWAY Big Easy Tour 3—
2026-05BETWAY Big Easy Tour 2—
2026-05SunBet Challenge hosted by Sun Boardwalk—
2026-05Kit Kat Cash & Carry Pro-Am—
2026-05Betway Big Easy Blu Label Unlimited Invitational 21
2026-04Betway Big Easy Blu Label Unlimited Invitational 121
2026-04Mediclinic Invitational—
2026-01Cell C Challenge in Honour of Gary Player—
2025-11Fitch and Leedes PGA Championship—
2025-11Vodacom Origins of Golf - Final Pezula Golf Estate—
2025-11Stella Artois Players Championship—
2025-11The Hyundai Open—
2025-10Fortress Invitational—
2025-10Limpopo Championship—
2025-09Vodacom Origins of Golf - Devonvale—
2025-09Sunbet Challenge hosted by Sun Sibaya36
2025-09Vodacom Origins of Golf - Gowrie Farm Lodge & Golf Course47
2025-09SunBet Challenge hosted by Wild Coast Sun—
2025-08Sunbet Challenge hosted by Time Square—
2025-08Vodacom Origins of Golf - Parys Golf & Country Estate28
2025-08FNB Eswatini Challenge—
2025-06Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge—
2025-05Kit Kat Cash & Carry Pro-Am44
2025-05FBC ZIM Open—
2025-03The Serengeti Playoffs33
2025-01SDC Open—
2025-01Mediclinic Invitational44
2024-12Betway Big Easy Tour 8—
2024-11PGA Championship—
2024-11Vodacom Origins of Golf Final Oubaai—
2024-11Betway Big Easy Tour 617
2024-11Blue Label Challenge47
2024-10Betway Big Easy Tour 5—
2024-10Fortress Invitational—
2024-10Vodacom Origins of Golf - Wild Coast4
2024-10SunBet Challenge hosted by Sun Sibaya14
2024-09Betway Big Easy Tour 410
2024-09Vodacom Origins of Golf - Sishen35
2024-09Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge12
2024-08SunBet Challenge Times Square Casino—
2024-08Vodacom Origins of Golf - Highland Gate Mpumalanga44
2024-08Betway Big Easy Tour 317
2024-08FNB Eswatini Challenge at Nkonyeni—
2024-07SunBet Challenge hosted by Wild Coast Sun32
2024-07Betway Big Easy Tour 2—
2024-06Betway Big Easy Tour 1—
2024-06The Mopani Zambia Open—
2024-06SunBet Challenge hosted by Sun City—
2024-05KitKat Cash & Carry Pro-am51
2024-05FBC ZIM Open—
2024-04Altron Big Easy Tour FINAL9
2024-04Altron Big Easy Tour Play OFF11
2024-04Limpopo Championship—
2024-03Stella Artois Players Championship—
2024-03Altron Big Easy Tour 10—
2024-03Jonsson Workwear Open—
2024-01Mediclinic Invitational—
2024-01Altron Big Easy Tour 911
2024-01Altron Big Easy Tour 82
2023-12Altron Big Easy Tour 73
2023-11Altron Big Easy Tour 65
2023-11Altron Big Easy Tour 527
2023-11Vodacom Origins of Golf Finals54
2023-10SunBet Challenge hosted by Sun Sibaya—
2023-10VOG KZN10
2023-10Fortress Invitational—
2023-09VOG Western Cape—
2023-08Altron Big Easy Tour 4—
2023-08SunBet Challenge - Time Square—
2023-08Vodacom Origins of Golf—
2023-08Altron Big Easy Tour 36
2023-07FNB Eswatini Challenge @ Nkonyeni—
2023-07SunBet Challenge - Wild Coast42
2023-07Altron Big Easy Tour 216
2023-07Altron Big Easy Tour 1—
2023-06SunBet Challenge hosted by Sun City48
2023-05KitKat Cash & Carry Pro-am—
2023-05Zanaco Masters—
2023-04Stella Artois Players Championship—
2023-04Limpopo Championship—
2023-03Mediclinic Invitational—
2023-02Nelson Mandela Bay Championship—
2022-11Altron Big Easy Tour Final6
2022-11PGA Championship—
2022-10Vodacom Origins of Golf Final—
2022-10SunBet Challenge hosted by Sun Sibaya—
2022-10Altron Big Easy Tour Play Off—
2022-10Fortress Invitational—
2022-09SunBet Challenge hosted by Wild Coast Sun—
2022-09Vodacom Origins of Golf—
2022-09Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge32
2022-09Altron Big Easy Tour 81
2022-08Vodacom Origins of Golf Highland Gate—
2022-08SunBet Challenge hosted by Time Square Casino16
2022-08Vodacom Origins of Golf—
2022-07FNB Eswatini Nkonyeni Challenge37
2022-07Altron Big Easy Tour 73
2022-07Altron Big Easy Tour 6—
2022-07Altron Big Easy Tour 53
2022-06Altron Big Easy Tour 413
2022-06Altron Big Easy Tour 325
2022-06KitKat Group PROAM—
2022-06Altron Big Easy Tour 2 - Huddle Park Golf Club7
2022-06SunBet Challenge hosted by Sun City—
2022-05Sishen Classic36
2022-05Altron Big Easy Tour 1 - Blue Valley15
2022-04Stella Artois Players Championship—
2022-04Limpopo Championship—
2022-03SDC Open—
2022-03Steyn City Championship68
2022-03MyGolfLife Open hosted by Pecanwood 2022—
2022-03Mangaung Open—
2022-02Jonsson Workwear Open—
2022-02Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open—
2022-02Dimension Data Pro-Am—
2022-01Vodacom Origins of Golf Final—
2021-12SA Open Championship—
2021-11Joburg Open—
2021-11PGA Championship—
2021-10Blair Atholl Championship delivered by The Courier Guy—
2021-10Blue Label Challenge—
2021-10Vodacom Origins of Golf - Humewood36
2021-09Vodacom Origins of Golf - Mt Edgecombe—
2021-09Sunshine Tour Invitational—
2021-08Vodacom Origins of Golf - Sishen—
2021-08SunBet Challenge hosted by Time Square Casino—
2021-08Vodacom Origins of Golf - De Zalze—
2021-06SunBet Challenge hosted by Sun City—
2021-05Dimension Data Pro-Am—
2021-05Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open—
2021-04Limpopo Championship—
2021-03Serengeti Pro-Am Invitational—
2021-03Gauteng Championship presented by BETWAY—
2021-03Players Championship hosted at Dainfern Golf Estate—
2021-03Kit Kat Group PROAM27
2020-12South African Open—
2020-11Alfred Dunhill Championship—
2020-11Joburg Open51
2020-11Time Square Casino Challenge—
2020-11Investec Royal Swazi Open—
2020-10Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge—
2020-10Vodacom Championship Reloaded—
2020-09Vodacom Championship Unlocked—
2020-09Titleist Championship—
2020-08The African Bank Sunshine Tour Championship40
2020-08Betway Championship—
2020-02Tour Championship41
2020-02Dimension Data Pro-Am—
2020-02RAM Cape Town Open37
2020-02Limpopo Championship—
2020-01Eye of Africa PGA Championship38
2020-01South African Open hosted by the City of Johannesburg73
2019-12Alfred Dunhill Championship—
2019-11Big Easy Challenge 18 - Soweto7
2019-11Vodacom Origins Final—
2019-10Sibaya Challenge27
2019-10Vodacom Origins of Golf - Selborne44
2019-10Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge2
2019-10Vodacom Origins Stellenbosch31
2019-09Vodacom Origins of Golf Humewood5
2019-09Big Easy Challenge 11 - Services1
2019-09King's Cup9
2019-09Big Easy Challenge 10 - EPRM8
2019-08Vodacom Origins of Golf Sishen—
2019-08Big Easy Challenge 9 - Wingate Park2
2019-08Royal Swazi Spa Challenge18
2019-07Big Easy Challenge 7 - Killarney26
2019-07Big Easy Challenge 6 - Akasia—
2019-06KCB Karen Masters27
2019-06Sun City Challenge25
2019-05Big Easy Challenge 3 - Modderfontein8
2019-05Lombard Insurance Classic9
2019-04Big Easy Challenge 1 - Centurion3
2019-04Zanaco Masters12
2019-03Mopani Redpath Greendoor Logistics Zambia Open51
2019-03Limpopo Championship—
2019-02Dimension Data Pro-Am65
2019-02RAM Cape Town Open—
2019-02Eye of Africa PGA Championship—
2018-12Alfred Dunhill Championship—
2018-12South African Open—
2018-12Afrasia Bank Mauritius Open at Anahita—
2018-11Vodacom Origins of Golf Final33
2018-10Sibaya Challenge—
2018-10Vodacom Origins of Golf Parys—
2018-09Vodacom Origins of Golf - St Francis Links—
2018-09Vodacom Origins of Golf - Arabella—
2018-09Vodacom Origins of Golf - Selborne20
2018-08Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge—
2018-08Vodacom Origins of Golf - Zebula—
2018-08Sun Carnival City Challenge—
2018-08Sun Royal Spa Swazi Challenge8
2018-07KCB Karen Masters—
2018-06Sun City Challenge—
2018-05Lombard Insurance Classic38
2018-05Investec Royal Swazi Open37
2018-04Mopani Redpath Zambia Open 2018—
2018-04Zimbabwe Open—
2018-04Zanaco Masters—
2018-03Tshwane Open—
2018-02Cape Town Open presented by Sun International21
2018-02Dimension Data Pro-Am46
2018-02Eye of Africa PGA Championship—
2018-01BMW SA Open hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni54
2017-12Joburg Open—
2017-12AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open—
2017-10Vodacom Origins of Golf - Sishen3
2017-09Vodacom Origins of Golf - St Francis Links—
2017-09Sun Boardwalk Challenge34
2017-09Sun Fish River Challenge28
2017-09Vodacom Origins - Zimbali27
2017-08Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge—
2017-08Vodacom Origins - Arabella—
2017-08Sun Carnival City Challenge8
2017-08Sun City Challenge—
2017-07Vodacom Origins- Highland Gate25
2017-06Mopani Redpath Zambia Open25
2017-05Lombard Insurance Classic—
2017-05Investec Royal Swazi Open4
2017-04Zambia Sugar Open50
2017-04Zimbabwe Open—
2017-03Barclays Kenya Open—
2017-03Tshwane Open71
2017-02Joburg Open—
2017-02Dimension Data Pro-Am17
2017-02Eye of Africa PGA Championship—
2017-01BMW SA Open hosted by City of Ekurhuleni—
2016-12Alfred Dunhill Championship—
2016-11Lion of Africa Cape Town Open presented by Sun International—
2016-11Vodacom Origins of Golf Final13
2016-10Sun Sibaya Challenge—
2016-10Vodacom Origins - Euphoria—
2016-10Sun Fish River Challenge7
2016-10Sun Boardwalk Challenge1
2016-10Vodacom Origins of Golf -Simola8
2016-09Sun Carnival City Challenge1
2016-09Vodacom Origins of Golf - Sishen3
2016-08Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge2
2016-08Vodacom Origins of Golf - Arabella6
2016-08Sun City Challenge23
2016-07Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour - Wild Coast Sun37
2016-06KCM Zambia Open 20168
2016-05Lombard Insurance Classic22
2016-05AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open62
2016-05Investec Royal Swazi Open5
2016-04Zambia Sugar Open 201621
2016-04Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open19
2016-02Eye of Africa PGA Championship43
2016-02Dimension Data Pro-Am39
2016-02Tshwane Open—
2016-01Joburg Open—
2016-01The BMW SA Open hosted by City of Ekurhuleni32
2015-11Alfred Dunhill Championship—
2015-11Lion of Africa Cape Town Open26
2015-11Vodacom Origins of Golf presented by Samsung Final - Zebula Country Club—
2015-11Nedbank Affinity Cup1
2015-10Vodacom Origins of Golf presented by Samsung -Koro Creek Bushveld Golf Estate23
2015-10Sun Fish River Sun Challenge14
2015-10Sun Boardwalk Challenge18
2015-10Vodacom Origins of Golf presented by Samsung - St Francis Links10
2015-09Sun Windmill Challenge—
2015-09Vodacom Origins of Golf presented by Samsung - Vaal de Grace Golf Estate16
2015-09Sun Sibaya Challenge—
2015-08Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge—
2015-08Vodacom Origins of Golf presented by Samsung - San Lameer9
2015-08Sun City Challenge12
2015-06Vodacom Origins of Golf presented by Samsung - Langebaan7
2015-05Lombard Insurance Classic9
2015-05Investec Royal Swazi Open14
2015-05Zambia Sugar Open 201547
2015-04Mopani/Redpath Zambia Open 2015—
2015-04The Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open41
2015-03Tshwane Open—
2015-03Africa Open38
2015-03Joburg Open—
2015-02Dimension Data Pro-Am24
2015-01The South African Open Championship Hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni—
2014-12Alfred Dunhill Championship—
2014-11Lion of Africa Cape Town Open—
2014-11Nedbank Affinity Cup5
2014-11Vodacom Origins of Golf Final presented by Samsung - Pezula4
2014-10BMG Classic48
2014-10Sun Boardwalk Golf Challenge39
2014-10Alfred Dunhill Links Championship—
2014-09Vodacom Origins of Golf presented by Samsung - Wild Coast—
2014-08Wild Waves Golf Challenge75
2014-08Vodacom Origins of Golf presented by Samsung - St Francis7
2014-07Vodacom Origins of Golf presented by Samsung - Arabella68
2014-07Sun City Challenge—
2014-06Vodacom Origins of Golf presented by Samsung - Euphoria25
2014-05Lombard Insurance Classic2
2014-05Mopani Copper Mines Zambia Open46
2014-05Investec Royal Swazi Open—
2014-04The Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open64
2014-04Telkom Business PGA Championship19
2014-03Tshwane Open24
2014-02Dimension Data Pro-Am—
2014-02Africa Open20
2014-02Joburg Open—
2013-12The Nelson Mandela Championship presented by ISPS Handa—
2013-12Alfred Dunhill Championship37
2013-11South African Open Championship—
2013-11Nedbank Affinity Cup6
2013-11Lion of Africa Cape Town Open13
2013-10BMG Classic44
2013-10Vodacom Origins of Golf Final30
2013-09Platinum Classic—
2013-09Vodacom Vodacom Orgins of Golf—
2013-09Wild Waves Golf Challenge8
2013-08Vodacom Origins of Golf—
2013-08Vodacom Origins of Golf13
2013-07Sun City Challenge5
2013-06Vodacom Origins of Golf10
2013-06Polokwane Classic—
2013-06Vodacom Eastern Cape10
2013-06Lombard Insurance Classic24
2013-05Zambia Open—
2013-05Investec Royal Swazi Open2
2013-04Zimbabwe Open—
2013-03Investec Cup18
2013-03Telkom PGA Championship28
2013-03Tshwane Open21
2013-02Dimension Data Pro-Am24
2013-02Africa Open—
2013-02Joburg Open—
2013-01Telkom PGA Pro-Am43
2012-12Alfred Dunhill Championship—
2012-12The Nelson Mandela Championship presented by ISPS Handa14
2012-11Lion of Africa Cape Town Open16
2012-11SA Open Championship55
2012-11Nedbank Affinity Cup—
2012-11ISPS Handa South African Match Play Championship65
2012-10Suncoast Classic1
2012-10BMG Classic—
2012-09Vodacom Origins of Golf Final12
2012-09Vodacom Origins - Sishen15
2012-09Wild Waves Golf Challenge21
2012-08Vodacom Origins - Selborne—
2012-07Vodacom Origins of Golf at De Zalze—
2012-06Zambia Bank Zambian Open—
2012-05Sun City Challenge28
2012-05Vodacom Origins - Simola17
2012-05Investec Royal Swazi Open6
2012-04Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open3
2012-02Telkom PGA Championship—
2012-02Dimension Data Pro-Am49
2012-01Africa Open59
2011-11SA Open Championship—

Tournament wins

7 wins in ranking events since 1986. Recovered from the weekly world ranking, so wins before it began are not counted.

Betway Big Easy Blu Label Unlimited Invitational 2May 3, 2026
Altron Big Easy Tour 8Sep 4, 2022
Big Easy Challenge 11 - ServicesSep 15, 2019
Sun Boardwalk ChallengeOct 9, 2016
Sun Carnival City ChallengeSep 25, 2016
Nedbank Affinity CupNov 8, 2015
Suncoast ClassicOct 28, 2012

Season by season

2026#1946#177130
2025#1940#149752
2024#1514#145752
2023#1517#125952
2022#1263#124552
2021#1721#90652
2020#924#77040
2019#779#75652
2018#1594#65752
2017#658#43853
2016#474#45152
2015#837#78752
2014#786#48452
2013#491#33752
2012#508#50853
2011#1401#13895

Ranking history

Best #337 · worst #2028 over 753 weeks

Recent weeks

Jul 26, 20261946—
Jul 19, 20261941—
Jul 12, 20261935—
Jul 5, 20261923—
Jun 28, 20261909—
Jun 21, 20261902—
Jun 14, 20261884—
Jun 7, 20261875—
May 31, 20261857—
May 24, 20261824—
May 17, 20261808—
May 10, 20261771—
May 3, 20261777—
Apr 26, 20262028—
Apr 19, 20262013—
Apr 12, 20261986—
Apr 5, 20261983—
Mar 29, 20261990—
Mar 22, 20261983—
Mar 15, 20261987—
Mar 8, 20261986—
Mar 1, 20261989—
Feb 22, 20261974—
Feb 15, 20261971—
Feb 8, 20261961—
Feb 1, 20261958—
Jan 25, 20261946—
Jan 18, 20261934—
Jan 11, 20261936—
Jan 4, 20261945—
Dec 28, 20251940—
Dec 21, 20251935—
Dec 14, 20251927—
Dec 7, 20251930—
Nov 30, 20251917—
Nov 23, 20251903—
Nov 16, 20251880—
Nov 9, 20251874—
Nov 2, 20251868—
Oct 26, 20251870—
Oct 19, 20251863—
Oct 12, 20251856—
Oct 5, 20251829—
Sep 28, 20251825—
Sep 21, 20251804—
Sep 14, 20251810—
Sep 7, 20251803—
Aug 31, 20251781—
Aug 24, 20251760—
Aug 17, 20251746—
Aug 10, 20251777—
Aug 3, 20251761—

Showing the last 52 weeks in detail. The chart above covers all 753 ranked weeks, back to 2011.

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