South African Masters

The South African Masters was one of the most prestigious golf tournaments on the Sunshine Tour. It was last played in 2011. Before its discontinuation, it had a prize fund of 1.2 million rand and was held at the Wild Coast Sun Country Club on the KwaZulu-Natal border, South Africa.

This article is about the golf tournament. For the darts tournament, see South African Masters (darts).

Nashua Masters
Tournament information
LocationEastern Cape, South Africa
Established1923
Course(s)Wild Coast Sun Country Club
Par70
Length6,351 yards (5,807 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundR 1,200,000
Month playedNovember
Final year2011
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 Darren Fichardt (2009)
To par−19 Desvonde Botes (1999)
Score12 and 11 Bobby Locke (1939)
12 and 11 Philip Ritson (1953)
Final champion
South Africa Shaun Norris
Location Map
Wild Coast Sun CC is located in South Africa
Wild Coast Sun CC
Wild Coast Sun CC
Location in South Africa
Wild Coast Sun CC is located in Eastern Cape
Wild Coast Sun CC
Wild Coast Sun CC
Location in Eastern Cape

History

The tournament had 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. Under the sponsorship of Dunlop the event transitioned into a 72-hole stroke play event in 1960.[1]

The first edition of the new Dunlop Masters, 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, the only amateur to claim the title. Andrew McLardy posted 264 at the Wild Coast resort in 2004 and Darren Fichardt holds the record 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 formed the Triple Crown. Winning all three titles in the same season was a feat only achieved by Gary Player and Ernie Els.[2]

Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
Nashua Masters
2011South Africa Shaun Norris271−91 strokeSouth Africa Tyrone Mordt
2010South Africa Warren Abery (2)267−132 strokesSouth Africa Oliver Bekker
South Africa Branden Grace
South Africa Alex Haindl
2009South Africa Darren Fichardt263−171 strokeZimbabwe Marc Cayeux
2008Zimbabwe Marc Cayeux268−122 strokesSouth Africa Bradford Vaughan
2007South Africa Jean Hugo269−11PlayoffSouth Africa Titch Moore
2006South Africa Warren Abery265−152 strokesScotland Doug McGuigan
2005South Africa Richard Sterne269−111 strokeSouth Africa Titch Moore
South Africa Grant Muller
2004South Africa Andrew McLardy264−163 strokesSouth Africa Desvonde Botes
2003: No tournament
2002
(Nov)		South Africa Hennie Otto279−11 strokeRepublic of Ireland Ciaran McMonagle
Republic of Ireland Gavin McNeill
Zimbabwe Mark McNulty
South Africa Roger Wessels
2002
(Feb)		England Justin Rose265−151 strokeSouth Africa Titch Moore
Nashua Nedtel Cellular Masters
2001Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (5)274−61 strokeSouth Africa Retief Goosen
South Africa Des Terblanche
South African Masters
2000: No tournament
1999South Africa Desvonde Botes269−191 strokeSouth Africa Dean van Staden
1998: No tournament
San Lameer South African Masters
1997Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (4)276−124 strokesBrazil Adilson da Silva
1996South Africa Wayne Westner280−83 strokesUnited States Patrick Moore
South Africa Warren Schutte
South Africa Chris Williams
Telkom South African Masters
1995United States Scott Dunlap279−9PlayoffZimbabwe Mark McNulty
1994England Chris Davison281−72 strokesSouth Africa Bruce Vaughan
EVS South African Masters
1993Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone (2)275−131 strokeSouth Africa Roger Wessels
1992South Africa Ernie Els275−131 strokeSouth Africa Chris Williams
1991: No tournament
Twee Jonge Gezellen Masters
1990South Africa Fulton Allem276−122 strokesSouth Africa Ian Palmer
1989South Africa Hugh Baiocchi281−71 strokeSouth Africa Tertius Claassens
South Africa Ernie Els
United States Rick Hartmann		[3]
Safmarine South African Masters
1988South Africa John Bland275−133 strokesZimbabwe Tony Johnstone[4]
1987South Africa David Frost273−153 strokesEngland Denis Durnian[5]
1986Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (3)270−184 strokesSouth Africa Fulton Allem[6]
1985Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (2)278−104 strokesSouth Africa Fulton Allem
Canada Frank Edmonds
South Africa David Frost		[7]
1984Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone277−111 strokeSouth Africa Fulton Allem
1983: No tournament
SAB South African Masters
1982Zimbabwe Mark McNulty275−132 strokesZimbabwe Denis Watson
1981Zimbabwe Nick Price281−74 strokesZimbabwe Mark McNulty
1980: No tournament
1979South Africa Gary Player (11)270−186 strokesRepublic of Ireland John O'Leary[8]
Kronenbrau Masters
1978South Africa Dale Hayes275−13PlayoffSouth Africa Tienie Britz[9]
1977: No tournament
Dunlop South African Masters
1976
(Nov)		South Africa Gary Player (10)270−104 strokesSouth Africa Hugh Baiocchi
South Africa Simon Hobday		[10][11]
1976
(Feb)		South Africa Gary Player (9)268−121 strokeSouth Africa Cobie Legrange[12]
1975South Africa John Fourie (2)199[lower-alpha 1]−111 strokeSouth Africa Vin Baker
South Africa Allan Henning
1974South Africa Gary Player (8)270−10PlayoffSouth Africa Bobby Cole[13][14]
1973: No tournament
1972
(Dec)		South Africa Gary Player (7)268−121 strokeSouth Africa Harold Henning[15][16]
1972
(Jan)		South Africa Gary Player (6)267−173 strokesSouth Africa Bobby Cole[17]
1971South Africa Gary Player (5)269−112 strokesSouth Africa Harold Henning
1970South Africa John Fourie (a)266−146 strokesSouth Africa Gary Player
1969South Africa Bobby Cole280−166 strokesSouth Africa Tienie Britz
Australia Bob Tuohy		[18][19]
1968South Africa Allan Henning2786 strokesSouth Africa Graham Henning
South Africa Hugh Inggs
South Africa Cobie Legrange
South Africa Trevor Wilkes
South Africa Terry Westbrook
1967South Africa Gary Player (4)2792 strokesSouth Africa Cobie Legrange
1966South Africa Cedric Amm2764 strokesSouth Africa Trevor Wilkes[20]
1965South Africa Denis Hutchinson (3)281
1964South Africa Gary Player (3)285
1963South Africa Bruce Keyter2913 strokesSouth Africa Hugh Inggs
South Africa Eric Moore
South Africa Terry Westbrook		[21]
1962South Africa Denis Hutchinson (2)280
1961South Africa Denis Hutchinson276
1960South Africa Gary Player (2)26617 strokesSouth Africa Retief Waltman
Dunlop South African Professional Match Play
1959South Africa Gary Player3 and 1South Africa Harold Henning
1958Wales Dai Rees3 and 2England Ken Bousfield
1957England John Jacobs2 and 1South Africa Gary Player
South African Professional Match Play Championship
1956England Ken Redford2 and 1South Africa Gary Player[22]
1955South Africa Bobby Locke (7)7 and 6South Africa Brian Ellmore
1954South Africa Jock Verwey (3)11 and 9South Africa AN Thomas
1953South Africa Philip Ritson12 and 11South Africa AJ Bullock
1952South Africa Sid Brews (6)7 and 6South Africa Philip Ritson
1951South Africa Bobby Locke (6)4 and 3Republic of Ireland Harry Bradshaw
1950South Africa Bobby Locke (5)9 and 8South Africa MS Hart
1949South Africa Jock Verwey (2)5 and 4South Africa GS van Niekerk
1948South Africa Jock Verwey5 and 4England James Ockenden Jr.
1947South Africa Sandy Guthrie5 and 4England James Ockenden Jr.
1946South Africa Bobby Locke (4)10 and 9South Africa Sid Brews
1941–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1940South Africa Bobby Locke (3)11 and 9England Bert Elkin
1939South Africa Bobby Locke (2)12 and 11South Africa M Goldsmith
1938South Africa Bobby Locke4 and 3South Africa Sid Brews
1937South Africa John Robertson37 holesSouth Africa AN Thomas
1936South Africa Sid Brews (5)9 and 7South Africa John Robertson
1935South Africa J De Beer5 and 4South Africa G Brews
1934South Africa Sid Brews (4)6 and 4England Bert Elkin
1933South Africa Sid Brews (3)6 and 5South Africa AN Thomas
1932England Charles McIlvenny (4)6 and 5South Africa Robert Grimsdell
1931England Charles McIlvenny (3)10 and 9South Africa Jock Brews
1930South Africa Arthur Tomsett37 holesEngland Charles McIlvenny
1929England Charles McIlvenny (2)8 and 7England Robert Grimsdell
1928South Africa Sid Brews (2)2 and 1South Africa Jock Brews
1927England Charles McIlvenny3 and 1South Africa Robert Grimsdell
1926South Africa Sid Brews11 and 10South Africa G Brews
1925South Africa Jock Brews (2)3 and 2South Africa Robert Grimsdell
1924South Africa Jock Brews4 and 2Scotland Archie Tosh
1923England Bert Elkin4 and 3Scotland Jimmie Johnstone
  1. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

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