Vodacom Players Championship

The Vodacom Players Championship was a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour that was held in South Africa. It was founded as the FNB Players Championship in 1992 and was played for the final time in 2002. In 1996, it was also included on the schedule of the European Tour.

Vodacom Players Championship
Tournament information
LocationCape Town, South Africa
Established1992
Course(s)Royal Cape Golf Club
Par72
Length6,219 yards (5,687 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundR 1,000,000
Month playedDecember
Final year2002
Tournament record score
Aggregate270 Ernie Els (1992)
270 Ron Whittaker (1995)
270 Wayne Westner (1996)
To par−18 as above
Final champion
Zimbabwe Mark McNulty
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

Winners

YearTour(s)[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenue
Vodacom Players Championship
2002AFRZimbabwe Mark McNulty (3)272−163 strokesUnited States Scott DunlapRoyal Cape
2001AFRSouth Africa Ernie Els (2)273−151 strokeSouth Africa Retief Goosen
South Africa Martin Maritz
Scotland Alan McLean
South Africa Trevor Immelman
Royal Cape
2000AFRSouth Africa Trevor Immelman279−93 strokesSouth Africa Ernie Els
South Africa Titch Moore
Royal Cape
1999AFRSouth Africa Nic Henning276−12PlayoffNorthern Ireland Darren ClarkeRoyal Cape
1999AFREngland Chris Davison275−133 strokesSouth Africa Nic HenningRoyal Durban
1998AFRZimbabwe Mark McNulty (2)275−53 strokesSouth Africa Warren Abery
United States Scott Dunlap
Killarney
FNB Players Championship
1997AFRSouth Africa Warren Schutte274−142 strokesSouth Africa Nico van RensburgDurban
1996AFR, EURSouth Africa Wayne Westner270−181 strokeArgentina José CóceresDurban
1995AFRUnited States Ron Whittaker270−186 strokesZimbabwe Tony Johnstone
Republic of Ireland John McHenry
Durban
1994: No tournament
1993AFRZimbabwe Mark McNulty273−155 strokesSouth Africa Roger WesselsRoyal Johannesburg
1992AFRSouth Africa Ernie Els270−184 strokesZimbabwe Mark McNultyRoyal Johannesburg

Notes

  1. AFR − Sunshine Tour; EUR − European Tour.

References

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