What is Wayne Westner?
'''Wayne Brett Westner''' (28 September 1961 &ndash; 4 January 2017) was a [[South Africa]]n [[Golf|golfer]]. He turned professional in 1982. He had a total of 13 wins in his career. He was best known for his 1993 [[Dubai Desert Classic]] win. He also won the [[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup of Golf]] in 1996 with [[Ernie Els]]. His career ended in 1998 because of injury. He was born in [[Johannesburg]]. Westner was involved in a [[Hostage|hostage event]] on 4 January 2017 at his home in [[Pennington, KwaZulu-Natal|Pennington]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]]. He later committed [[suicide]] (killed himself) with a [[gunshot]] wound to his head at his home. He was 55.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thenational.ae/sport/golf/wayne-westner-the-1993-dubai-desert-classic-champion-shot-dead-in-south-africa--reports|title=Wayne Westner, the 1993 Dubai Desert Classic champion, shot dead in South Africa — reports|work=thenational.ae|date=4 January 2017|access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{EuroTour player|207}} *{{SunshineTour player|WES005}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Westner, Wayne}} [[Category:1961 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Johannesburg]] [[Category:South African golfers]] [[Category:Sportspeople who committed suicide]] [[Category:Suicides by firearm]] {{Sports-bio-stub}}