Justin Hobday | |
Fullname: | Justin Richard Hobday |
Birth Date: | 12 August 1963 |
Birth Place: | Bishops Stortford, England |
Weight: | 90kg (200lb) |
Residence: | Pretoria, South Africa |
Yearpro: | 1985 |
Tour: | Sunshine Tour |
Extour: | European Tour |
Prowins: | 13 |
Sunwins: | 6 |
Otherwins: | 7 |
Masters: | DNP |
Usopen: | DNP |
Open: | CUT: 1992 |
Pga: | DNP |
Award1: | Southern Africa Tour Rookie of the Year |
Year1: | 1986 |
Justin Richard Hobday (born 12 August 1963) is a South African professional golfer who has won eleven official money events on the Sunshine Tour.
Hobday was born in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, and is the nephew of golfer Simon Hobday, twice winner on the European Tour.
Hobday turned professional in 1985 and joined the Southern Africa Tour, now the Sunshine Tour. He was awarded the Bobby Locke Trophy as the Rookie of the Year in 1986, and went on to win his first event in 1989. He would win ten more tournaments official money events on the tour between then and 2001.
Between 1987 and 2002, Hobday competed also on the European Tour, where he had a best finish of 92nd place on the Order of Merit in 1992, with a tournament best of third in the Peugeot Spanish Open that same year.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
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1 | 21 Dec 1991 | Goodyear Classic | −8 (71-71-69-69=280) | 4 strokes | ![]() | |
2 | 7 Oct 1995 | FNB Pro Series (Free State) | −8 (69-70-69=208) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() | |
3 | 28 Sep 1996 | IDC Development Tourism Classic | −10 (71-65-70=206) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() | |
4 | 15 Aug 1998 | Royal Swazi Sun Classic | −9 (70-68-69=207) | 3 strokes | ![]() | |
5 | 26 Sep 1998 | FNB Botswana Open | −12 (66-67-68=201) | Playoff | ![]() | |
6 | 7 Oct 2001 | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | −13 (69-69-65=203) | Playoff | Marc Cayeux |
Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result | |
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1 | 1998 | FNB Botswana Open | ![]() | Won with birdie on first extra hole | |
2 | 2001 | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | Marc Cayeux | Won with par on second extra hole |