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Enlarge Photo Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa hits his tee shot on the sixth hole during the... Factbox on South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen who won his first major by clinching the British Open on Sunday:* Born Oct. 19, 1982 in Mossel Bay, South Africa
LODEWICUS THEODORUS
* Born Lodewicus Theodorus, Oosthuizen comes from a strong tennis family with his father and brother both having played at provincial level in that sport.
* Represented his country at golf at boys, youth and senior levels and was a member of his country's Eisenhower Trophy team in 2002.
* Lowest round is 57 -- shot at Mossel Bay.
* A protege of world number six and triple major winner Ernie Els, Oosthuizen graduated from his fellow countryman's foundation and was the first from that programme to play in the U.S. Masters when he made his debut at Augusta in 2009.
PROFESSIONAL DAYS
* Turned pro in 2002, notching four second-place finishes before breaking his duck this year.
* First European Tour win came in March at the Andalucia Open, earning him a second consecutive Masters berth.
* Had to leave the trophy at Malaga airport as the airline said the silverware was a 'dangerous object' and could not be brought on as hand luggage.
* Became the third successive South African to win the U.S. Masters Par-Three contest, thought to be a curse as no winner of the pre-tournament competition has gone on to wear the coveted green jacket. Oosthuizen missed the cut in April.
* He has a house in Manchester, England and changed his car during the European Tour's flagship event, the PGA Championship at Wentworth in May, but when he drove it home he discovered it was too wide for his garage doors.
* Having never made the cut in three British Opens, the 27-year-old topped the leaderboard at St Andrews from early on Friday and never looked back, finishing seven strokes clear of closest rival Lee Westwood.
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(Compiled by Tom Pilcher, editing by Tony Jimenez.
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