- 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
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