Oosthuizen won The Open Championship in 2010 at St. Andrews to claim his first major title. He has four second-place finishes in majors, including the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay, when he shot a championship-record 199 for his final 54 holes to share second with Dustin Johnson. His final-round 67 included a 29 on the second nine, a feat only achieved three other times in U.S. Open history. He also finished as a runner-up in The Open Championship in 2015 at St. Andrews, falling in a three-hole aggregate playoff won by Zach Johnson, and lost to Bubba Watson in a playoff in the 2012 Masters. In 2017, he finished tied for second in the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. He earned his 12th U.S. Open start by finishing solo third last September at Winged Foot. Of his 14 worldwide victories, nine have come on the European Tour. Represented South Africa in the 2002 World Amateur Team Championship. Represented the International Team in the Presidents Cup in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019.