- South African Masters
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This article is about the golf tournament. For the darts tournament, see South African Masters (darts).
South African Masters Tournament information Location Eastern Cape, South Africa Established 1960 Course(s) Wild Coast Sun CC Par 70 Length 6,351 yards Tour(s) Sunshine Tour Format Stroke play Prize fund R1,200,000 Month played November Tournament record score Aggregate 263 Darren Fichardt (2009) To par -19 Desvonde Botes (1999) Current champion Shaun Norris The Nashua Masters, as it is currently known for sponsorship reasons, is one of the most prestigious golf tournaments on the Sunshine Tour. It is currently played in November with a prize fund of 1.2 million rand, and since 2001, has been held at the Wild Coast Sun Country Club in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
The tournament has 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. At the same time the name was changed to the Dunlop Masters, and then three years later the format was changed to stroke play, and the current South African Masters was born.
The first event, 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, who remains the only amateur to claim the title. Andrew McLardy posted 264 at the Wild Coast resort in 2004 and Darren Fichardt holds the current mark 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 form the Triple Crown. Winning all three titles in the same season is a feat only achieved by Bobby Locke, Gary Player and Ernie Els.[1]
Winners
Year Season Winner Score Nashua Masters 2011 2011 Shaun Norris 271 (-9) 2010 2010 Warren Abery 267 (-13) 2009 2009 Darren Fichardt 263 (-17) 2008 2008 Marc Cayeux 268 (-12) 2007 2007
2006–07Jean Hugo 269 (-11)PO 2006 2005–06 Warren Abery 265 (-15) 2005 2004–05 Richard Sterne 269 (-11) 2004 2003–04 Andrew McLardy 264 (-16) 2002 2002–03 Hennie Otto 279 (-1) 2002 2001–02 Justin Rose 265 (-15) Nashua Nedtel Cellular Masters 2001 2000–01 Mark McNulty 274 (-6) South African Masters 2000 1999–00 No tournament 1999 1998–99 Desvonde Botes 269 (-19) 1998 1997–98 No tournament San Lameer South African Masters 1997 1996–97 Mark McNulty 276 (-12) 1996 1995–96 Wayne Westner 280 (-8) Telekom South African Masters 1995 1994–95 Scott Dunlap 279 (-9)PO 1994 1993–94 Chris Davison 281 (-7) EVS South African Masters 1993 1992–93 Tony Johnstone 275 (-13) 1992 1991–92 Ernie Els 275 (-13) Twee Jonge Gezellen Masters 1990 Fulton Allem 276 (-12) 1989 Hugh Baiocchi 281 Safmarine South African Masters 1988 John Bland 275 1987 David Frost 273 1986 Mark McNulty 270 1985 Mark McNulty 278 1984 Tony Johnstone 277 1983 No tournament SAB South African Masters 1982 Mark McNulty 275 1981 Nick Price 281 (-7) 1980 No tournament Kronenbrau South African Masters 1979 Gary Player 270 1978 Dale Hayes 275 Dunlop South African Masters 1977 Gary Player 270 1976 Gary Player 268 (-12) 1975* John Fourie 199 1974 Gary Player 270 1973 Gary Player 268 1972 Gary Player 267 1971 Gary Player 269 1970 John Fourie (A) 266 1969 Bobby Cole 280 1968 Allan Henning 278 1967 Gary Player 279 1966 Cedric Amm 276 1965 Denis Hutchinson 281 1964 Gary Player 285 1963 Bruce Keyter 291 1962 Denis Hutchinson 280 1961 Denis Hutchinson 276 1960 Gary Player 266 * - Event reduced to 54 holes in 1975[2]
References
- ^ "History of the South African Masters sponsored by Nashua". Sunshine Tour. January 30, 2008. http://www.sunshinetour.co.za/default.asp?aId=242534&des=article. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ "Nashua Masters Information Sheet". supersport.co.za. http://images.supersport.co.za/NashuaMastersInfoSheet2008.pdf. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
External links
- Sunshine Tour - official site
Sunshine Tour events Tournaments in playing orderAfrica Open (E) · Joburg Open (E) · Africom Zimbabwe Open · Dimension Data Pro-Am · Telkom PGA Championship · MTC Namibia PGA Championship · Investec Royal Swazi Open · Nashua Golf Challenge · Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour (Pretoria) · Lombard Insurance Classic · Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour (Arabella) · Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour (Simola) · Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour (Wild Coast) · Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour (Sishen) · Telkom PGA Pro-Am · Northern Cape Classic · Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour Final · Platinum Classic · KMC Zambia Open · Suncoast Classic · BMG Classic · Nashua Masters · Nedbank Affinity Cup · Alfred Dunhill Championship (E) · South African Open (E) · Nedbank Golf Challenge · Gary Player Invitational
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