Investec Royal Swazi Open Explained

Investec Royal Swazi Open
Location:Ezulwini Valley, Eswatini
Establishment:1971
Course:Royal Swazi Spa
Par:72
Yardage:7834yd
Tour:Sunshine Tour
Format:Modified Stableford
Month Played:October
Final Year:2020
Aggregate:259 Mark McNulty (1987)
To-Par:−29 as above
Score:65 points Jaco van Zyl (2009)
Final Champion: Daniel van Tonder
Map:Eswatini
Map Label:Royal Swazi Spa
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-26.408°N 31.17°W

The Investec Royal Swazi Open was a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It was first played in 1971 and was played at the Royal Swazi Spa Country Club in the Ezulwini Valley, Eswatini. Since 2003, it was played using a Modified Stableford System.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef.
Investec Royal Swazi Open
Daniel van Tonder (2) 48 points 18 points
59 points 12 points
47 points 1 point
49 points 1 point
60 points 11 points
45 points 1 point
48 points Playoff
45 points Playoff
50 points 1 point
45 points 1 point
47 points 1 point
Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open
65 points 12 points
56 points 6 points
Des Terblanche (2) 50 points 2 points
59 points 9 points
Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open
42 points 1 point
42 points 1 point
36 points Playoff
Royal Swazi Sun Open
268 −20 2 strokes
Investec Royal Swazi Sun Open
263 −25 8 strokes
Stenham Swazi Open
Mark McNulty (5) 267 −13 2 strokes
Stenham Royal Swazi Sun Open
266 −22 3 strokes
201 −15 Playoff
Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Open
269 −19 1 stroke
Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic
271 −17 Playoff [1]
266 −22 2 strokes
274 −14 2 strokes
272 −16 Playoff
269 −19 1 stroke
265 −23 4 strokes
267 −21 2 strokes [2] [3]
202 −14 1 stroke [4]
Helix Swazi Sun Classic
268 −20 Playoff [5]
Royal Swazi Sun Pro-Am
Mark McNulty (4) 259 −29 6 strokes [6]
Swazi Sun Pro-Am
Mark McNulty (3) 263 −25 Playoff [7]
Mark McNulty (2) 270 −18 1 stroke
271 −17 1 stroke [8] [9]
Holiday Inns Pro-Am
John Bland (3) 271 −17 2 strokes [10]
268 −20 4 strokes [11] [12]
278 −10 Playoff [13]
Holiday Inns Invitational
274 −14 1 stroke [14]
Holiday Inns Open
John Bland (2) 267 −21 Playoff
1978: No tournament
Holiday Inns Invitational
265 −23 4 strokes [15]
273 −15 Playoff
Holiday Inns Open
1975
(Dec)
Dale Hayes (3) 275 −13 Playoff
Holiday Inns Invitational
1975
(Feb)
271 −17 4 strokes [16]
Holiday Inns Open
Dale Hayes (2) 269 −19 2 strokes [17]
136 −8 1 stroke [18]
270 −18 1 stroke [19]
Holiday Inns Invitational
1971 273 −15 Playoff [20] [21]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: McCormack, Mark H. . The World of Professional Golf 1997 . Mark McCormack . 201, 581 . IMG Publishing . 1997 . 1-878843-17-6.
  2. Book: McCormack, Mark H. . The World of Professional Golf 1991 . Mark McCormack . Chapmans . 1990 . 254, 497 . 1-85592-558-3.
  3. Web site: Daly's win at Investec Royal Swazi remembered . Sunshine Tour . 9 May 2018 . 29 March 2020.
  4. Book: McCormack, Mark H. . World of Professional Golf 1990 . Mark McCormack . Sackville . 1990 . 254, 498 . 0-948615-38-9.
  5. Book: McCormack, Mark H. . World of Professional Golf 1989 . Mark McCormack . Collins Willow . 1989 . 247, 472 . 0-00-218284-X.
  6. Book: McCormack, Mark H. . Ebel World of Professional Golf 1987 . Mark McCormack . Collins Willow . 1987 . 222, 441 . 0-00-218283-1.
  7. Book: McCormack, Mark H. . Ebel World of Professional Golf 1987 . Mark McCormack . Collins Willow . 1987 . 231, 446 . 0-00-218257-2.
  8. Book: McCormack, Mark H. . Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985 . Mark McCormack . Springwood Books . 1985 . 201, 415 . 0-86254-124-7.
  9. News: 1984-03-05 . Clipped From The Daily Telegraph . 22 . The Daily Telegraph . 2022-11-23.
  10. News: It's Bland by two strokes . The Straits Times . Singapore . 28 February 1983 . 38 . National Library Board . 29 March 2020.
  11. News: For the Record Golf . The Times . 22 February 1982 . 18 . The Times Digital Archive . 22 April 2020 .
  12. News: Rafferty eyes top ten finish . Belfast Telegraph . 20 February 1982 . 16 . British Newspaper Archive . 22 April 2020 .
  13. Book: McCormack, Mark H. . Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982 . Mark McCormack . Springwood Books . 1982 . 213, 429 . 0-86254-101-8.
  14. Book: McCormack, Mark H. . Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981 . Mark McCormack . Springwood Books . 1981 . 150, 352 . 0-86254-005-4.
  15. Book: The Allied Book of South African Sport & Sports Records, Issue 2 . SASBOR . 1988 . 11 November 2023 . Google Books . 0620128828.
  16. Book: McCormack, Mark H. . The World of Professional Golf 1976 . Mark McCormack . Collins . 1976 . 271, 461, 463 . 0-385-14940-9.
  17. Book: McCormack, Mark H. . The World of Professional Golf 1975 . Mark McCormack . Collins . 1975 . 234, 413 . 0-00-211955-2.
  18. Book: Simms, George . John Player Golf Yearbook 1974 . Queen Anne Press . 1974 . 0362001758 . 50.
  19. News: Britons slip as Buczek wins . The Glasgow Herald . Glasgow, Scotland . 21 February 1971 . 5 . Google News Archive . 29 March 2020.
  20. News: Legrange's title after playoff . The Glasgow Herald . Glasgow, Scotland . 15 March 1971 . 4 . Google News Archive . 29 March 2020.
  21. Book: McCormack . Mark H. . Mark McCormack . The World of Professional Golf 1972 . 1972 . 295–296, 484 . Collins . 0-00-211941-2.