South African Open (Golf)
South African Open | |
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information | |
Country: | South Africa |
Major (yes / no) : | No |
Tour (s) : |
Sunshine Tour European Tour |
open to professionals (yes / no) : | Yes |
organized since: | 1903 |
Venue (s): | Ekurhuleni |
Course (s): | Glendower Golf Club |
Length in yards : | 7,594 |
Length in meters : | 6,942 |
Par : | 72 |
Game form : | Stroke play |
Total prize money: | 2018: ZAR 15,000,000 |
Prize money for d. Winner: | 2018: 174,417 euros |
normal appointment (month) : | January |
Top performances | |
Total number of strokes : (name) (year) | 264 Ernie Els (2006) |
under par: (name) (year) | −24 |
most frequent winner: | Gary Player 13 × (1956, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981) |
Title holder | |
Surname: | Branden Grace |
Nationality: | South Africa |
Title holder since: | 2020 |
The South African Open Championship is one of the oldest golf championships in the world and one of the main tournaments on the Sunshine Tour . It has been part of the European Tour since 1997 and, as the flagship event of the Sunshine Tour, has a special status in the golf world rankings . The winner always gets a minimum of 32 points, regardless of the strength of the field.
The first formal event took place in 1903 after some show competitions had been held in the previous ten years. The championship was initially only played over 36 holes until it was expanded to a 72-hole tournament in 1908. Although non-whites had played the South African Open before, most noticeably when Papwa Sewgolum finished second in 1963, black golfers were not allowed to participate in the competition until 1972.
The South African Open is currently being held at Randpark Golf Club in Ekurhuleni in January.
The most successful player in tournament history is Gary Player , who between 1956 and 1981 brought in thirteen wins in four decades. Bobby Locke won nine titles.
Winners list
year | season | winner | Result | head Start | |
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Sunshine | European | ||||
South African Open hosted by the City of Johannesburg | |||||
2020 | 2019-20 | 2020 | Branden Grace | 263 (−21) | 3 strokes |
2018 | 2018–19 | 2019 | Louis Oosthuizen | 266 (−18) | 6 strokes |
The BMW SA Open | |||||
2018 | 2017-18 | 2018 | Chris Paisley | 267 (−21) | 3 strokes |
2017 | 2016–17 | 2017 | Graeme Storm | 270 (−18) | Victory in the playoff |
2016 | 2016–17 | 2016 | Brandon Stone | 274 (−14) | 2 strokes |
South African Open Championship | |||||
2015 | 2014 | 2015 | Andy Sullivan | 277 (−11) | Victory in the playoff |
2013 | 2013 | 2014 | Morten Ørum Madsen | 269 (−19) | 2 strokes |
SA Open Championship | |||||
2012 | 2012 | 2012 | Henrik Stenson | 271 (−17) | 3 strokes |
2011 | 2011 | 2011 | Hennie Otto | 274 (−14) | 1 hit |
South African Open Championship | |||||
2010 | 2010 | 2011 | Ernie Els | 263 (−25) | 1 hit |
2009 | 2009 | 2010 | Richie Ramsay | 275 (−13) | Victory in the playoff |
2008 | 2008 | 2009 | Richard Stars | 274 (−14) | Victory in the playoff |
South African Airways Open | |||||
2007 | 2007 | 2008 | James Kingston | 284 (−4) | 1 hit |
2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007 | Ernie Els | 264 (−24) | 3 strokes |
2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006 | Retief Goosen | 282 (−10) | 1 hit |
2005 | 2004-2005 | 2005 | Tim Clark | 273 (−15) | 6 strokes |
2004 | 2003-2004 | 2004 | Trevor Immelman | 276 (−12) | 3 strokes |
2003 | 2002-2003 | 2003 | Trevor Immelman | 274 (−14) | Victory in the playoff |
Bell's South African Open | |||||
2002 | 2001-2002 | 2002 | Tim Clark | 269 (−19) | 2 strokes |
Mercedes-Benz South African Open Championship | |||||
2001 | 2000-2001 | 2001 | Mark McNulty | 280 (−8) | 1 hit |
2000 | 1999-00 | 2000 | Mathias Groenberg | 274 (−14) | 1 hit |
Mercedes-Benz - Vodacom South African Open | |||||
1999 | 1998-1999 | 1999 | David Frost | 279 (−5) | 1 hit |
South African Open | |||||
1998 | 1997-1998 | 1998 | Ernie Els | 273 (−15) | 3 strokes |
1997 | 1996-1997 | 1997 | Vijay Singh | 270 (−18) | 1 hit |
- ↑ No official record as the fourth hole in the third and fourth round was unplayable due to heavy rainfall. To complete the scorecard, the hole was rated as par for the players.
- ↑ a b Two events in 2005, because the date was moved from January to December.
Before joining the European Tour
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The tournament was played over 36 holes until 1908 |
Multiple winners
Eighteen men had won this tournament more than once by 2017.
- 13 wins
- Gary Player : 1956, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981
- 9 wins
- Bobby Locke : 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1955
- 8 wins
- Sid Brews : 1925, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1949, 1952
- 5 wins
- George Fotheringham : 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914
- Ernie Els : 1992, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2010
- 4 wins
- Laurie Waters : 1903, 1904, 1907, 1920
- Jock Brews : 1921, 1923, 1926, 1928
- 2 wins
- AG Gray : 1905, 1906
- Harold Henning : 1957, 1962
- Retief Waltman : 1961, 1963
- Bobby Cole : 1974, 1980
- Wayne Westner : 1988, 1991
- Tony Johnstone : 1984, 1993 (Dec)
- David Frost : 1986, 1999
- Mark McNulty : 1987, 2001
- Trevor Immelman : 2003, 2004
- Tim Clark : 2002, 2005 (Jan)
- Retief Goosen : 1995, 2005 (Dec)
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Reporting in 2018 on the official website of the European Tour (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Venue - Card of Course
- ^ How the System Works. Official World Golf Rankings , January 1, 2007, archived from the original on December 3, 2013 ; accessed on February 6, 2011 .
- ^ South African Open Championship History and Highlights . South African Open Championship. Retrieved February 6, 2011.