Jaco Phillipus van Zyl (born 23 February 1979) is a professional golfer from South Africa.

He won the South African Amateur in 2000 and turned professional the following year, immediately joining the Sunshine Tour.

David Horsey beat van Zyl and Rhys Davies when he birdied the second extra hole of the playoff.

[3] In February 2016, van Zyl reached the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time.

He lost to Wang Jeung-hun at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, who birdied the first extra hole to defeat van Zyl and Joakim Lagergren.