Joburg Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Established | 2007 |
| Course(s) | Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club |
| Par | 71 (West) 72 (East) |
| Length | 7,228 yards (6,609 m) (West) 7,677 yards (7,020 m) (East) |
| Tour(s) | Sunshine Tour European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | R 16,500,000 |
| Month played | January |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 260 Richard Sterne (2013) |
| To par | −27 Richard Sterne (2013) |
| Current champion | |
 Haydn Porteous | |
The Joburg Open is a men's professional golf tournament on the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour. The event was founded in 2007, and is played in January at the Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The tournament is contested over both the West and East courses for the first two rounds, enabling a large field of over 200 competitors, with the final two rounds being played over the East course following a cut to the top 65 and ties.[1]
Since its inauguration, the tournament has been co-sanctioned by the European Tour, which has helped provide a larger prize fund and attract stronger fields. It is one of six tournaments in South Africa on the European Tour's international schedule. It is also one of the events where high-finishing players earn entry into The Open Championship if not already exempt.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Haydn Porteous | South Africa |
269 | −18 | 2 strokes | Zander Lombard
|
| 2015 | Andy Sullivan |  England |
270 | −17 | 2 strokes | Wallie Coetsee David Howell Kevin Phelan Jaco van Zyl Anthony Wall
|
| 2014 | George Coetzee | South Africa |
268 | −19 | 3 strokes | Tyrrell Hatton Jin Jeong Justin Walters
|
| 2013 | Richard Sterne (2) | South Africa |
260 | −27 | 7 strokes | Charl Schwartzel
|
| 2012 | Branden Grace | South Africa |
270 | −17 | 1 stroke | Jamie Elson
|
| 2011 | Charl Schwartzel (2) | South Africa |
265 | −19 | 4 strokes | Garth Mulroy
|
| 2010 | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa |
261 | −23 | 6 strokes |  Darren Clarke Keith Horne
|
| 2009 | Anders Hansen |  Denmark |
269 | −15 | 1 stroke | Andrew McLardy
|
| 2008 | Richard Sterne | South Africa |
271 | −13 | Playoff |  Magnus A. Carlsson Garth Mulroy
|
| 2007 | Ariel Cañete |  Argentina |
266 | −19 | 2 strokes | Andrew McLardy
|
References
- ^ "Kingston seeks title double in South Africa". PGA European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2013.