Jovan Rebula

Jovan Rebula (born 22 July 1997) is a South African amateur golfer. In 2018, he became the second South African golfer in history to win The Amateur Championship. His Amateur win gave him exemptions to the 2018 Open Championship, 2019 Masters Tournament and 2019 U.S. Open. In team events, Rebula was the captain of the South African team that competed at the 2016 Eisenhower Trophy. At the following edition, Rebula played in the first round of the 2018 Eisenhower Trophy as captain before leaving the event due to a back injury.

Jovan Rebula
Personal information
Born (1997-07-22) 22 July 1997
Western Cape, South Africa
Nationality South Africa
Career
CollegeAuburn University
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2019
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2019
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2018

Early life and education

On 22 July 1997, Rebula was born in Western Cape, South Africa.[1] During his childhood, Rebula started playing golf at the age of eight while also competing in cricket and rugby. While attending Auburn University for his post-secondary college, Rebula joined the Auburn Tigers men's golf team in 2016.[2]

Career

As an amateur golfer, Rebula played on the European Tour at the 2017 BMW SA Open[3] His best performance at the European Tour was at the 2018 South African Open where he tied for 24th place.[4] That year, Rebula became the second South African golfer in history to win The Amateur Championship.[5] Rebula's win at the Amateur gave him an exemption for the 2018 Open Championship, 2019 Masters Tournament and 2019 U.S Open.[6] At these major championships, Rebula missed the cut at all three events.[7][8] In team events, Rebula was the captain of the South African team that played at the 2016 Eisenhower Trophy.[9] He returned as captain for South Africa at the 2018 Eisenhower Trophy but left the event after the first round due to an injury to his back.[10][11]

Personal life

Rebula is the nephew of golfer Ernie Els.[12] On his father's side he is of Serbian background.[13]

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament 20182019
Masters Tournament CUT
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

References
  1. "Jovan Rebula Scores & Highlights". augusta.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. Leonard, Tod (15 June 2013). "Els family on nostalgic trip to Junior World". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. Romine, Brentley (13 November 2017). "Ernie Els' nephew Jovan Rebula makes a name for himself at Auburn". Golf Week. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. "Jovan Rebula (Am)". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  5. Shefter, David. "Rebula Exempt into 2019 U.S. Open After Winning The Amateur". United States Golf Association. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. Stevens, Matthew (24 June 2018). "Auburn's Jovan Rebula wins 123rd British Amateur Championship; qualifies for 2018 Open Championship, 2019 Masters and 2019 U.S. Open". USA Today. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  7. "Jovan Rebula". PGA Tour. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  8. "U.S. Open June 13 - 16, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  9. "Frustrated SA trio end 31st in Eisenhower Trophy". Team SA. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  10. "Jovan Rebula named in Eisenhower Trophy team". The Gremlin. 28 June 2018.
  11. "Mitchell replaces Rebula in Eisenhower Team for SA". Golf RSA. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  12. Tait, Alistair (7 December 2018). "Ernie Els, nephew Jovan Rebula paired together at South African Open". Golf Week. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  13. Bamberger, Michael (19 July 2018). "All in the family: Ernie Els enjoyed his nephew's first-career round at British Open". Golf. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
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