Johannes Veerman Facts: 16 Things To Know About The American Golfer
Get to know the life and career of American DP World Tour golfer Johannes Veerman better with these facts


Jonny Leighfield
Johannes Veerman is a DP World Tour winner born in California and made in England, Texas and Asia. Get to know the American golfer better with these facts about his life and career so far...
JOHANNES VEERMAN FACTS
1. He was born in Orange County, California and now plays out of Sugar Land, Texas.
2. He lived in a number of different countries as a child including the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, China and England.
3. He spent three years living in Berkshire, England where he attended the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth at the age of nine and his dream of becoming a pro golfer began.
4. He went to high school in Texas.
5. After almost losing his thumb in a firework accident, he felt inspired to become a doctor. ‘Stick to the golf’ was the advice he got from the doctors when he was a pre-med student – so he did.
6. He went to college at the University of Tulsa before transferring to Texas A&M.
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7. Veerman turned professional in 2015 and immediately headed to Asia.
8. His first win came on the Asian Development Tour at the 2016 Taifong Open in Taiwan. He defeated home favorite Wang Wei-lun in a playoff after the event was shortened to 54-holes.
9. He earned his 2020 DP World Tour card via Q-School.
10. He qualified for the 2021 US Open at Torrey Pines, his first ever Major, after coming through the Dallas Athletic Club qualifier in Texas. He went on to miss the cut.
Johannes Veerman holds up the 2024 Nedbank Golf Challenge trophy
11. He finished third at the 2021 Irish Open to qualify for his first Open Championship. He went on to make the cut at Royal St George's and finished T46th.
12. He won his maiden DP World Tour title at the 2021 Czech Masters, where he won by two strokes after finishing at 15-under-par. His second DPWT title arrived at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in 2024 - he won by a stroke on five-under.
13. His highest world ranking is 102nd.
14. He is a Ping staffer and plays a full bag of the company's products.
15. He is attached to Winston Golf in Germany.
16. He and his wife had a son - Johannes Lawrence “Hans” Veerman - born in January 2022.
JOHANNES VEERMAN BIO
Born | Orange County, California, May 17, 1992 |
Height | 6ft 4in (1.93m) |
College | Tulsa University and Texas A&M |
Turned Pro | 2015 |
Former Tour | Asian Development Tour |
Current Tour | Asian Tour, DP World Tour, PGA Tour |
Pro Wins | 3 |
Best Major Finish | T46th (2021 Open Championship) |
Highest OWGR | 102nd |
JOHANNES VEERMAN PRO WINS
Tour | Event | Score |
Asian Development Tour | 2016 Taifong Open | -6 (playoff) |
DP World Tour | 2021 D+D Real Czech Masters | -15 (two strokes) |
DP World Tour | 2024 Nedbank Golf Challenge | -5 (one stroke) |

Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, X and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 and 2025 Masters from Augusta National and was there by the 18th green to watch Rory McIlroy complete the career grand slam. He has also covered five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!
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