Joburg Open

The Joburg Open is a men's professional golf tournament that is held in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is an event on the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour and co-sanctioned by the European Tour, which attracts a larger prize fund and stronger fields. It is one of several tournaments in South Africa on the European Tour's international schedule, and until 2017 was one of the events where high-finishing players earned entry into The Open Championship if not already exempt..

Joburg Open
Tournament information
LocationJohannesburg, South Africa
Established2007
Course(s)Randpark Golf Club
Par71
Length7,506 yards (6,863 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
European Tour
Asian Tour (Dec 2017)
FormatStroke play
Prize fundR 19,500,000
Month playedNovember
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Richard Sterne (2013)
To par−27 Richard Sterne (2013)
Current champion
Joachim B. Hansen
Randpark Golf Club
Randpark Golf Club
Randpark Golf Club

The event was founded in 2007 and was played at the Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club in Johannesburg, South Africa until 2017. The tournament was contested over both the West and East courses for the first two rounds, enabling a large field of 210 competitors, with the final two rounds being played over the East course following a cut to the top 65 and ties.[1]

Originally contested in January or February, the tournament moved to December in late 2017 and became a tri-sanctioned event with the Asian Tour joining the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour in sanctioning the event; the number of players in the field increased from 210 to 240. The December 2017 event was part of the 2018 European Tour. Having not been held in 2018 or 2019, in October 2020 it was announced that the tournament would be revived in November 2020, when it would be played at Randpark Golf Club.[2]

Winners
YearTours[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
2020AFR, EUR Joachim B. Hansen269−192 strokes Wilco Nienaber
2018–2019: No tournament
2017 (Dec)AFR, ASA, EUR Shubhankar Sharma264−233 strokes Erik van Rooyen
2017 (Feb)AFR, EUR Darren Fichardt200−151 stroke Stuart Manley
Paul Waring
2016AFR, EUR Haydn Porteous269−182 strokes Zander Lombard
2015AFR, EUR Andy Sullivan270−172 strokes Wallie Coetsee
David Howell
Kevin Phelan
Jaco van Zyl
Anthony Wall
2014AFR, EUR George Coetzee268−193 strokes Tyrrell Hatton
Jin Jeong
Justin Walters
2013AFR, EUR Richard Sterne (2)260−277 strokes Charl Schwartzel
2012AFR, EUR Branden Grace270−171 stroke Jamie Elson
2011AFR, EUR Charl Schwartzel (2)265−194 strokes Garth Mulroy
2010AFR, EUR Charl Schwartzel261−236 strokes Darren Clarke
Keith Horne
2009AFR, EUR Anders Hansen269−151 stroke Andrew McLardy
2008AFR, EUR Richard Sterne271−13Playoff Magnus A. Carlsson
Garth Mulroy
2007AFR, EUR Ariel Cañete266−192 strokes Andrew McLardy
  1. AFR – Sunshine Tour; ASA – Asian Tour; EUR – European Tour.

References
  1. "Kingston seeks title double in South Africa". PGA European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  2. Jackson, Keith (20 October 2020). "Joburg Open returns to European Tour schedule in November". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
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