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This article is about the golf tournament. For the darts tournament, see South African Masters (darts).

Nashua Masters
Tournament information
LocationEastern Cape, South Africa
Established1923
Course(s)Wild Coast Sun Country Club
Par70
Length6,351 yards (5,807 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundR 1,200,000
Month playedNovember
Final year2011
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 Darren Fichardt (2009)
To par−19 Desvonde Botes (1999)
Score12 and 11 Bobby Locke (1939)
12 and 11 Philip Ritson (1953)
Final champion
South Africa Shaun Norris
Location map
Wild Coast Sun CC is located in South Africa
Wild Coast Sun CC
Wild Coast Sun CC
Location in South Africa
Wild Coast Sun CC is located in Eastern Cape
Wild Coast Sun CC
Wild Coast Sun CC
Location in Eastern Cape

The South African Masters was one of the most prestigious golf tournaments on the Sunshine Tour. It was last played in 2011. Before its discontinuation, it had a prize fund of 1.2 million rand and was held at the Wild Coast Sun Country Club on the KwaZulu-Natal border, South Africa.

History

The tournament had its roots in the South African Professional Match Play Championship, the running of which was taken over by the PGA of South Africa in 1957. Under the sponsorship of Dunlop the event transitioned into a 72-hole stroke play event in 1960.[1]

The first edition of the new Dunlop Masters, at Houghton Golf Club in 1960, was won by Gary Player with an aggregate score of 266, a record that stood for 44 years. Player's total was equalled in 1970 by John Fourie, the only amateur to claim the title. Andrew McLardy posted 264 at the Wild Coast resort in 2004 and Darren Fichardt holds the record of 263 set on the par-70 course in 2009.

The South African Masters, along with the South African Open and the South African PGA Championship formed the Triple Crown. Winning all three titles in the same season was a feat only achieved by Gary Player and Ernie Els.[2]

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
Nashua Masters
2011 South Africa Shaun Norris 271 −9 1 stroke South Africa Tyrone Mordt
2010 South Africa Warren Abery (2) 267 −13 2 strokes South Africa Oliver Bekker
South Africa Branden Grace
South Africa Alex Haindl
2009 South Africa Darren Fichardt 263 −17 1 stroke Zimbabwe Marc Cayeux
2008 Zimbabwe Marc Cayeux 268 −12 2 strokes South Africa Bradford Vaughan
2007 South Africa Jean Hugo 269 −11 Playoff South Africa Titch Moore
2006 South Africa Warren Abery 265 −15 2 strokes Scotland Doug McGuigan
2005 South Africa Richard Sterne 269 −11 1 stroke South Africa Titch Moore
South Africa Grant Muller
2004 South Africa Andrew McLardy 264 −16 3 strokes South Africa Desvonde Botes
2003: No tournament
2002
(Nov)		 South Africa Hennie Otto 279 −1 1 stroke Republic of Ireland Ciaran McMonagle
Republic of Ireland Gavin McNeill
Zimbabwe Mark McNulty
South Africa Roger Wessels
2002
(Feb)		 England Justin Rose 265 −15 1 stroke South Africa Titch Moore
Nashua Nedtel Cellular Masters
2001 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (5) 274 −6 1 stroke South Africa Retief Goosen
South Africa Des Terblanche
South African Masters
2000: No tournament
1999 South Africa Desvonde Botes 269 −19 1 stroke South Africa Dean van Staden
1998: No tournament
San Lameer South African Masters
1997 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (4) 276 −12 4 strokes Brazil Adilson da Silva
1996 South Africa Wayne Westner 280 −8 3 strokes United States Patrick Moore
South Africa Warren Schutte
South Africa Chris Williams
Telkom South African Masters
1995 United States Scott Dunlap 279 −9 Playoff Zimbabwe Mark McNulty
1994 England Chris Davison 281 −7 2 strokes United States Bruce Vaughan
EVS South African Masters
1993 Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone (2) 275 −13 1 stroke South Africa Roger Wessels
1992 South Africa Ernie Els 275 −13 1 stroke South Africa Chris Williams
1991: No tournament
Twee Jonge Gezellen Masters
1990 South Africa Fulton Allem 276 −12 2 strokes South Africa Ian Palmer
1989 South Africa Hugh Baiocchi 281 −7 1 stroke South Africa Tertius Claassens
South Africa Ernie Els
United States Rick Hartmann		 [3]
Safmarine South African Masters
1988 South Africa John Bland 275 −13 3 strokes Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone [4]
1987 South Africa David Frost 273 −15 3 strokes England Denis Durnian [5]
1986 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (3) 270 −18 4 strokes South Africa Fulton Allem [6]
1985 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (2) 278 −10 4 strokes South Africa Fulton Allem
Canada Frank Edmonds
South Africa David Frost		 [7]
1984 Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone 277 −11 1 stroke South Africa Fulton Allem
1983: No tournament
SAB South African Masters
1982 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty 275 −13 2 strokes Zimbabwe Denis Watson
1981 Zimbabwe Nick Price 281 −7 4 strokes Zimbabwe Mark McNulty
1980: No tournament
1979 South Africa Gary Player (11) 270 −18 6 strokes Republic of Ireland John O'Leary [8]
Kronenbrau Masters
1978 South Africa Dale Hayes 275 −13 Playoff South Africa Tienie Britz [9]
1977: No tournament
Dunlop South African Masters
1976
(Nov)		 South Africa Gary Player (10) 270 −10 4 strokes South Africa Hugh Baiocchi
South Africa Simon Hobday		 [10][11]
1976
(Feb)		 South Africa Gary Player (9) 268 −12 1 stroke South Africa Cobie Legrange [12]
1975 South Africa John Fourie (2) 199[a] −11 1 stroke South Africa Vin Baker
South Africa Allan Henning
1974 South Africa Gary Player (8) 270 −10 Playoff South Africa Bobby Cole [13][14]
1973: No tournament
1972
(Dec)		 South Africa Gary Player (7) 268 −12 1 stroke South Africa Harold Henning [15][16]
1972
(Jan)		 South Africa Gary Player (6) 267 −17 3 strokes South Africa Bobby Cole [17]
1971 South Africa Gary Player (5) 269 −11 2 strokes South Africa Harold Henning
1970 South Africa John Fourie (a) 266 −14 6 strokes South Africa Gary Player
1969 South Africa Bobby Cole 280 −16 6 strokes South Africa Tienie Britz
Australia Bob Tuohy		 [18][19]
1968 South Africa Allan Henning 278 6 strokes South Africa Graham Henning
South Africa Hugh Inggs
South Africa Cobie Legrange
South Africa Trevor Wilkes
South Africa Terry Westbrook
1967 South Africa Gary Player (4) 279 2 strokes South Africa Cobie Legrange
1966 South Africa Cedric Amm 276 4 strokes South Africa Trevor Wilkes [20]
1965 South Africa Denis Hutchinson (3) 281
1964 South Africa Gary Player (3) 285
1963 South Africa Bruce Keyter 291 3 strokes South Africa Hugh Inggs
South Africa Eric Moore
South Africa Terry Westbrook		 [21]
1962 South Africa Denis Hutchinson (2) 280
1961 South Africa Denis Hutchinson 276 New Zealand Bob Charles
1960 South Africa Gary Player (2) 266 17 strokes South Africa Retief Waltman
Dunlop South African Professional Match Play
1959 South Africa Gary Player 3 and 1 South Africa Harold Henning
1958 Wales Dai Rees 3 and 2 England Ken Bousfield
1957 England John Jacobs 2 and 1 South Africa Gary Player
South African Professional Match Play Championship
1956 England Ken Redford 2 and 1 South Africa Gary Player [22]
1955 South Africa Bobby Locke (7) 7 and 6 South Africa Brian Ellmore
1954 South Africa Jock Verwey (3) 11 and 9 South Africa AN Thomas
1953 South Africa Philip Ritson 12 and 11 South Africa AJ Bullock
1952 South Africa Sid Brews (6) 7 and 6 South Africa Philip Ritson
1951 South Africa Bobby Locke (6) 4 and 3 Republic of Ireland Harry Bradshaw
1950 South Africa Bobby Locke (5) 9 and 8 South Africa MS Hart
1949 South Africa Jock Verwey (2) 5 and 4 South Africa GS van Niekerk
1948 South Africa Jock Verwey 5 and 4 England James Ockenden Jr.
1947 South Africa Sandy Guthrie 5 and 4 England James Ockenden Jr.
1946 South Africa Bobby Locke (4) 10 and 9 South Africa Sid Brews
1941–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1940 South Africa Bobby Locke (3) 11 and 9 England Bert Elkin
1939 South Africa Bobby Locke (2) 12 and 11 South Africa M Goldsmith
1938 South Africa Bobby Locke 4 and 3 South Africa Sid Brews
1937 South Africa John Robertson 37 holes South Africa AN Thomas
1936 South Africa Sid Brews (5) 9 and 7 South Africa John Robertson
1935 South Africa J De Beer 5 and 4 South Africa G Brews
1934 South Africa Sid Brews (4) 6 and 4 England Bert Elkin
1933 South Africa Sid Brews (3) 6 and 5 South Africa AN Thomas
1932 England Charles McIlvenny (4) 6 and 5 South Africa Robert Grimsdell
1931 England Charles McIlvenny (3) 10 and 9 South Africa Jock Brews
1930 South Africa Arthur Tomsett 37 holes England Charles McIlvenny
1929 England Charles McIlvenny (2) 8 and 7 England Robert Grimsdell
1928 South Africa Sid Brews (2) 2 and 1 South Africa Jock Brews
1927 England Charles McIlvenny 3 and 1 South Africa Robert Grimsdell
1926 South Africa Sid Brews 11 and 10 South Africa G Brews
1925 South Africa Jock Brews (2) 3 and 2 South Africa Robert Grimsdell
1924 South Africa Jock Brews 4 and 2 Scotland Archie Tosh
1923 England Bert Elkin 4 and 3 Scotland Jimmie Johnstone
  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

  1. ^ Vlismas, Michael (2012). The Extraordinary Book of South African Golf. Penguin Random House South Africa. ISBN 978-0143529729.
  2. ^ "History of the South African Masters sponsored by Nashua". Sunshine Tour. 30 January 2008. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Hugh Baiocchi". The Daily Telegraph. 18 December 1989. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1989). Mark McCormack's World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. pp. 251, 475–476. ISBN 000218284X.
  5. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1988). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1988. Collins Willow. pp. 230–231, 446. ISBN 0002182831.
  6. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1987). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1987. Collins Willow. pp. 225–226, 451–452. ISBN 0002182572.
  7. ^ "Sports briefs from home and abroad | Golf". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 16 December 1985. p. 11. Retrieved 9 December 2022 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ^ "IN BRIEF Player wins". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 4 December 1979. p. 19. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  9. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1979). Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1979. Springwood Books. pp. 224, 375. ISBN 0385149409 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "Player wins tenth Masters". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 8 November 1976. p. 11. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Golf SOUTH AFRICAN MASTERS GOLF TITLE AT JOHANNESBURG". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 9 November 1976. p. 17. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  12. ^ "PLAYER'S TITLE BY A STROKE". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Player wins". The Glasgow Herald. 28 January 1974.
  14. ^ "GARY PLAYER WINS MASTERS". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 29 January 1974. p. 16. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  15. ^ "O'Leary deposes Player". The Herald. Glasgow. 2 December 1972.
  16. ^ "Golf - Johannesburg". The Times. 4 December 1972. p. 12.
  17. ^ "Player retains Masters' title". The Herald. Glasgow. 24 January 1972.
  18. ^ "Cole wins Masters". Retrieved 2 March 2021 – via National Library Board Singapore.
  19. ^ "Cole wins Masters tourney". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 28 January 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Third place to Jacklin". The Observer. 13 February 1966. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Masters Win To Keyter". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, no. 10433. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 January 1963. p. 16. Retrieved 17 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  22. ^ "South African title". The Glasgow Herald. 6 April 1956. p. 4.
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