Cape Town Open Explained

Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open
Location:Cape Town, South Africa
Establishment:2012
Course:Royal Cape Golf Club
Par:72
Yardage:6633yd
Tour:Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:February
Aggregate:269 Rhys Enoch (2018)
To-Par:−19 as above
Current Champion: Mikael Lindberg
Coordinates:-34.014°N 18.486°W
Map:South Africa#South Africa Western Cape
Map Label:Royal Cape GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200

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

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)WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open
2024 272 −16 Playoff Ryan van Velzen
2023 Benjamin Follett-Smith (2) 273 −15 1 stroke Ugo Coussaud
Jaco van Zyl
2022 J. C. Ritchie (2) 270 −18 1 stroke Christopher Mivis
2021 274 −14 Playoff Jacques Blaauw
RAM Cape Town Open
2020 274 −14 1 stroke Garrick Higgo
2019 275 −13 2 strokes Zander Lombard
Jean-Paul Strydom
Cape Town Open
2018 269 −19 1 stroke Peter Karmis
2017: No tournament due to reschedulling from November to February
Lion of Africa Cape Town Open
2016 271 −17 2 strokes Justin Harding
Brandon Stone
2015 272 −16 5 strokes Ockie Strydom
Steve Surry
2014 276 −12 Playoff Ross McGowan
Hennie Otto
2013 274 −14 6 strokes Michael Hollick
2012 279 −9 Playoff Tyrone van Aswegen
Jaco van Zyl
Mark Williams

External links

Notes and References

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