Cape Town Open

The Cape Town Open is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour in Cape Town, South Africa.

Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open
Tournament information
LocationCape Town, South Africa
Established2012
Course(s)Royal Cape Golf Club
Par72
Length6,633 yards (6,065 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$350,000
Month playedFebruary
Tournament record score
Aggregate269 Rhys Enoch (2018)
To par−19 as above
Current champion
Zimbabwe Benjamin Follett-Smith
Location Map
Royal Cape GC is located in South Africa
Royal Cape GC
Royal Cape GC
Location in South Africa
Royal Cape GC is located in Western Cape
Royal Cape GC
Royal Cape GC
Location in Western Cape

History

From 2012 to 2016, it was played annually in November at Royal Cape Golf Club. In 2018, it moved to February at the King David Mowbray Golf Club. Rhys Enoch won by one stroke from Peter Karmis.[1] In 2019, the event moved to the Royal Cape Golf Club and was won by Benjamin Follett-Smith.[2]

The 2020 edition was co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour and had increased prize money of US$250,000 (R3,500,000). Because of the large field, two courses were used for the first two rounds; Royal Cape Golf Club and King David Mowbray Golf Club. Anton Karlsson won by a stroke from Garrick Higgo, with overnight leader Daniel van Tonder fading with a final round 78.[3]

Winners
YearTour(s)[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open
2023AFR, CHAZimbabwe Benjamin Follett-Smith (2)273−151 strokeFrance Ugo Coussaud
South Africa Jaco van Zyl
2022AFR, CHASouth Africa J. C. Ritchie (2)270−181 strokeBelgium Christopher Mivis
2021AFR, CHASouth Africa J. C. Ritchie274−14PlayoffSouth Africa Jacques Blaauw
RAM Cape Town Open
2020AFR, CHASweden Anton Karlsson274−141 strokeSouth Africa Garrick Higgo
2019AFRZimbabwe Benjamin Follett-Smith275−132 strokesSouth Africa Zander Lombard
South Africa Jean-Paul Strydom
Cape Town Open
2018AFRWales Rhys Enoch269−191 strokeSouth Africa Peter Karmis
2017: No tournament due to reschedulling from November to February
Lion of Africa Cape Town Open
2016AFRSouth Africa Jacques Kruyswijk271−172 strokesSouth Africa Justin Harding
South Africa Brandon Stone
2015AFRSouth Africa Brandon Stone272−165 strokesSouth Africa Ockie Strydom
England Steve Surry
2014AFRSouth Africa Jaco Ahlers276−12PlayoffEngland Ross McGowan
South Africa Hennie Otto
2013AFRSouth Africa Tjaart van der Walt274−146 strokesSouth Africa Michael Hollick
2012AFRSouth Africa Jake Roos279−9PlayoffSouth Africa Tyrone van Aswegen
South Africa Jaco van Zyl
South Africa Mark Williams

Notes
  1. AFR − Sunshine Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.

References
  1. "Enoch claims the Cape Town Open". Sport 24. 25 February 2018.
  2. "Zimbabwe's Follett-Smith wins Cape Town Open". Sport 24. 10 February 2019.
  3. "Karlsson seals maiden victory in Cape Town". Sport 24. 9 February 2020.


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