Africa Open
| Africa Open | |
|---|---|
| information | |
| Country: |
 South Africa
|
| Major (yes / no) : | No |
| Tour (s) : |
Sunshine Tour PGA European Tour |
| open to professionals (yes / no) : | Yes |
| organized since: | 2008 |
| Venue (s): | East London |
| Course (s): | East London Golf Club |
| Length in yards : | 6,770 |
| Length in meters : | 6.191 |
| Par : | 73 |
| Game form : | Stroke play |
| Total prize money: | 2011: 1,000,000 euros |
| Prize money for d. Winner: | 2011: 158,500 euros |
| normal appointment (month) : | January |
| Top performances | |
| Total number of strokes : (name) (year) | 267 Retief Goosen (2009) |
| under par: (name) (year) | -21 |
| Title holder | |
| Surname: | Darren Fichardt |
| Nationality: |
South Africa
|
| Title holder since: | 2013 |
The Africa Open is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour that was held for the first time in February 2008 on the championship course designed by Gary Player at the Fish River Sun Country Club near Port Alfred in South Africa .
In order to raise the profile of the tournament, it has been held at East London Golf Club in East London since January 2009 . In 2009 the Africa Open had a cash prize of five million rand , which is more than four times the price of the opening event. The Sunshine Tour hoped that this would attract a stronger field of players and achieve a cooperation with the European Tour in the following years.
In October 2009 it was announced that the Africa Open would be part of the 2010 European tour calendar. It was the third of four tournaments of the so-called South African swing and has since taken place after the Alfred Dunhill Championship and South African Open and in the week before the Joburg Open . The prize money for 2011 was 1,000,000 euros.
Winners list
| year | venue | winner | nationality | Result | head Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa Open | |||||
| 2013 | East London GC | Darren Fichardt (1) |
South Africa
|
272 (−17) | 2 strokes |
| 2012 | East London GC | Louis Oosthuizen (2) |
South Africa
|
265 (−27) | 2 strokes |
| 2011 | East London GC | Louis Oosthuizen (1) |
South Africa
|
276 (−16) | Victory in the playoff |
| 2010 | East London GC | Charlemagne (1) |
South Africa
|
272 (−20) | 1 hit |
| Africa Open Golf Challenge | |||||
| 2009 | East London GC | Retief Goosen (1) |
South Africa
|
267 (−21) | 1 hit |
| The Africa Open | |||||
| 2008 | Fish River Sun CC | Shaun Norris (1) |
South Africa
|
275 (−13) | 6 strokes |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Venue - Card of Course
- ↑ Event Info - Prize Fund
- ^ Sunshine Tour set for Eastern Cape return with Africa Open. Sunshine Tour , January 16, 2008, archived from the original on May 26, 2011 ; Retrieved January 30, 2011 .
- ↑ European Tour reveal early schedule . In: RTÉ Sport . October 19, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2011.