Wilco Nienaber Net Worth: Height, Age, Bio, Career & Girlfriend

Wilco Nienaber is a South African professional golfer. He has one professional tour win at Dimension Data Pro-Am on May 9, 2021. Wilco recently made his PGA Tour debut at Palmetto Championship, which is going on at Congaree Golf Club. As of 2022, Wilco Nienaber net worth is estimated to be around $500 thousand.

Early life

Wilco Nienaber was born on 7th April 2000 in South Africa. He has been playing golf since an early age. Nothing is much known about his parents, and academic background. Wilco has won several amateur events in Africa.

Wilco registered his first amateur win in 2017, by claiming the title of Northern Cape Amateur Open. After a year, he won his second amateur win at Free State Open Tournament, which was held at Western Province Amateur Strokeplay. Wilco continued to grow further and registered his third amateur title in Gauteng North Open, which was a South African Amateur Championship.

Nienaber made his European Tour debut at the South African Open, which was hosted by the City of Johannesburg. He was still an amateur when he stepped towards European Tour, but, he didn’t disappoint in the tournament. In the starting game, Wilco opened 2 rounds of 69 to make the cut.

Wilco Nienaber Net Worth & Professional Career

Wilco turned professional at 19 years of age. In fact, he turned professional as South Africa’s top-ranked amateur golfer. He made an entry in the professional tournament after winning the 2019 South African Amateur Championship. In November 2019, he played his first professional game at the Alfred Dunhill Championship, which took place at Leopard Creek CC, South Africa. He was able to show his good form in the tournament by finishing in 24th place.

Nienaber came close to his first professional win in February 2020, when he competed at the Limpopo Championship. He finished as a runner-up at the Challenge Tour. Wilco kept on working his golf skills and eventually made it to the Top 10 for the first time on the 2020 European Tour. In fact, he finished at 4th place in the Hero Open.

Wilco moved up to 270th place on the Official World Golf Ranking. In November 2020, he competed at the Joburg Open. He made the European Tour season record of 439 yards in the second round of the tournament. Nienaber finished as a runner-up in the tournament, finishing just 2 shots behind the winner, Joachim B. Hansen.

After a long wait, he finally secured his first professional victory in May 2021, by claiming the title of Dimension Data Pro-Am. The 21-year-old golfer has recently made his PGA Tour debut at the Palmetto Championship, which is going on at Congaree Golf Club, South Carolina. He is impressing all with his eye-shocking power in the tournament, though, he is too far in the leader board.

Wilco Nienaber Height, Weight & Measurements

Wilco Neinaber currently stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches or 188 cm tall and weighs around 80 kg or 176 pounds. His body stats like chest size, arms size, and waist size are not available at the moment. Likewise, his hair color and eye color are both dark brown.

Wilco Nienaber’s Girlfriend- Nadine Kemp

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Wilco Nienaber is dating a lady named Nadine Kemp. He is in a relationship with Nadine since February 2016. Both still share a strong bond. On February 2, 2021, Wilco wished his lady love a happy birthday by posting a picture on Instagram. Wilco is quite active on Instagram, where he is followed by 18.1K followers.

Wilco Nienaber Net Worth

As of 2022, Wilco Nienaber’s personal wealth is estimated to be around $500,000. He has earned a total earning of $387,743.92 from his golf career. Wilco received the prize money of $67,194.74 after winning the professional Tour win at Dimension Data Pro-Am on May 9, 2021.

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