Louis Oosthuizen

Louis Oosthuizen, out of Africa & Latin America, rates 78 overall on LIV Golf — the numbers add up to a Tour Winner, with power the clear peak of the profile at B+.

• At B+, Oosthuizen's power rating is modestly above average (62nd percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 36 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How far the ball goes off the tee — long hitters shorten every hole.
• At B+, Oosthuizen's accuracy rating is comfortably above tour-average (79th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 20 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How often the ball finds the fairway and stays out of trouble.
• At B+, Oosthuizen's iron play rating is on the stronger side of average (61st percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 37 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
• Short Game B — a touch below tour-average in the 2025–26 pool; 64 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
• Putting sits at B for Oosthuizen, a step below the pool average across the 2025–26 pool: 56 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Holing putts, especially the ones inside ten feet that turn pars into birdies.
• Course IQ B+ — a shade above the pool average in the 2025–26 pool; 36 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Course management and shot selection — playing the smart shot, not just the bold one.
• At B+, Oosthuizen's nerve rating is on the stronger side of average (52nd percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 46 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Composure in contention — how a golfer performs with the tournament on the line.
• At B, Oosthuizen's consistency rating is a genuine liability (24th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 72 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How tightly a golfer's scores cluster around their average, round after round.
• At D, Oosthuizen's engine rating is a genuine liability (2nd percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — nearly the whole pool rates higher. Stamina and durability across a long season — fewer withdrawals, less late-year fade.

Tour Winner. A solid tour winner's profile — no glaring weakness, a rating comfortably above the pool average, and enough all-around game to be a threat most weeks without a single standout attribute.

The closest attribute profiles in the 2025–26 pool belong to Dustin Johnson (89% similar), Adam Scott (88% similar) and Anthony Kim (88% similar) — three builds that would feel familiar to play.

• Dustin Johnson,
• Adam Scott,
• Anthony Kim

This profile's course fit lines up best with THE PLAYERS Championship (Flagship), The Genesis Invitational (Marquee) and U.S. Open (Major) — the three events on the schedule that reward this exact mix of attributes the most.

• THE PLAYERS Championship — Flagship
• The Genesis Invitational — Marquee
• U.S. Open — Major

At $4M (C tier), Louis Oosthuizen leaves $41M of the $45M Salary Cap budget for the other eight zones — room for 4 more S-tier chips, or 34 E-tier picks, or any mix in between. Good complementary picks to shore up the softer zones (engine, short game and putting) include Scottie Scheffler ($10M), Tommy Fleetwood ($10M) and Sam Burns ($8M).

• Scottie Scheffler ($10M),
• Tommy Fleetwood ($10M),
• Sam Burns ($8M)

2010 Open champion; Southern Guards captain; age 43. Ratings on this card are editorial judgment, not official statistics — see the methodology page for how they are derived.

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