Merrick Bremner
# Merrick Bremner

Merrick Bremner (born 26 March 1986) is a South African professional golfer. He plays on the Sunshine Tour, where he has won eight times.

## Professional career

In 2012, Bremner led by two strokes after the first round of the SA Open Championship. He shot a course record 64 at Serengeti GC and eventually finished the tournament in a tie for 33rd after carding an 80 in the final round.

Bremner has also played on the European Tour where his best finish was T3 at the 2014 D+D Real Czech Masters.

Bremner played in his first major championship at the 2019 U.S. Open; he missed the halfway cut.

## Professional wins (13)

### Sunshine Tour wins (8)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 Aug 2008 | Lombard Insurance Classic | −18 (67-65-66=198) | 1 stroke | Dean Lambert, Jaco van Zyl |
| 2 | 3 Sep 2008 | Telkom PGA Pro-Am | −16 (63-70-67=200) | 3 strokes | Kevin Stone |
| 3 | 31 May 2013 | Lombard Insurance Classic (2) | −17 (63-65-71=199) | 2 strokes | PH McIntyre |
| 4 | 19 Oct 2014 | BMG Classic | −12 (66-71-67=204) | 1 stroke | Darren Fichardt |
| 5 | 22 May 2016 | Lombard Insurance Classic (3) | −19 (68-66-63=197) | Playoff | CJ du Plessis |
| 6 | 28 Sep 2019 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood | −19 (65-65-67=197) | 5 strokes | Jonathan Ågren, Ruan Conradie, Clinton Grobler |
| 7 | 23 Oct 2020 | Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge | −8 (66-72-64=202) | 1 stroke | Jacques Blaauw, Keenan Davidse |
| 8 | 13 Aug 2022 | Bain's Whisky Ubunye Championship (with Martin Rohwer) | −28 (60-66-62=188) | 6 strokes | Hennie du Plessis and Jean Hugo, Erhard Lambrechts and Combrinck Smit |

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–1)

| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2008 | MTC Namibia PGA Championship | Tongoona Charamba, Nic Henning | Charamba won with birdie on third extra hole Henning eliminated by par on second hole |
| 2 | 2016 | Lombard Insurance Classic | CJ du Plessis | Won with par on fifth extra hole |

### IGT Pro Tour wins (5)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 Mar 2012 | #5 IGT Summer Series | −13 (66-69-68=203) | 4 strokes | Doug McGuigan |
| 2 | 22 May 2012 | #13 IGT Winter Series | −15 (65-64=129) | 13 strokes | Dean Lambert |
| 3 | 16 Jul 2012 | #21 IGT Serengeti Challenge | −5 (67) | Playoff | Allan Versfeld |
| 4 | 5 Apr 2017 | Waterkloof Challenge | −19 (66-63-68=197) | 4 strokes | Matthew Spacey |
| 5 | 12 Apr 2017 | Kyalami Challenge | −15 (68-64-69=201) | 2 strokes | Musiwalo Nethunzwi, Erik van Rooyen |

## Results in major championships

| Tournament | 2019 |
| - | - |
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | CUT |
| The Open Championship | |

CUT = missed the halfway cut

